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cependant
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however
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échouer
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to fail
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concours
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competition
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suivre
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to follow
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apprendre
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to learn
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dès lors
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from then on
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tracer
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to draw
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se mettre à qch
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to start to do sthg, to begin to do sthg
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un récit
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a story
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dont
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of whom, whose, of which
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se situer
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to be set, to take place
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l'escale
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port
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courrier
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the mail, post
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en compagnie de
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in the company of
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afin de
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in order to, so as to
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faire faillite
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to go bankrupt
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essayer
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to try
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une tentative
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an attempt
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au cours de
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in the course of
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faire partie de
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to belong to, to be a part of
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s'envoler
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to fly away, to fly off
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un otage
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a hostage
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relier qch à
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to link sthg to
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même
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adjective: same ; adverb: even
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autrefois
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in the past, previously
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d'abord
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first
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se souvenir
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to remember
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corriger
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to correct, to mark, to amend
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lorsque
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when
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vierge
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virgin
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vécu
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real-life
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une histoire vécue
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a true story
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avaler
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to swallow
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un fauve
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a wildcat
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la proie
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the prey
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mâcher
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to chew
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bouger
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to move
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réflechir
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to reflect, to be thoughtful
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reussir
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to succeed
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chef d'oeuvre
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masterpiece
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peur
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fear
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afin que
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so that
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laisser de côté
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to leave to one side
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plûtot
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rather
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ainsi
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in this way, like this, thus
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un peintre
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a painter
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toute seule
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all alone
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donc
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therefore, so
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dû
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owed, owing
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c'est exact
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it is true, it is correct
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un coup de l'oeil
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a glance
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s'égarer
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to get lost, to lose one's way
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tas
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heap, pile
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parâitre
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to seem, to look, to appear
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lucide
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lucid, clear-headed
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compréhensif
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understanding
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à la portée de qn
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at sb's level
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véritablement
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really, truly
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une panne
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a breakdown
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il y a six ans
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six years ago
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la peine
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sorrow, sadness; difficulty; punishment
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à peine
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hardly, scarcely
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ravissant
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delightful, ravishing
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sauf
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except
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s'endormir
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to fall asleep
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un naufragé
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a ship-wrecked person
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un radeau
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a raft
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alors
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then, at that time
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le lever du jour
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daybreak
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hein
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eh?
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sauter
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to jump, to leap
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frapper
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to hit, to strike
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la foudre
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lightning; lightning bolt; thunderbolt
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frotter
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to rub, scrape
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un bonhomme
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a fellow
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tout à fait
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completely, absolutely
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le sable
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the sand
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or
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however
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égarer
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to mislay; to lead astray
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s'égarer
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to get lost
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doucement
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gently, slowly
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oser
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to dare
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désobéir
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to disobey
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aussi
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(as conjunction) therefore, consequently
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un endroit
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a place
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un feuille
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a leaf
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un feuille de papier
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a sheet of paper
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rappeler
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to recall, to call back
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se rappeler
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to remember
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refaire
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to do again
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fis
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past historic of faire
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fus
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past historic of être
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encombrant
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cumbersome, bulky
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déjà
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already
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un bélier
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ram
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les cornes
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horns
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faute de
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for lack of, through lack of
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hâte
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haste
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avoir hâte de
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to be anxious to, to be eager to
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griffonner
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to scribble, to scrawl
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lancer
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to throw
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une caisse
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a box
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il faille
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3rd person present subjunctive of falloir
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la herbe
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grass
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pencher
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to tilt, to lean over
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gentiment
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nicely, kindly
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il fallut
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3rd person past historic of falloir
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le mien, la mienne, les miennes
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mine
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le hasard
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chance, fate
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par hasard
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by chance
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fier
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proud
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drôle
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funny, amusing, peculiar
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eut
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past historic of avoir
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éclat de rire
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a burst of laughter
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ajouter
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to add
