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154 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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sombre
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dark
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le carnet
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the notebook
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le klaxon
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the horn
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l'arrondissement
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the district/ french states
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le fonctionnaire
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the civil servant, official
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donc
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therefore
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en haut
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above
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la prefecture
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the chief (first e has an accent aigu)
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la-dedans
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over there ( first a has an accent grave)
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ecraser
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to crush (accent aigu)
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sale
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dirty
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le jeton
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the token
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espece de
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type of (accent grave on the second e)
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detruire
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to destroy (accent aigu on the first e)
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tirer
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to shoot
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survoler
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to fly over
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autour de
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around
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hurler
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to yell
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ajouter
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to add
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rapporter
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to report,retrieve
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lancer
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to throw
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incroyable
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unbelievable
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le trou
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the hole
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profond(e)
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deep
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fou/folle
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crazy
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le cretin
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the idiot (accent aigu on the e)
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enfin
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finally
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le manque
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the lack
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digne de
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worthy of
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ruse(e)
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crafty (accent aigu on the e)
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solonel, solonelle
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not sure really
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ramasser
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to collect
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l'epreuve
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the proof, accent aigu on the e
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jouir de
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to enjoy
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souple
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supple
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souligner
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to underline
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eviter
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to avoid, accent aigu on the e
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rendre
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to render, make
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le souci
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the concern
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actuel, actuelle
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current
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le chomage
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the unemployment, with a circumplexe on the o
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helas
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alas! with an accent aigu on the e
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affame(e)
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starved, with an accent aigu on the e
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la moitie
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the half, accent aigu on the e
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entrainer
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to involve, drawm into, involved, accent circumplexe on the i
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la ravanche
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the revenge
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la boue
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the mud
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la haine
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the hate
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le delire
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the delirium, with an accent aigu on the first e
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le debarquement
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the landing, disembarkation, with an accent aigu on te second e
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tenir (il tient, nous tenons)
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to hold
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emouvant(e)
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moving, with an accent aigu on the first e
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s'elever
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to rise, with an accent aigu on the first e
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etre au courant
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to be up to date, with an accent circumplexe on the first e
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les vivres (m.)
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the provisions
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contre
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against
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vide
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empty
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le lever du soleil
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the sunrise
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la bataille
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the battle
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le bois
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the wood
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attraper
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to trap
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actuellement
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currently
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le fusil
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the gun
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le hibou
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the owl
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les traces (f.)
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the footprints
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le diable
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the devil
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jeter
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to shoot
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tremper
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to dip
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elire
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to elect, with an accent aigu on the first e
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tant que
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so that
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prevenir
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to warn, accent aigu on the first e
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tirer les Rois
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three kings tradition
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au fond de
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at the bottom of
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emu(e)
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troubled, accent aigu on the first e
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demenager
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to move, accent aigu on the first e
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tutoyer
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to call someone "tu"
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se taire
il se tut |
to hold ones tongue
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sot, sotte
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stupid
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la feve
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bean hidden in the 12th night in january cake. accent grave on the first e
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importer peu (peu importe)
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insignificant
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glisser
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to slip
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parvenir a
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to not succeeed in, accent grave on the a
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aigu(e)
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sharp, acute. accent tréma on the e
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le mendiant
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the beggar
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jurer
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to swear
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ne...guere
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barely. accent grave on the first e in guere
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la dot
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the dowry
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mignon, mognonne
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cute, darling
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gater
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to spoil, accent circumplexe on the a
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cracher
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to spit
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etouffe(e)
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stifled,suffocated,smothered. accent aigu on first and last e
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inavoue(e)
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unacknowledged. accent aigu on the first e
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sangloter
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to sob
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la poussiere
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dust, accent grave on the first e
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louable (louer, la louange)
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praiseworthy, to rent, the praise
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le plomb
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le lead
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le frisson
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the shudder, thrill
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bavarder
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to chat
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le plat
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a dish
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s'enerver
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to become irritated, accent aigu on the first e
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etre de bonne humeur
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to be in a good mood
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le cerveau
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the mind
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s'apercevoir
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to notice
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chauve
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bald
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l'enquete (f.)
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the investigation, accent circumplexe on the second e
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l'heure de pointe (f.)
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the rush hour
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encombre(e)
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congested, accent aigu on the second e
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decu(e)
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disappointed, accent aigu on the first e, cédille on the c
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le coupable
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the guilty one
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un rigolo
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a person who likes to have fun
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epais
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thick, accent aigu on the first e
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la perte
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the loss
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sensible
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sensitive
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soupconneux/soupconneuse
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suspicious, cédille on the c's
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tetu(e)
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stubborn, accent circumplexe on the first e
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gonfle(e)
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swollen, inflated, accent aigu on the first e
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ronfler
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to snore
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louche
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shady
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le milieu(x)
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surroundings, areas
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le meutre
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the murder
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par hasard
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by chance
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dedans
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inside
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propre
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clean
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en avoir assez
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is fed up with
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plaisanter
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to joke
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la Prefecture de police
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the police headquarters, accent aigu on the first e
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bousculer
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to bump into, jostle
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la femme de menage
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the cleaning lady, accent aigu on the first e in menage
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pire
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worse
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avoir beaucoup de mal a
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to have alot of trouble in, accent aigu on the a
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oser
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to dare
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etre a l'aise
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to be at ease, accent circumplexe on the e, accent grave on the a
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enregistrer
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to take note, record, remember
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faire le malin
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to act clever, cute
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deux heures, pile
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two oclock, exactly
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le faineant
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slacker, accent aigu on the e
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reprendre son souffle
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to catch his breath
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ce n'est pas la peine de
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its not worth the trouble
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annuler
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to cancel
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un flic
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a cop
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maudit bavard
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cursed blabbermouth
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faire demarrer une voiture
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to start a car, accent aigu on the e in demarrer
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sans bouger
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without moving
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quel culot
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what nerve
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un complot
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a conspiracy
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un diner d'affaires
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a businss dinner, accent circumplexe on the first i
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presse(e)
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hurried, accent aigu on the second e
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un clochard
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a bum
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un embouteillage
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a traffic jam
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le poing
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the fist
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bruyant(e)
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noisy
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garer une voiture
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to part a car
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le meutteur en scene
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the director, with an accent grave on the e in scene
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Ne t'en fais pas
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don't get upset
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