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120 Cards in this Set
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chétif R2
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puny
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fluet R2
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slender (less pejorative)
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frêle R2
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frail (more fragile)
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maigre R2
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thin, skinny
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mince R2
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slim
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svelte R2
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slender (suggesting elegance; tends to be used of females)
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escalader R2
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to climb (trans)
suggesting vertical ascent, of wall, rock, face, etc. |
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gravir
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to climb (tr and intr)
implying effort, e.g. up a mtn slope |
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grimper
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to climb (tr and intr)
lit and fig; implying effort, e.g. up a tree |
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monter
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to go up (lit and fig)
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humide
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humid, damp, moist
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mouillé
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wet
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trempé
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soaked
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le fumet R3
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smell (of fish, ham, etc.)
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la senteur R3
le parfum |
scent, perfume R3
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arôme (m)
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aroma, pleasant smell
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le bouquet
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bouquet of wine, scent of flowers
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odeur f)
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smell
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le parfum
la senteur |
scent, perfume
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la puanteur
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stench, stink
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le relent
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persistent, unpleasant smell (e.g. of bad cooking)
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la bourrasque (le vent)
le grain (la pluie) |
squall, gust (wind)
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les giboulées (fpl)
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sudden wind w/ rain, hail, even snow
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le grain (la pluie)
la bourrasque (le vent) |
squall, gust (rain)
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les intempéries (fpl)
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bad weather (usu w/ wind)
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orage (m)
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storm (accompanied by lightning and thunder)
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la tempête
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storm (w/ violent wind)
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émouvoir
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to move, to touch (fig)
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éveiller
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to awaken
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exciter
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to excite, to stimulate
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motiver
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to motivate
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passionner
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to thrill, to stir
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provoquer
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to stimulate, to provoke (e.g. interest)
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stimuler
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to stimulate
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surexciter
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to excite (stronger; only used in passive)
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susciter
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to arouse
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anse (f)
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handle (usu curved, e.g. of vase, basket)
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le manche
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handle (usu straight, e.g. of broom)
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la manivelle
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crank-handle
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la poignée
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handle (fitting hand, e.g. of door, bag)
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la barrière
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gate (of wood, metal)
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la grille
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gate (of metal)
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le portail
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large gate (often in garden)
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la porte
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door, gateway (to walled city)
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le portillon
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barrier (in Paris Métro)
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conter R3
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to relate (more literary) R3
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relater R3
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to relate (e.g. tell a story) R3
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raconter
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to tell, to relate
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rapporter
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to report (an event)
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âpre
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rough (of wine), tart (of fruit)
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dur
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hard, harsh (lit and fig)
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rauque
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harsh (of voice)
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rêche
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rough (of surface, e.g. skin)
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rigoureux
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harsh (of weather) (lit and fig)
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rude
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harsh (of experience, weather)
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sévère
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severe (fig only)
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astucieux
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astute, clever, sly
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espiègle
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prankish (of children)
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filou
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crooked rascal
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futé
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clever
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malin
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crafty (rarely used in the feminine)
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rusé
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sly
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sournois
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cunning
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roublard R1
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sly, crafty
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se saisir de R3
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to grasp
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s'emparer de
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to take/to get hold of
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empoigner
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to take hold of (suggesting violence)
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étreindre
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to clasp w/ one's arms
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prendre
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to take (hold of)
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saisir
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to seize, to take hold of
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serrer
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to hold tightly, to tighten one's grip
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ordurier R3
(immonde) |
foul (esp. fig)
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crasseux
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mucky
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impur
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impure (lit and fig)
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infect
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filthy (lit and fig)
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sale
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dirty (lit and fig)
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stagnant
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stagnant (lit and fig)
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dégueulasse R1
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filthy, revolting (lit and fig)
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immonde R3
(ordurier -- fig) |
foul
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la chance
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chance, good luck
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le destin
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destiny (usu of an individual)
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la destinée
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destiny (usu of nation, tribe, religious group)
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la fortune
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(usu good) fortune
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hasard (m)
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chance
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le sort
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fate
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le pot R1
la veine R1 |
(usu good) luck R1
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le sol
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ground, floor, surface, soil
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le terrain
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piece of land (suggesting dimension)
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la terre
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earth (world and soil), land (i.e. property)
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le terroir
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one's region, homeland
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effleurer
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to brush past (lit), to occur (fig)
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frôler
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to brush past (lit), to almost touch, to just miss (fig)
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manier
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to handle (suggesting care)
rarely used in fig sense |
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manipuler
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to handle (suggesting care) lit and fig
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palper
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to feel (suggesting exploration or appreciation)
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tâter
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to feel, to grope (lit and fig)
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toucher
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to touch (lit and fig)
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tressaillir R3/2
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to shake
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frémir
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to shudder (often at danger)
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frissonner
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to shiver (from cold, pleasure)
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trembler
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to tremble (from cold, emotion, etc.)
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le congé
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short break (from school, work)
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le congé annuel/payé
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holiday entitlement (usu a month)
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la fête
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festival
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le jour férié
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public holiday
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la permission
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military leave
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les vacances (f)
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holidays, vacations
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la perm R1
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military leave R1
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âgé
(ancien, vieux) |
old (of person; more polite than vieux)
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ancien
(âgé, vieux) |
old
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antique
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old (suggesting long ago)
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caduc
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out of date (of law, custom)
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périmé
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old, out of date
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ringard
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behind the times
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vétuste
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old (of building)
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vieux
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old
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soustraire R3/2
dérober |
to steal (e.g. money, jewels, documents)
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subtiliser
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to steal, to spirit away (suggesting skill and dexterity)
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voler
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to steal
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chaparder R1
chiper R1 piquer R1 |
to pinch/steal
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