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entrevoir
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to make out, to catch a glimpse of
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aussitôt
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as soon as, immediately
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une lueur
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glimmer, gleam, glow
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hocher la tête
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to nod or shake one's head
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dessus
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on top
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là-dessus
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up there
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s'enfoncer dans
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to sink into, to disappear into
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une rêverie
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a daydream
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plonger
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to dive
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s'efforcer de faire qch
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to try hard to do sthg
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emporter
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to take (with you), to bring along
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attacher
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to tie up, to attach
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un piquet
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a post, stake, peg
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gentil
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kind, good
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parut
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past historic of paraître
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n'importe qui / quoi / où
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anybody, anything, anywhere
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aille
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present subjunctive of aller
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droit devant lui
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straight ahead of him
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tellement petit
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so small
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soi
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oneself
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enfoncer
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to thrust, to ram, to push into
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dehors
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outside
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en dehors de
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apart from
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turc; turque
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Turkish
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sous peine de mort
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under pain of death
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un habit
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an outfit
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un avis
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opinion
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confier
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to confide, to entrust
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le chiffre
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figure, numeral
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peser
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to weigh, to be heavy
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gagner
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to win, to earn
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la colombe
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a dove
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parvenir à faire qch
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to manage to do sthg
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joli
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pretty, attractive
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hausser les épaules
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to shrug one's shoulders
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laisser tranquille
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to leave alone
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envers
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towards
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se moquer de
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to make fun of
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façon
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way
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un conte de fées
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a fairy tale
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j'aurais aimé
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I should have liked
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avoir l'air
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to appear, to look like
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à la légère
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rashly, thoughtlessly
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éprouver
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to test; to afflict, to distress; to feel
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tant de
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so much, so many
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chagrin
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grief, sorrow
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raconter
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to relate
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s'en aller
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to be off, to leave, to go
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devenir
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to become
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dur
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hard
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j'aurais aimé
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I should have liked
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avoir l'air
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to appear, to look like
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à la légère
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rashly, thoughtlessly
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éprouver
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to test; to afflict, to distress; to feel
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tant de
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so much, so many
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chagrin
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grief, sorrow
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raconter
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to relate
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s'en aller
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to be off, to leave, to go
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devenir
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to become
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dur
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hard
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se remettre
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to get better, to recover
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ressemblant
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true to life, lifelike
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se tromper
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to be mistaken, to make a mistake
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tâtonner
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to grope one's way along
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semblable à
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similar to, like
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à travers
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through
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vieillir
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to age, to grow old
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au hasard
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aimlessly, haphazardly, randomly
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un arbuste
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a shrub
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par conséquent
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consequently, as a result
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un troupeau
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a troupe, a flock, a herd
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venir à bout de
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to manage to overcome sthg, to finish (off)
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sagesse
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wisdom
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agir
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to behave, to act
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il s'agit de
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it's a matter of, it's a question of, it is about
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une graine
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a seed
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le secret
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secrecy
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s'étirer
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to stretch
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pousser
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to push
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d'abord
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first
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une brindille
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a twig
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inoffensif
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harmless, innocuous
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un radis
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a radish
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un rosier
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a rosebush, rose tree
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arracher
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to pull out / up, to tear off / out
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dès que
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as soon as
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su
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past participle of savoir
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le sol
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the ground, soil; floor, flooring
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se débarasser de
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to get rid of, to rid oneself of
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encombrer
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to clutter
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perforer
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to perforate, to make a hole in
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une racine
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a root
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éclater
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to explode, to burst
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la toilette
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washing, cleaning
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fairse sa toilette
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to have a wash
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soigneusement
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carefully
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soigneux
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tidy, neat; careful
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s'astreindre à
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to force oneself to
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paresseux
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lazy
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un inconvénient
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disadvantage, drawback
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remettre à
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to put back to; to hand sthg over to
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remettre à plus tard son travail
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to put off one's work until later
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ne... guère
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hardly, hardly ever
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avertir qn de qch
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to warn someone of something
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frôler
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to brush against, to skim past
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tant
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so much
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la douceur
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mildness, gentleness, softness, sweetness
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le coucher du soleil
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the setting of the sun
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le reveil du soleil
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the rising of the sun
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la distraction
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diversion, recreation
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attendre
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to wait for
