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élimer

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to wear thin (eg fabric)

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obscur (adj)

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obscure

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tendre un piège à qn

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to set a trap for sb

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la nullité

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nullity

absence de toute valeur

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mettre qn au pied du mur

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to back sb into a corner
back sb against the wall
call sb’s bluff
confront

(confronter)

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ratatiner

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to shrink  (eg. a sweater)
deform
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un relent

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lingering offensive odor

trace, clue

une trace, un indice

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obsolète (adj)

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obsolete

tombé en désuétude

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comme larrons en foire

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as thick as thieves

un larron = thief, voleur
une foire = a fair, un grand marché public

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le ragot

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malicious gossip

le commérage, potin

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ahurir

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to stun

troubler
faire perdre la tête

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rêvasser

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to daydream

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une facette

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facet

une petite face
un aspect

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entrapercevoir

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to briefly glimpse

apercevoir très brièvement

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la crémaillère

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chimney irons

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sous le prétexte de…

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under the pretext of…

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décapsuler

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to uncap

utiliser un décapsuleur

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devancer

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to outstrip

précéder
dépasser

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peloter

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to grope

caresser
lutiner

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la conduite

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conduct
behaviour

le comportement

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tenir tête à qn

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to stand up to sb

to defy sb

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de sitôt

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anytime soon
for a while
for a long time

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si bien que

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so that

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un saule pleureur

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weeping willow

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couché en chien de fusil position en chien de fusil
curled up (like a hunting dog) curled up
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jouer au plus fin
to have a battle of wits | try to outsmart sb
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en friche tomber en friche
fallow uncultivated neglected in decay to run wild
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un buste redresser le buste
bust to sit up
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pilonner
to bombard grind un pilon = pestle
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un mug
mug
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ployer
to bow plier
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rebondi (adj)
round bulging arrondi
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ronchonner
to grumble bougonner grogner
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balafrer
to slash
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peler
to peel
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les antécédents
precursors (précurseurs) | ancestors
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infâme (adj)
revolting despicable abject immonde sordide
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à cela près que
except that | apart from the fact that
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flâner
stroll | loaf around
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éhontement
shamelessly
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la raison de...
the reason for...
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une remise
discount sorting room
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en toute franchise
in all honesty
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rasoir (adj)
boring ennuyeux
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un portant
rack
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une charnière
hinge | bridge linking places, times
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de toute évidence
to all outward signs | apparently
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l’antipathie (f)
antipathy | aversion
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la convoitise
desire lust passion
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captivant
captivating | enthralling
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élaborer
to create develop note: faux ami
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incriminer
to incriminate | blame
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un usurier
usurer
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payable en espèces
payable in cash
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dépiter
to upset disappoint contrarier
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la défaveur
disfavour
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sidérer
to stagger sb stupéfier ébahir
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égrener
``` to shell (eg peas) to gin (cotton) ``` to ring out to tell one’s rosary
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se laisser marcher sur les pieds
to let os be walked over
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partant (adj)
to be game | willing to try st
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enquiquiner
to irritate importuner agacer
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un enquiquineur | une enquiquineuse
irritating person
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éclabousser
to splash
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maculer
to splatter salir barbouiller
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revêche (adj)
sour off putting rébarbatif
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un abord
access approach surroundings
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un moineau
sparrow
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borderline (adj)
borderline (anglicism)
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emmailloter
to swaddle
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faute de moyens...
for lack of means...
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au vu de
in view of | considering
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une transe
trance
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courroucer qn
to anger sb
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diablement
devilishly terribly très terriblement
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blafard (adj)
pallid livide
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la pudeur
modesty délicatesse respect
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la feinte
feint feindre = to feign
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trancher avec...
to contrast sharply with...
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regorger
to overflow | abound
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un camelot | une camelote
street vendor
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une fouille
search | excavation
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un fouillis
mess jumble désordre
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aguicheur (adj)
alluring aguicher = to lead sb on, seduce
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aguicher
to lead sb on exciter provoquer
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la guigne
bad luck malchance persistante
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être à ramasser à la petite cuillère
to fall to pieces
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insister pour que
to insist that
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Il faisait nuit...
It was dark...
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se mettre en avant
to put os forward
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un différend
disagreement désaccord
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barbouiller
to smear daub salir
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bousiller
to botch wreck démolir
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avoir une case en moins
to be nutty, loony have some rooms to rent a few cards short of a full deck
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une crécelle
rattle (baby’s)
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un taré | une tarée (n, adj)
cretin crazy degenerate spring-loaded

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