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142 Cards in this Set
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a dead end; cul-de-sac
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une impasse
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(inner) suburb
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un faubourg
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to suspect/be suspicious (VT)
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soupçonner
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to free/release/clear/emit/radiate/show (VT)
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dégager
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to free onself from (physically)
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se dégager (de)
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a blind/shutters (rolls down)
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un store
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a shutter flap (open/close yourself like a window)
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un volet
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laziness
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la paresse
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worm, maggot
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un ver
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to bloom/light up
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s'épanouir
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to convince
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convaincre (de+verbe)
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effort
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l'effort (m)
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a compromise
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un compromis
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to be squared
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carré(e)
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to be standing up/upright
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etre debout
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to pee/to gush out (ex. le sang); familiar
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pisser
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to push out of the way, to dismiss, to reject, to push back
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repousser (VT)
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urgent
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urgent(e)
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a wheel (vehicle)
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la roue
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shoot! (merde!)
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zut!
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to be a brothel (swear word for mess/shambles); can be an adjectif
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le bordel
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a mark, spot, stain; une personne qui est bête
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une tâche
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a news item, trivial event (rolls across below news channel)
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un fait divers
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to provoke (to...)
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provoquer (à...)
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a scandal
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un scandale
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a workshop/stall/booth
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l'échoppe (f)
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statistcally
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statistiquement
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a field
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un champ
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a meadow
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un pré
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a body/corpse/carcass
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un cadavre
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instead of...
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au lieu de/que...
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the tap/faucet
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le robinet
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to asphyxiate/suffocate (VT)
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asphyxier
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to howl (chien); to shriek/screa,
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hurler
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to start doing something
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se mettre à...
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a trap door/hatch
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une trappe
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the flesh
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la chair
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a murder
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un meurtre
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a murderer
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un meurtrier
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a serial killer
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un(e) tueur(euse) en série
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to burn, burn down, scorch, roast
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bruler (VT)
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to sentence/condemn
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condamner
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the crowd/mob
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la foule
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the torturer/executioner/hangman
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le bourreau
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a foreman(woman); one who is in charge of workers
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le contremaître
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to be in charge of/to run/to manage
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diriger (VT)
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a worker
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un ouvrier, une ouvrière
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to listen to someone's breathing (medically)
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ausculter
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a blind person
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un aveugle
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a plumber
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le plombier
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to unblock/uncork
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déboucher
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a sink
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un évier
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a mailman
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le facteur
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to widen/let out/stretch
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élargir
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to stretch/widen/broaden oneself (things like clothes, roads, ideas)
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s'élargir
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to devalue something
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dévaluer (VT)
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to be devalued/fall in value
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se dévaluer
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to destroy/exterminate/wipe out
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détruire (VT)
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the appearance
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l'apparence
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a hood (of a sweater)
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une capuche
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a tear/drop
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une larme
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a rip or tear (paper) or gap in the clouds
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une déchirure
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hope/expectation
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l'espérance
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despair
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le désespoir
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to betray someone/break (promise); to fail(health failed)/,misrepresent(words)/distort
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trahir
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to exercise
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exercer
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the corner/angle
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le coin
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to compare (with...)
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comparer (à.... = with); VT
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a fine (punishment)
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une amende
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to pick up (object/person)
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ramasser
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a bonus, premium, free gift, subsidy, allowance
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une prime
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to rejoice, wave banners and be proud
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pavoiser (VI)
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it depends on...
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ça depend de...
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to be spread, to spread/propogate
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se propager
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to spread, propagate qch
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propager (VT)
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morally
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moralement
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capable (to...)
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capable (de...)
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a lake
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un lac
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intangible
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impalpable (adj.)
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to break
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casser (VT)
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to polish, shine
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faire briller (VT)
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really; très; beaucoup
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vachement
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nearly; almost
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faillir (VI) (ex: j'ai failli tomber = I almost fell.
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comme un serpent, w/o being noticed but causing serious harm
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insidueuse (adj.)
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sly
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sournois(e)
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shady; une couleur verte, très mauvais & n'est pas transparent
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glauque (adj.)
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to die from...
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mourir de...
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to sneeze
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éternuer
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dire du mal; talk bad (about qn...)
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médire (de qn...)
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a lover
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un amant
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a patient
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un(e) patient(e)
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a rotation
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un roulement
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the melting (of...)
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la fonte (de...)
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the reverse into a parking space; parallel park
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faire un créneau
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just in case...
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au cas où... + conditionnel
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property (in real estate) (adj)
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immobilier(ière) (adj)
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completely
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entièrement; complètement
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cupboard/storage space; arrangement
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un rangement
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wood
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le bois (c'est en bois = it's made of wood)
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a closet put in the wall vs. une armoire
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un placard
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privacy/intimacy
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l'intimité (f)
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to isolate (from...)
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isoler (de...) (ex: ça isole du froid et du bruit)
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the cleaning
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le nettoyage
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to lean/press/support/back up
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appuyer (VT, VI)
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necessarily
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nécessairement
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a cat/pussy
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un minou (les enfants disent ça)
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heating plate (to cook)
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la plaque chauffante
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washroom sink
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un lavabo (un évier = sink pour la vaisselle)
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a wardrobe/clothing rail
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une penderie
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to be enough/sufficient
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suffire (VI)
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temporary
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temporaire (adj.)
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the breakdown (failure)
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la panne (ex: l'ascenseur est en panne)
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clear/open/cloudless (adj.)
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dégagé(e)
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forged/fake/false
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faux(usse)
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a repairer
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un(e) réparateur(rice)
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to insure/ensure/maintain/secure
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assurer (VT)
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a coat hanger/rack
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un porte manteau
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wage slip/paper
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un bulletin de salaire/une feuille de paie
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gross salary
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le salarie brut
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gross, uncut, raw, dry
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brut(e)
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net salary
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le salarie net
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contributions/subscription dues (for pensions, social security...)
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la cotisation
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a full-time
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un temps complet
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a part time
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un temps partiel
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a half time
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un mi-temps
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job offers
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les offres d'emloi
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the rate at which one can get paid vacation
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RTT (récupération du temps de travail)
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a resume
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un CV
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cover letter
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une lettre de motivation
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an interview
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un entretien d'embauche (more specific)
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balding (not completely bald like chauve)
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dégarni(e)
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boxer shorts
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un caleçon
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to demonstrate/hold a demonstration (différent que faire la grève)
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manifester
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to resign/quit/hand in one's notice
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démissioner (VI)
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to have been fired
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se faire licencier (ex: je me fais licencier)
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to fire/lay off
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licencier (VT)
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a layoff
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le licenciement économique
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a dismissal
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le licenciement pour faute grave
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harassment
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l'harcèlement
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declaration of revenue
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une déclaration de revenus
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toilet paper
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le PQ (papier cul)
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deception/deceit/trickery/illusion
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la tromperie
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