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quoi
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what
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rire de
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to laugh at
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assister
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to assist, to help
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assister à
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to be witness, to be present at
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éloigné
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far off
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tirer
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to pull
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le pas
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a pace, step
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le crépuscule
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dusk, twilight
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tellement
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so, so much
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brusquerie
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rudeness, abruptness
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sans préambule
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straight away
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une épine
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a spine, thorn, prickle
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dévisser
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to unscrew
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un bouton
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a bolt, bud, button
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serré
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tight
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soucieux
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concerned, worried
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s'épuiser
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to runout (of something), to wear out, to exhaust oneself
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craindre
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to fear
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le pire
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the worst
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la méchanceté
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nastiness, maliciousness
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une rancune
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a grudge, resentment
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faible
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weak
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se rassurer
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to feel reassured
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faire sauter
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to blow up, to burst open
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un coup de marteau
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a blow with a hammer
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déranger
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to trouble, to bother; to disturb
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s'occuper
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to occupy oneself, to keep busy
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le cambouis
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engine oil; dirty grease
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laid
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ugly
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penché sur
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bent over
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faire honte à qn
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to make someone feel ashamed
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impitoyable
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pitiless, merciless
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confondre
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to confuse
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mélanger
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to mix, to muddle up
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secouer
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to shake
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secourir
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to rescue, to help
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doré
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golden
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cramoisi
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crimson
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gonfler
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to swell up, blow up, to inflate
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l'orgueil
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pride
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un champignon
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a mushroom
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pâle en colère
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pale with anger
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anéantir
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to annihilate, obliterate; to destroy
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un coup
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a blow, a knock
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d'un seul coup
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in one go
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se rendre
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to surrender, to give up
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compte
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count, counting
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un éxemplaire
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a copy
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ne... que
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only
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reprendre
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to start up again
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quelque part
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somewhere
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s'éteindre
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to go out, to pass away
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un sanglot
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a sob
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une muselière
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a muzzle
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bercer
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to rock, to cradle
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une larme
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a tear
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maladroit
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clumsy
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rejoindre
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to rejoin
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atteindre
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to reach
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orner
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to adorn, to decorate
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un rang
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a row
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déranger
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to trouble, to bother, to disturb
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tenir
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to hold
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celui, celle, ceux, celles
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the one
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celle-là
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that one
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germer
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to sprout, to germinate
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une graine
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a seed
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un grain
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grain
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surveiller
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to keep an eye on, to watch
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cesser
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to stop, to cease
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croître
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to grow
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l'abri
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shelter
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soin
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care
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un à un
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one by one
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fripé
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crumpled
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le coquelicot
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poppy
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rayonnement
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radiation, radiance
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coquette
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flirtatious, appearance-conscious; pretty
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montrer
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to show
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et voici que
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and now it / he / she
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baîller
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to yawn, to gape
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décoiffer qn
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to messup sb's hair
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émouvante
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moving, touching
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la bonté
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kindness
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avoir la bonté de
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to have the kindness to
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une griffe
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a claw
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ombrageux
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tetchy, easily offended
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avoir horreur de
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to loathe, detest
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un courant d'air
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a draught
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un paravent
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a folding screen
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un arrosoir
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a watering can
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arroser
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to water sthg
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interrompre
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to interrupt
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un mensonge
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a lie
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être dans son tort
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to be in the wrong
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surprendre
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to surprise
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cela ne laisse pas de surprendre
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nonetheless it is surprising
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une toux
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a cough
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quand-même
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nevertheless, all the same
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quand bien même
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even though
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le remords
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remorse
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malgré
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despite, in spite of
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bonne volonté
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good will
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embaumer
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to embalm
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réjouir
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to delight
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agacer
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to annoy, to irritate, to pester
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s'attendrir
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to feel moved, to be emotionally touched
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s'enfuir
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to run away
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la tendresse
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tenderness
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profiter de
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to make the most of, to take advantage of
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la évaison
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escape
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ramoner
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to sweep
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commode
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convenient, handy
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on ne sait jamais!
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one never knows!
