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133 Cards in this Set
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Blafarde
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pale, pallid, wan
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Déguerpir
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clear out, scarper
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Demeurer
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to stay or live somewhere, to remain
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Au demeurant
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incidentally, by the way
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La demeure
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residence
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Le renfort
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help, helpers
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Envoyer quelqu’un en retard
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to send a helper
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La sellette
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stand
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Etre sur la sellette
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to be on the hot seat
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Une giboule
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sudden downpour followed by sun
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La balise
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beacon, buoy, sign
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La dinguerie
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craziness, stupidity
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Dinguer
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to fall flat on one’s face
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Elagner
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to prue
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Scier
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to saw, to stagger, to bore
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Ça m’a scie
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it staggered me
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Craignos
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shady, dodgy
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Bosser
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to work, to slog/slave
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Un bosseur
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hard worker
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Etanche
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waterproof
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Alléger
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to lighten
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Un amuse-bouche/amuse-gueule
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snack
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L’ardoise
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slate
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À la vôtre
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a toast
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À tes souhaits !
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say when someone sneezes
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Pas de quoi
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don’t mention it
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De rien
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you’re welcome
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Je vous en prie
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it was my pleasure
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À la limite
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at most, in a pinch
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À la rigueur
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if need be, possibly
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A priori
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at first glance, in principle
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Au fur et à mesure
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as, while, gradually
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Blague à part
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seriously, jokes aside
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Bon débarras !
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good riddance
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Ça vaut le coup
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it’s worth it
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Dis donc/dites donc
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wow, by the way
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Entre chien et loup
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at dusk, twilight
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Et patati et patata
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and so one and so fourth
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Faire le part
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to make it a long weekend
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Fais gaffe
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be careful
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Faire une gaffe
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make a mistake
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Il y a quelque chose qui cloche
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something’s amiss
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J’en peux plus
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i can’t take it anymore
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Je n’y peux rien
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there’s nothing i can do about it
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Je n’y suis pour rien
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it’s got nothing to do with me
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Metro, boulot, dodo
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rat race
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N’importe quoi
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whatever
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Quand on parle du loup
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speak of the devil
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Revenons à nos moutons
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let’s get back to the subject at hand
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Rien à voir
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nothing to do with
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Tout à fait
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abosolutely, exactly
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Toute rends compte
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can you imagine
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Fais voir
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let me see, show me
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Une année bissextile
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leap year
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L’outrage des ans
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the ravages of time
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Coubre sous le poids des ans
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bent under the weight of age
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Bien au contraire
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to the contrary
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Bel et bien
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altogether, truly, really
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Le bien public
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the public good
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Les bien d’un magasin
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a store’s goods
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Ces biens immobiliers
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real estate
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Bien sur que non
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of course not
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On vera bien !
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we’ll see
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À bon chat bon rat
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*** for tat
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À la bonne franquette
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simple, without fuss, informal
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À quoi bon
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what’s the use ?
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Avoir bonne mine
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to look healthy
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Avoir un bon fromage
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to have a cushy job
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Bon débarras !
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good riddance !
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Un grimpeur
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climber
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Un peloton
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pack, bunch
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Un bidon
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water bottle
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Une crevaison
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flat tyre, puncture
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À bloc
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riding as hard as possible
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Un dossard
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number on a rider’s uniform
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Une musette
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feed bag
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Un pneu
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tire
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Un pneu crevé
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flat tyre
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Une borne kilomètre
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milestone
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Un col
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mountain pass
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Une piste
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track
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La bonification
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bonus points
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Contre la montre
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time trial
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La lanterne rouge
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last rider
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A pois
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polker dots
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Déraper
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to shift, to slide
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Prendre la tête
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take the lead
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Un indice
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clue
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Une arme de crime
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weapon
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Une empreinte digitale
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fingerprint
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Frauder
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to fraud
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La cour suprême
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supreme court
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Homicide involontaire
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meutre au troiseme degree
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J’ai subi un procès
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I had a hearing
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Un procès
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hearing/trial
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Aller un appel
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make and appeal
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Un voie de fait
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injury
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Une séquestration
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being captive
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Un viol
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rape
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Un cambriolage
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burgulary
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Une entrée par effraction
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forced entry
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Un complot
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plotting, conspiracy
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La salle d’audience
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gallery
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Un délit
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minor crime
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Un méfait
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minor crime
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Une infraction
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crime
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L’avocat de la couronne
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crown/represents the victim
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Un enquêteur
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investigator
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Plaider
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to plea
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Plaider l’aliénation
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crazy
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Plaider coupable
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plea guilty
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Outrage au tribunal
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disrespect the court
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Inceste
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seuxal assault against one’s own child
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Pédophile
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sexual assault against a child
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Maltraitance
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treat badly
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Le hanneton
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maybug
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Le crottin
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droppings
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Le frelon
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hornet
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La bave
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drool, slobber
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Le carburant
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fuel, what keeps you going
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Les nouilles
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pasta
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Le poil
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fur, coat
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Le caniche
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poodle
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Le cil
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eyelash
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La biche
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doe (female deer), darling, honey
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La baliverne
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nonsense
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La gueule
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mouth
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Cinglé
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crazy, mad, loopy
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Appâter
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to lure, to entice
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Picorer
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to peck, eat like a bird
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Déclencher
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to trigger, to set off
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Le noyau
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stone, kernal, core
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Guetter
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watch out for, be on the look out for
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