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81 Cards in this Set
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appeler
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appeal
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blanc
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blank
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chien
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canine
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doigt
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digit, finger
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enfant
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infant
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état
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state
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faim
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famine
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femme
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feminine
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maison
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house
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mouton
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mutton
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pauvre
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pauper
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petit
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pretty, small
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pied
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pedal, foot
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soeur
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sorority, sister
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à la carte
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-term used in dining when foods are ordered individually from the menu
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bon voyage
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-have a good trip
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blasé
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-bored as a result of frequent exposure or overindulgence; too sophisticated
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boulevard
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-broad avenue or thoroughfare
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bourgeoisie
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-the middle class of society
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camouflage
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-disguise, particularly in warfare
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chaise longue
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-a chair with seat supporting a person's outstretched legs
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coup d'état
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-sudden illegal overthrow of a government by force
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cuisine
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-style and preparation of cooking
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demi-tasse
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-small cup of black coffee
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en route
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-on the way
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esprit de corps
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-devotion to a group
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faux pas
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-social blunder
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gourmet
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-person who understands and appreciates fine food
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Mardi gras
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-Shrove Tuesday (last day before Lent), a day of carnival and festivity
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nom de plume
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-pen name assumed by an author
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rendez-vous
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-appointment, meeting place
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sabotage
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-malicious destruction of property
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débris
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-rubbish, especially resulting from destruction
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début
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-entrance into society or a career; first appearance on stage
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élite
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-group treated or considered as superior
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fiancé(e)
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-man or woman engaged to be married
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matinée
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-daytime entertainment, especialy in the afternoon
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naïve
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-simple and ingenuous in manner
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née
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-term applied to the maiden name of a married woman
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tête-à-tête
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-private conversation between two persons
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R.S.V.P(répondez, s'il vous plaît)
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-please answer
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L'Angleterre
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England
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La Belgique
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Belgium
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L'Allemagne
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Germany
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Le Luxembourg
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Luxembourg
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La Suisse
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Switzerland
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L'Italie
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Italy
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L'Espagne
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Spain
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La Manche
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The English Channel
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La Mer du Nord
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The North Sea
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L' Océan Atlantiqu
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The Atlantic Ocean
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La Mer Méditerranée
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The Mediterranean Sea
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La Côte d'Azur
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The Coast of Blue
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Les Alpes
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The mountains between France and Italy
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Les Pyrénées
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The mountains between France and Spain
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Le Massif Central
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The mountain range that was volcanicaly formed around 10,000 years ago in central France.
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Le Jura
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The principal frontier between France and Switzerland
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Les Vosges
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The mountains in France next to Germany
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Les Cévennes
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A range of mountains in south-central France, part of La Massif Central
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La Seine
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The longest river in France,flows through Paris
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La Loire
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The most navigable river in France, flows by some beautiful châteaux
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La Garonne
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a river in southwest France and northern Spain, originating in the Pyrenees
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La Gironde
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name of the estuary (a partly enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea) formed by the Garonne and the Dordogne after their confluence.
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Le Rhône
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originating in Switzerland and running from there through the south-eastern corner of France. At Arles, near its mouth at the Mediterranean Sea, the river divides into two branches, known as the Great Rhone (French: Grand Rhône) and the Little Rhone (Petit Rhône). The resulting delta constitutes the Camargue region.
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La Saône
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a river of eastern France. It is a right tributary of the River Rhône
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La Camargue
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Is a delta located south of Arles, France, between the Mediterranean Sea and the two arms of the Rhône River delta. The eastern arm is called the Grand Rhône; the western one is the Petit Rhône.
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Le Rhin
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river that forms the border of Franch and Germany
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Canal du Midi
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A long canal in Southern France that connects the Garonne River to the Étang de Thau on the Mediterranean and along with the Canal de Garonne forms the Canal des Deux Mers joining the Atlantic to the Mediterranean. The canal runs from the city of Toulouse down to the Mediterranean port of Sète.
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Injoux-Génissiat
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a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
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Donzère-Mondragon
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canal located east of the Rhone
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Paris
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situated on the La Seine, in northern France, Capital of France
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La Garonne
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a river in southwest France and northern Spain, originating in the Pyrenees
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La Gironde
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name of the estuary (a partly enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea) formed by the Garonne and the Dordogne after their confluence.
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Le Rhône
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originating in Switzerland and running from there through the south-eastern corner of France. At Arles, near its mouth at the Mediterranean Sea, the river divides into two branches, known as the Great Rhone (French: Grand Rhône) and the Little Rhone (Petit Rhône). The resulting delta constitutes the Camargue region.
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La Saône
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a river of eastern France. It is a right tributary of the River Rhône
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La Camargue
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Is a delta located south of Arles, France, between the Mediterranean Sea and the two arms of the Rhône River delta. The eastern arm is called the Grand Rhône; the western one is the Petit Rhône.
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Le Rhin
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river that forms the border of Franch and Germany
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Canal du Midi
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A long canal in Southern France that connects the Garonne River to the Étang de Thau on the Mediterranean and along with the Canal de Garonne forms the Canal des Deux Mers joining the Atlantic to the Mediterranean. The canal runs from the city of Toulouse down to the Mediterranean port of Sète.
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Injoux-Génissiat
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a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
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Donzère-Mondragon
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canal located east of the Rhone
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Paris
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situated on the La Seine, in northern France, Capital of France
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