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brûler
|
to burn
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l'ennui
|
problem; boredom
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un bourgeon
|
bud
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une pousse
|
a growth, a shoot
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paraître
|
to seem, to appear, to look like
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parurent
|
3rd person plural past historic of paraître
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arroser
|
to water
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une envie
|
envy, desire, wish
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le rhume
|
a cold
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tousser
|
to cough
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sot, sotte
|
silly, foolish
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tâcher de faire
|
to try or endeavour to do
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la douceur
|
gentleness, mildness
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la chenille
|
a caterpillar
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sinon
|
otherwise
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rendre visite à qn
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to pay someone a visit
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quant à
|
as for, as to, regarding
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traîner
|
to pull, to drag along (transitively); to lie around, dawdle (intransitively)
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vît
|
past historic 3rd person singular of voir
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s'instruire
|
to educate oneself
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siéger
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to sit
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pourpre
|
crimson
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une hermine
|
ermine
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voie
|
present subjunctive of voir (I may see)
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encombrer
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to clutter up
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être debout
|
to be standing, to stand
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baîller
|
to yawn
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interdire
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to forbid
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empêcher
|
to prevent
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ordonner
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to organise, arrange
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ordonner à qn de faire qch
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to order sb to do sthg
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intimider
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to intimidate
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tantôt... tantôt...
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now... now...
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bredouiller
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to mutter, to mumble, to stutter
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couramment
|
fluently
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un pan
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a section, a part, a side
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un geste
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a gesture, a move, motion
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désigner
|
to point out, to indicate, to denote; to name or appoint
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le pouvoir
|
power
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un tel...
|
such a...
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émerveiller
|
to fill with wonder
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détendre
|
to relax; to slacken, to loosen
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il aurait pu
|
he should be able to
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s'enhardir
|
to become bolder
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exiger
|
to demand, to require
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il reprit
|
he went on (speaking)
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un carrosse
|
a horse drawn carriage or coach
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se pencher sur
|
to bend over, to look into (a problem)
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jeter un coup de l'oeil à
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to take a look at
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autrui
|
others
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véritable
|
real, true
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un rat
|
rat
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gracier
|
to pardon
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il n'y en a qu'un
|
there is only one
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ayant
|
having (present participle of avoir)
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achever
|
to finish, to complete
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les preparatifs
|
preparations
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peiner
|
to work hard, to struggle
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voulut
|
past historic of vouloir
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un soupir
