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136 Cards in this Set
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Le récif
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reef
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Salle comble
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no seats left (at a show)
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Combler
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to fill, climax
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Les vainqueurs
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winners
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Gratter
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to scrape
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Un traversier
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ferry boat
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Les gratte-ciels
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skyscraper
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Les micro-ondes
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microwave
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La devise
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slogan, motto
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Mensuels
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monthly
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Hebdomadaire
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weekly
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La lutte
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fight
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Réseaux sociaux
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social networks
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A jour
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up to date
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Albâtre
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alabaster
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Epouvantable
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horrendous, dreadful
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Epreuve
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ordeal, test, hardship
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Pénible
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hard, difficult, tiresome
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Expédié
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dispatched
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Les coups
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knocks, blows
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Bicoque
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shack, dump
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La haie
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hedge
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Lauriers
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laurels
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Balançoire
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swing
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Bascule
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seesaw, scales
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Sablière
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sandpit
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Insolite
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bizzare, out of the ordinary
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Déclencher
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trigger, cause, set off
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Cochon
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pig
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Trou de serru
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key hole
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Bouillies
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boiled
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Postillon
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spray, splutter
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Bouclette
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curls, rings
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L’éclat
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sparkle
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Pâlir
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to go pale, to fade
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La hache
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axe
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La larme
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tear
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Perler
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to drip
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Sangloter
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to sob, to cry, to weep
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Favoris
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side whiskers
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Trainante
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drawling, long winded
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Coque
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hull
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Proue
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bow
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Mât
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mast, tent-pole
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Fêlée
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cracked, weakened
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Penche
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leaning
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Bestioles
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bugs
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Plein à craquer
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full to breaking point
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Une cruche
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dumbo, idiot, pitcher, jug
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Tremper
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soak, drench
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Bouillonner
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bubble, froath
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Dégourdir
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to stretch, to reawaken, bring to life
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Le crane
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skull
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Défunte
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dead, expired
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Pupilles
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pupil (eye), lens
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Gésier
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gizzard
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Cochon
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pig
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Bec
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beak, bill, snout
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Perroquet
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parrot
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Porc-épic
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porcupine, unshaven man
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Le parquet
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wooden floor
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Les cocotiers
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coconut tree
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Les palmiers
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palm tree
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Le paquebot
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liner (boat)
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Les transats
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beach chairs
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Le cadre
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frame
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Le guidon
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handle bar
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La selle
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saddle
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Les freins
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brakes
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La nappe
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tablecloth
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Les touches
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buttons on a phone
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Décrocher
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pick up a phone
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Raccrocher
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put down a phone
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La punaise
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tack, drawing pin, insect/bug
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La mouche
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fly
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Déchirer
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to tear up, to hurt, to tear apart
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Se déchirer
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to tear each other apart
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Se réfugier
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to take refuge
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L’ortie
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(stinging) nettle
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Brulures
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burns, scalds
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Agiter
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to shake
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Tortiller
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to twist
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Frayer
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to clear, open up, mix with
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Rocailleuse
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stony, gravelly, husky
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Enfoncer
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sink, push in
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La monture
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frame, rim
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Acier
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steel
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Seau
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bucket
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Désespoir
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distress, despair
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Buche
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log
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Evanouir
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to faint, to pass out, to vanish
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Renchérir
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outbid, increase, go further
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Envahir
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invade, overrun, swamp
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Mure
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blackberry
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Gonfler
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to swell, to inflate, to exaggerate
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Le potiron
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pumpkin
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Secousse
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tremor, jolt, shake-up
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Nouba
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shindig
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Doré
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golden
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Répandre
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to spread, to leave behind
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La foire
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fair, trade show
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Charpentiers
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carpenter
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Glapir
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to yelp, to shriek
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Gâcher
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to waste
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Galoper
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to gallop, to canter, to dash
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Remuer
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to stir, to swing, to move
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La brindille
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a twig, a stalk
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Sursauter
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jump with surprise
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Affoler
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throw into a panic, panic
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La cloison
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dividing wall, partition
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Eclabousser
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to splash, to splatter
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La paillette
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flake, speck, sequin
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Inonder
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to inundate, to overwhelm
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Les gouttes
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drops
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Etinceler
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to shine, to gleam, to sparkle
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Frotter
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to rub together, to scrub, to polish
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Ramper
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to crawl
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Douce-amere
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woody night shade
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Doux-amer
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bittersweet
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Detrempe
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distemper
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La paroi
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wall, partition
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Une pente
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slope, hill, gradient
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Barrer
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to cross out, strike through
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Cogner
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to thump, bang into
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Blême
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pale, white
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Un grillon
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cricket
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La carapace
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shell, armour
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Un ver de terre
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earthworm
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Un ver de soie
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silkworm
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Eclairage
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lighting
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Verdâtre
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greenish
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Muet
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mute, dumb
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L’effroi
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terror, fear, dread, awe
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La bottine
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ankle boots
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S’agenouiller
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kneel
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Mensonges
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lies
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