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58 Cards in this Set
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- Back
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reflet
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reflection
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sou
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penny
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seduction
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charm
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invraisemblablement
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incredibly
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louanges
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praises
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vue
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view, sight
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bohemienne
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bohemian, gypsy
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maroquin
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leather
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s'obtine a maigre
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is obstinate about
in spite of insists on |
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rancune
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grudge
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apaise
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appeases, soothes
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douleurs
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dolors,sorrows
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saveur
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savor, flavor
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divertissements
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diversions, entertainments
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se met a
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starts
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spectacle
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spectacle, show, theatre
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tete-a-tete
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twosome
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cedes
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gives way
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sous-chef de bureau
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deputy chief clerk
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filet
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net
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percepteur
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tax collector
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pudeur
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modesty
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commis
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clerk
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chatteries
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caresses, kittenish ways,
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bon gre, mal gre
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willy nilly
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il lui eb sut un gre infini
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he was infinitely grateful to her
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se parer
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to adorn herself
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cailloux du Rhin
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fake jewelry
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des bracelets en similor, des peignes agrementes de verroteries variees jouant les pierres fines
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bracelets in imitation gold combs decorated with various galss beads that imitated precious stones
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clinquant
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imitation jewelry from
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et elle faisait... miroitier les facettes des cristaux tailles
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and she would make... facets of the cut crystal reflect the light
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pacotille
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cheap
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elle toussait
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she was coughing
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un fluxion de poitrine
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pneumonia
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ses joues se gonfler, son nez se plisser
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his cheeks swell up, his nose wrinkle
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sangloter
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to sob
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trompe-l'oiel
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illusions
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loupe
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magnifyingf glass
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beant
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gaping
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idiot
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surprise
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orfevre
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jeweller
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perclus
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paralyzed
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l'effleura
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to touch lightly, brush
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s'abattait
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to pull down
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accable
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overwhelmed
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il s'ecroula, prive de sentiment
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he fell, unconscious
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allaient devant eux
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were strolling along
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secouer
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to shake off
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tiroir
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drawer
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fiacre
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horse-drawn cab
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brillants d'oreilles
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earings
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parure
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necklace
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chiffre
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to put a figure to, assess, quantify a value, cost
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avec une bonhomie railleuse
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with a mocking cheeriness
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contre-expertise
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counter appraisal
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saute-mouton
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leapfrog
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demission
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resignation
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demangeaison
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itch
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