|
a sigh
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se hâter
|
to hurry to, to hasten to
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vaniteux
|
conceited
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s'informer
|
to keep oneself informed
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saluer
|
to greet
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la louange
|
praise
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pour que
|
so that, in order that
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un buveur
|
a drinker
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vide
|
empty
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lugubre
|
dismal, gloomy
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plaindre
|
to feel sorry for, to pity
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l'honte
|
shame
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avouer
|
to confess to
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baisser
|
to lower
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sécourir
|
rescue, to help
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enfermer
|
to shut up
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rallumer
|
to light up again
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toujours
|
still; always
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la baliverne
|
nonsense
|
|
|
un hanneton
|
cockshafer (a small brown beetle which flies with a whirring sound)
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répandre
|
to spread; to pour, to spill; to shed light
|
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|
épouvantable
|
dreadful, appalling
|
|
|
un bruit
|
a noise, sound
|
|
|
une crise
|
a crisis; (medical) a fit, an attack
|
|
|
rhumatisme
|
rheumatism
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|
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flâner
|
to stroll
|
|
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une mouche
|
a fly
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une abeille
|
a bee
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doré
|
golden
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rêvasser
|
to daydream
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un (une) faineant(e)
|
an idler, loafer
|
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un ivrogne
|
a drunkard
|
|
|
riposter
|
to retaliate, to counter, to reply to
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grincheux
|
grumpy
|
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|
breveter
|
to patent
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songer à qch
|
to think of something
|
|
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un foulard
|
a scarf
|
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|
gérer
|
to manage
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autour de
|
around
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emporter
|
to carry away, to take away
|
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cueillir
|
to gather or to pick (fruit, flowers)
|
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cuire
|
to cook
|
|
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loger
|
to accommodate
|
|
|
un réverbère
|
streetlamp, streetlight
|
|
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parvenir à faire
|
to manage to do sthg; to succeed in doing sthg
|
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parvenir à
|
to reach
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quelque part
|
somewhere
|
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au moins
|
at least
|
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|
un sens
|
meaning, sense
|
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|
endormir
|
to put to sleep
|
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aborder
|
to land; to approach; to reach, to board
|
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|
une consigne
|
detention, orders
|
|
|
s'éponger le front
|
to mop one's brow
|
|
|
un mouchoir
|
a handkerchief
|
|
|
le reste de
|
the rest of
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|
|
fidèle à
|
faithful to
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souvint
|
past historic of souvenir
|
|
|
poursuivre
|
to pursue, to chase; to carry on, to continue
|
|
|
un moyen
|
a means
|
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à la fois
|
at once
|
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|
une enjambée
|
a stride
|
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|
assez
|
sufficiently
|
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|
mépriser
|
to scorn, to despise
|
|
|
regretter
|
to regret, to miss
|
|
|
souffler
|
to blow
|
|
|
x fois
|
x times
|
|
|
2 fois 2
|
2 times 2
|
|
|
un savant
|
a scientist
|
|
|
faire le compte (de)
|
count up, to make a count of
|
|
|
un bureau
|
a (work) desk
|
|
|
prendre note de
|
to write down
|
|
|
mentir
|
to lie, to be lying
|
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|
entraîner
|
to pull, to bring about, to carry, to lead, to train
|
|
|
fournir
|
to supply
|
|
|
la preuve
|
proof
|
|
|
rapporter
|
to bring back
|
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|
une pierre
|
a stone
|
|
|
s'émouvoir
|
to be affected, to be excited, to be moved
|
|
|
un registre
|
register, logbook
|
|
|
tailler
|
to cut, to prune, to cutout; to sharpen
|
|
|
un crayon
|
a pencil
|
|
|
l'encre
|
ink
|
|
|
éphemère
|
ephemeral
|
|
|
démodé
|
old-fashioned
|
|
|
se vider
|
to empty
|
|
|
éveillé
|
awake; alert, sharp
|
|
|
nous autres
|
us (lot)
|
|
|
ménacer
|
to threaten
|
|
|
la disparition
|
disappearance
|
