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65 Cards in this Set
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to approach
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aborder
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to introduce (a topic of conversation)
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amorcer
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at the end (of)
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au bout (de)
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to fear
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craindre
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disconcerting/troubling
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déconcertant(e)
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to track down
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dépister
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writing
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écriture (f.)
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frankly
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franchement
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reading
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lecture (f.)
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to bet
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parier
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reflection
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réflexion (f.)
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to redden/to blush
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rougir
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to smile
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sourir
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downpour
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averse (f.)
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fog
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brouillard (m.)/brume (f.)
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heat wave
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canicule (f.)
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sky
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ciel (m.)
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leaf
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feuille (f.)
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lightning
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foudre (f.)
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hail
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grêle (f.)
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gloomy
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maussade
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snow
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neige (f.)
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thunderstorm
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orage (m.)
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hurrican
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ouragan (m.)
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gusty wind
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rafale (f.) de vent
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storm
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tempête (f.)
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thunder
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tonnerre (m.)
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front-page stories
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à la une
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attack
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attentat (m.)
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wounded
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blessé(e)
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to wound
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blesser
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stock exchange
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bourse (f.)
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unemployment
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chômage (m.)
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investigation
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enquête (f.)
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exhibit
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exposition (f.)
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human interest stories
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faits divers (m.)
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strike
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grève (f.)
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stock-market crash
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krach boursier (m.)
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protest
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manifestation (f.)
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play
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pièce (f.)
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to catch fire
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prendre feu
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trial
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procès (m.)
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to increase
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s'accroître
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show
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spectacle (m.)
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workers' union
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syndicat (m.)
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witness
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témoin (m.)
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to fire (a weapon)
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tirer
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goose bumps
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chair (f.) de poule
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from bad to worse
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de mal en pis
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decade
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décennie (f.)
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in the flesh (and bones)
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en chair et en os
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warehouse/storage house
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entrepôt (m.)
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to be sorry
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être navré(e)
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to be delighted
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être ravi(e)
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to shiver
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frissoner
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what's even worse
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qui pis est
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under lock and key
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sous clé
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Bougainvillea flower
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bougainvillée (f.)
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mudslide
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chute (f.) de boue
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coconut tree
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cocotier (m.)
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colonist
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colon (m.)
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hell
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enfer (m.)
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flood
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inondation (f.)
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paradise, heaven
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paradis (m.)
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black sand
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sable noir (m.)
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