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capter

A 
to receive  (eg radio)
capture
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l’épargne (f)

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saving

moderation

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propice (adj)

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favourable
auspicious
suitable

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insolite (adj)

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strange

odd

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ignare (n & adj)

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ignoramus

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en vertu de

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by virtue of

in accordance with

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le point de situation

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situation report

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avec férocité

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ferociously

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c’est alors que…

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at that moment…

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l’autel (m)

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alter

aisle

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féru (adj)

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to be very keen on

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prôner

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to advocate

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naguère

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until recently

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une antienne

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refrain

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la pudeur

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sense of shame or embarrassment
modesty
decency

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bâillonner

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to gag

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abject (adj)

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abject
dispicable
disgraceful

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de façon extensive

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extensively

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noyer le poisson

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evade the issue
hide the real issue
sidestep the issue

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parler la langue de bois

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to waffle
bafflegab
doublespeak

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lutin (adj)

le lutin

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impish
mischievous

imp
pixy
goblin

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une bobonne (perj)

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the missus

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peut-être que

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perhaps

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le brevet

un brevet de pilote

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patent

licence
certificate

pilots’ licence

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un cobaye
guinea pig
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le mécénat
patronage (arts) | sponsorship
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le contrôle continu (éducation)
continuous assessment
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se prolonger pendant
to last for | continue for
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subir
suffer undergo be subjected to
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une secousse
jolt shock bump
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tamponner
to stamp crash into dress a wound
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sinon
except
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épuiser
to exhaust | use up
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baliser
to install beacons | mark out a path
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épave
debris wretched person
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un drive
drive (sports) | campaign
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driver
to drive (a car)
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c’est pas évident de...
It’s not easy to...
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un commerçant
business person | trader
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une émeute
riot | insurrection
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une perle rare
a rare find
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à l’ancienne
in an older style | old fashioned
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la moyenne d’âge
average age
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un pavé
a paver coblestone a paved road
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paver
to pave (a surfacej
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un tronçon
section
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une tronçonneuse
chain saw
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tronçonner
``` to log cut down (tree) cut down (figurative) ```
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mettre à pied
to lay off
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la varicelle
chicken pox | varicella
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un barril de poudre
powder keg
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sensé (adj)
wise sane sober
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infléchir
to inflect bend slightly influence
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terrifiant
terrifying
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un braquage
hold up defection steering lock (automobile)
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révolu (adj)
past
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se serrer les coudes
support one another back each other up stick together go shoulder to shoulder
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la rivalité
rivalry | competition
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la grandeur l’ordre de grandeur
size grandeur magnitude order of magnitude
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léser
to injure hurt harm
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lésiner
to scrimp | skimp
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la géolocalisation
tracking
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En dedans d’une nuit...
Overnight...
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les conditions de haut secret
in conditions of high secrecy
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un dilemme
dilemma | quandry
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romand (adj)
french speaking
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une somme la somme
amount of money sum total
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un somme (colloq)
nap | snooze
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un enjeu
bet wager problem issue
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un trêve
truce | intermission
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assujettir à
to subject to subdue compel
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arrimer arrimer à
to stow away to dock with
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sidérer
to astonish | stagger
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un gredin | une gredine
rogue | scoundrel
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un tartufe
hypocrite
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la tartuferie
hypocrisy
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un criquet
cricket | locust
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un bréviaire
breviary | bible (fig)
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orner de
decorate with | embellish
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le bon vouloir
goodwill
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comme neige au soleil
rapidly
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en cours en cours de
in progress in the course of
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n'en avoir rien à foutre (vulgar)
not give a damn
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faire pareil
to do the same
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un butoir
limit stop deadline buffer (railroad)
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irrémédiable (adj)
incurable | irreparable
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s’étirer
to last | stretch out
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une décote
drop | decrease
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dévisser
unscrew open free up
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un bas de laine
nest egg | savings

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