|
|
prochain(e)
|
next; impending, near
|
|
|
un mouvement
|
movement; also (fig.) reaction, impulse, gesture, activity
|
|
|
reprendre courage
|
to take new heart
|
|
|
quelconque
|
indifferent, poor; ordinary, plain
|
|
|
un milliard
|
a billion
|
|
|
entretenir
|
to maintain, to keep alive, to support
|
|
|
escamoter
|
to evade (an issue); to make something disappear (magic)
|
|
|
dans les coulisses
|
behind the scenes
|
|
|
un confrère
|
a colleague
|
|
|
mener
|
to lead, to conduct an enquiry, to manage (affairs)
|
|
|
l'oisivité (f)
|
idleness
|
|
|
la nonchalance
|
nonchalance, casualness
|
|
|
faire de l'esprit
|
to try to be witty
|
|
|
arriver
|
to arrive, to happen
|
|
|
serré
|
tight, dense, close
|
|
|
aisément
|
easily
|
|
|
large
|
wide, broad
|
|
|
entasser
|
to cram together, to pile up
|
|
|
le moindre
|
the least
|
|
|
îlot
|
small island, islet
|
|
|
remuer
|
to move, to stir
|
|
|
à tout hasard
|
just in case
|
|
|
la lune de miel
|
honeymoon
|
|
|
éclairer
|
to light up
|
|
|
la sienne
|
his, hers
|
|
|
se taire
|
to keep quiet
|
|
|
mince
|
thin, slim, slender
|
|
|
puissant
|
powerful
|
|
|
une patte
|
leg, paw
|
|
|
les pattes d'éléphant
|
bell-bottoms
|
|
|
un navire
|
a ship
|
|
|
enrouler qch autour de qch
|
to wind sthg around sthg
|
|
|
la cheville
|
ankle
|
|
|
rendre
|
to give back, to return
|
|
|
pur
|
pure
|
|
|
tu me faire pitié
|
I pity you
|
|
|
une énigme
|
a riddle
|
|
|
résoudre
|
to solve
|
|
|
résoudre de faire
|
to resolve to do
|
|
|
rien du tout
|
nothing at all
|
|
|
poliment
|
politely
|
|
|
promener
|
to walk (sthg, e.g. a dog)
|
|
|
gêner
|
to disturb, to bother; to hamper, to be in the way
|
|
|
un genou
|
a knee
|
|
|
se servir de
|
to help oneself (to some food); to use
|
|
|
servir
|
to serve
|
|
|
un tabouret
|
a stool
|
|
|
une auguille
|
a needle; hand of a watch
|
|
|
aiguiser
|
to sharpen; to grind
|
|
|
salé
|
salty
|
|
|
une route
|
a road
|
|
|
fleuri
|
in flower, in bloom
|
|
|
une espèce
|
a species
|
|
|
échapper à
|
to escape from
|
|
|
faire semblant (de faire)
|
to pretend to do
|
|
|
se retourner
|
to turn over, to turn around
|
|
|
le pommier
|
the apple tree
|
|
|
un renard
|
a fox
|
|
|
apprivoiser
|
to tame
|
|
|
un fusil
|
a rifle, shotgun
|
|
|
gênant
|
annoying, embarassing
|
|
|
élever
|
to bring up, to raise; to breed (animals)
|
|
|
créer
|
to create
|
|
|
un lien
|
a link, band, connection
|
|
|
ensoleillé
|
sunny
|
|
|
un bruit de pas
|
footstep
|
|
|
un terrier
|
burrow, hole
|
|
|
le blé
|
wheat
|
|
|
tout fait
|
ready made
|
|
|
le/la marchand
|
shopkeeper
|
|
|
ne.. plus
|
no more, any more, no longer
|
|
|
du coin de l'oeil
|
from the corner of the eye
|
|
|
un malentendu
|
a misunderstanding
|
|
|
le lendemain
|
the next day
|
|
|
valoir
|
to be worth, to hold, apply
|
|
|
dès
|
from
|
|
|
s'agiter
|
to bustle about, to be restless, to toss and turn, to fidget
|
|
|
s'inquieter
|
to worry
|
|
|
un rite
|
a rite, a ritual
|
|
|
la vigne
|
a vine, a vineyard
|
|
|
gagner
|
to win, to earn
|
|
|
gêné
|
embarassed
|
|
|
abriter
|
to shelter
|
|
|
se plaindre
|
to moan
|
|
|
se vonter
|
to boast, to brag
|
|
|
l'aiguilleur
|
railway pointsman
|
|
|
l'aiguilleur due ciel
|
air traffic controller
|
|
|
auguiller
|
to direct, to send
|
|
|
trier
|
to sort out
|
|
|
expédier
|
to send, to despatch
|
|
|
le tonnerre
|
thunder
|
|
|
gronder
|
to rumble; to scold
|
|
|
la cabine d'auiguillage
|
points cabin (on the railway)
|
|
|
un rapide
|
an express; a rapid (as in water)
|
|
|
pressé
|
in a hurry, hurried
|
|
|
un échange
|
an exchange
|
|
|
ignorer
|
not to know, to be unaware of, to ignore
|
|
|
écraser
|
to crush, to run over
|
|
|
avoir de la chance
|
to be lucky
|
|
|
un chiffon
|
a rag
|
|
|
une poupée
|
a doll
|
|
|
enlever qch à qn
|
to take something away from someone
|
|
|
une pilule
|
a pill
|
|
|
se perfectionner en anglais
|
to improve one's English
|
|
|
apaiser
|
to calm, to soothe, to quell
|
|
|
éprouver
|
to test, to put to the test; to distress or to afflict
|
|
|
un économie
|
economy, thrift, saving
|
|
|
épargner
|
to save, to spare (from killing or damaging)
|
|
|
dépenser
|
to spend, to use (gas or oil)
|
|
|
une goutte
|
a drop
|
|
|
un provision
|
stock, supply
|
|
|
mesurer
|
to measure, to weigh up
|
|
|
un puits
|
a well
|
|
|
la lassitude
|
weariness
|
|
|
au hasard
|
aimlessly, at random, haphazardly
|
|
|
se mettre en marche
|
to get moving, to start
|
|
|
eûmes
|
past historic 2nd person plural of avoir
|
|
|
une fièvre
|
a fever
|
|
|
tus
|
past historic of taire
|
|
|
auprès de
|
next to, near to
|
|
|
un pli
|
a fold, a crease
|
|
|
embellir
|
to make more attractive
|
|
|
enfouir
|
to bury
|
|
|
au fond de
|
at the bottom of, at the back of
|
|
|
s'endormir
|
to fall asleep
|
|
|
un accord
|
an agreement
|
|
|
être d'accord
|
to agree
|
|
|
clos
|
closed
|
|
|
clore
|
to close
|
|
|
mèches de cheveux
|
locks of hair
|
|
|
une ècorce
|
bark of a tree, peel of a fruit
|
|
|
entrouvert
|
half-open
|
|
|
ébaucher
|
to sketch out, to outline, to draft
|
|
|
enfourner qch dans
|
to stuff sthg into
|
|
|
en rond
|
in a ring
|
|
|
ce n'est pas la peine de faire
|
there's no point in doing
|
|
|
un trou
|
a hole
|
|
|
creuser
|
to dig
|
|
|
aucun
|
any, none
|
|
|
la poulie
|
a pulley
|
|
|
le seau
|
a bucket, pail
|
|
|
la corde
|
a rope
|
|
|
une girouette
|
weather vane, weather cock
|
|
|
hisser
|
to hoist, to haul up
|
|
|
aplomb
|
balance, equilibrium
|
|
|
d'aplomb
|
steady
|
|
|
la margelle
|
edge, brink
|
|
|
un aliment
|
a food
|
|
|
la messe de minuit
|
midnight mass
|
|
|
aveugle
|
blind
|
|
|
avoir de la peine de faire
|
to have difficulty doing
|
|
|
la peine
|
sorrow, trouble, difficulty
|
|
|
de nouveau
|
again
|
