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110 Cards in this Set
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la faiblesse
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the weakness
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pas d'un poil
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not a bit
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a force de
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becuase of
due to thanks to |
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se faire rincer
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to pour rain
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trempé jusqu'aux os
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soaked to the bone
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j'en ai marre (de)
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I've had enough (of)
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se choper une bronchite
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to catch pneumonia
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se choper
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to catch / grab / seize
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se faire choper
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to be caught
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par-dessus le marché
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on top of it all
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taper
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to tap / knock
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se les gèler (les couilles)
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to be freezing (your balls off)
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les couilles
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the balls (nuts)
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les flics
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the cops
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papoter
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to chatter
(informal) |
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dingue
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crazy / mad
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faut pas pousser
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don't push your luck
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furax
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furious
(abbr) |
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Il remet ça.
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He's at it again.
He doesn't know when to stop. |
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en avoir rien à secouer
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to take no notice
to not give a damn |
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péter
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to break (down)
to fart |
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péter un plomb
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to "blow a fuse"
to lose it |
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pleuvoir des cordes
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to be raining buckets
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râler
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to complain
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le salaud
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the bastard
(less offensive) |
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le saligaud
le salopard |
the bastard
(offensive) |
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l'enfant naturel
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the bastard (literal)
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le comble
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the (absolute) limit
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le cortège
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the procession
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taper
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to type
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épeler
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to spell
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l'orthographe
(fem) |
the spelling
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la signification
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the meaning
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décrocher
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to pick up the phone
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paumer
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to lose
(informal) |
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paumé
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spaced out, out of it
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T'inquiète!
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Don't worry!
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être du coin
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to be a local
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être de passage
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to be passing through
(to not be from here) |
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un max
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a lot, to the fullest
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un troquet
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a little cafe
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Bonsoir / Au revoir messieurs-dames.
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a greeting used when entering/leaving a public place
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Je me demande si vous pourriez (faire) ...
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Could you please...
(extra polite) |
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ça ne me revient pas
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I can't remember.
(re: a specific piece of information) |
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c'est plus de mon âge
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I'm too old for that.
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amène-toi.
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come here.
(very informal) |
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les lumières
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the ideas
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On a besoin de tes lumières.
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We need your advice / ideas.
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balèse
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difficult
brawny/hefty |
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CHU
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acronym for hospital
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t'embête pas
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don't get worked up about it
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une thunes
des thunes |
slang for cash
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le blé
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money (usually lots)
lit: wheat |
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Je n'ai plus un rond.
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I don't have any (money).
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le rond-point
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the roundabout
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friqué
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rich / loaded
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plein aux as
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stinking rich
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l'as
(pronounced "ass") |
the ace
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à sec
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broke
(dried up) |
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fauché
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broke
(wiped out) |
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Abuse pas!
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Don't push your luck!
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filer
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to give
(informal) |
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taxer
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to borrow (for keeps)
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le gars
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the guy / lad
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le frangin
la frangine |
the brother / sister (informal)
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Tu parles!
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So what?
You're still talking? |
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Fous-moi la paix.
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Leave me alone.
Give me a break. (informal) |
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bosser
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to work (hard)
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un bosseur
une bosseuse |
a hard working person
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bouché
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stupid / block-headed
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gratter les cordes
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play the guitar
(informal) |
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la gratte
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the guitar
(informal) |
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casse-toi
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beat it.
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suer
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to sweat
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Arrête de me faire suer.
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Stop bothering me
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Arrête de me faire chier.
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Piss off.
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faire la manche
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to beg
to pan-handle |
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Quel bon vent t'amène?
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What brings you here?
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être pas dans ton assiette
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to not be yourself
to be out of whack |
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quelque chose ne tourne pas rond
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something isn't right
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Y a de quoi.
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Something is the matter.
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Je te vois venir avec tes gros sabots.
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I can see you coming a mile away.
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tourner autour du pot
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to be fishing for something
to be up to something |
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annoncer la couleur
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to put your cards on the table
to show your true colors |
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ça tombe à pic
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perfect timing
that works out just right |
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un prêté pour un rendu
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one good turn deserves another
tit for tat |
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la caoutchouc
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the rubber
(literal, or condom) |
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le commerçant
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the businessman
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une famille nombreuse
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a large family
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le pognon
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the cash
(older slang) |
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SAMU
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acronym for ambulances
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à zéro
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at rock bottom
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Cul sec!
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Bottoms up!
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nettement
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clearly
distinctly |
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une balle
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a bullet
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faire cavalier seul
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to go it alone
to do it one's self |
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tendue
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stretched
strained |
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les barbelés
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the barbed wire
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une fusillade
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a shoot-out
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mais aucun membre du commando n'a été touché
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but no member of the squad was touched
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la dépouille de (qqun)
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the remains of (someone)
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le linceul
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the shroud / grave clothes
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lesté
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weighted
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basculer
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to tip
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un échantillon
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a sample / specimen
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la traque
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the search
the stalking |
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combler
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to fill in
to close up / complete |
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En tant qu’Egyptien il n'aura jamais leur soutien.
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As an Egyptian, he will never have their support.
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les faits d'armes
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the feats
the track record |
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la liesse
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the jubilation
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