|
|
une ébauche
|
a sketch
|
|
|
un chou à la crème
|
a cream bun
|
|
|
une corne
|
a horn, antler
|
|
|
une chute
|
a fall
|
|
|
chagrin
|
grief, sorrow
|
|
|
se laisser
|
to let oneself
|
|
|
repliquer
|
to reply
|
|
|
l'endroit
|
a place
|
|
|
l'endroit
|
the right side (as opposed to the wrong)
|
|
|
l'envers
|
the wrong side
|
|
|
pourtant
|
yet
|
|
|
une trace
|
a trace
|
|
|
le venin
|
venom, poison
|
|
|
faire halte
|
to stop
|
|
|
va-t'en / allez-vous en
|
go away
|
|
|
abaisser
|
to lower, to bring down
|
|
|
faire un band
|
to leap in the air
|
|
|
dresser
|
to put up, to erect; to draw up
|
|
|
tout en
|
whilst
|
|
|
fouiller
|
to search, to dig
|
|
|
la course
|
running
|
|
|
couler
|
to flow, to run (water); sink leak
|
|
|
se couler dans
|
to slip into
|
|
|
un jet d'eau
|
a spray of water; fountain
|
|
|
se presser
|
to hurry up
|
|
|
se hâter
|
to hurry up
|
|
|
faufiler
|
to baste
|
|
|
se faufiler entre / parmi
|
to thread one's way between, among
|
|
|
se faufiler dans
|
to edge into
|
|
|
léger
|
light
|
|
|
défaire
|
to take down, to dismantle, to undo
|
|
|
un cache-nez
|
a scarf, a muffler
|
|
|
mouiller qch
|
to wet, to moisten sthg
|
|
|
les tempes
|
the temples (of the forehead)
|
|
|
tirer
|
to pull
|
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tirer à l'arc
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to shoot with a bow and arrow
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tirer à la carabine
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to shoot with a rifle
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tu aies
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first person present subjunctive of avoir
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se passer
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to take place
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serrer
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to grip, to hold tight
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un abîme
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an abyss, gulf
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un regard
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a look; an expression
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se rechauffer
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to get warmer
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glacé
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icy, iced
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supporter
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to support, bear, endure
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fleuri
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in flower, in bloom
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se rappeler
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to remember
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avoir envie de
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to want to do, to feel like doing
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parfois
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sometimes
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vilain
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ugly, nasty, naughty
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jouer un tour à qn
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to play a trick on sb
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un grelot
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a small bell
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avoir l'air de
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to look like
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soucieux
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concerned, worried
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mordre
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to bite
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une morsure
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a bite
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s'évader
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to escape
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décidé
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determined
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se tourmenter
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to fret, to worry about
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se décourager
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to lose heart, to become disheartened
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rouillé
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rusty
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un éclair
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a flash of lightning
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demeurer
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to live, to stay, to remain
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une courroie
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a strap
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le cuir
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leather
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semblable
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similar
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le paysage
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landscape
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je vous en supplie
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I beseech you
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