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305 Cards in this Set
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à la carte
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from the menu
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à la fois
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at the same time
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à peine
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hardly
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à point
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medium rare
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à temps partiel
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part-time
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à travers
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across
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accro
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addicted
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actif
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active
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l'activité physique (f)
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physical activity
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les actualités (f)
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the news
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l'ado (m/f)
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teenager
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l'agneau (m)
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lamb
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agresser
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to attack
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l'ail (m)
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garlic
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l'aire de repos (f)
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rest area (on motorway)
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alcoolique
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alcoholic (person)
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alcoolisé
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alcoholic (drink)
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l'alcoolisme (m)
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alcoholism
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l'alimentaire saine
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healthy diet
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l'alliance (f)
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wedding ring
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allumer
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to switch on, to light
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l'apinisme (m)
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mountaineering
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amélior
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to improve
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amer
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bitter
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l'ananas (m)
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pineapple
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animé
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lively
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l'annuaire (m)
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directory
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annuler
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to reset, to cancel, to undo
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anonyme
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anonymous
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l'antenne (f)
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aerial
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l'apéritif (m)
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aperitif
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appuyer
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to press
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l'argent (m)
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silver, money
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l'arrondissement (m)
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district of a large city
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assurer
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to ensure, to assure
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l'attaque (f)
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attack
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atterir
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to land
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aucun
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no, not any, none
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augmenter
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to increase
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au lieu de
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instead of
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au-dessous de
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below
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au-dessus de
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above
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l'auteur (m)
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author, writer
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l'averse (f)
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shower
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avertir
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to warm, to inform
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l'avertissement (m)
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warning, notice
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l'avis (m)
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opinion
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l'avocat (m)
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lawyer
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la bague
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ring
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baiser
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kiss
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la bande
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group (e.g. friends)
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la banlieue
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suburb
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le baptême
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christening
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bien cuit
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well cooked
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bien équipé
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well equipped
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bien entendu
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of course
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le bijou
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piece of jewellery
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le bistro
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bistro, bar
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le bloc sanitaire
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toilet/shower block (on campsite)
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le bloggeur
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blogger
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la boite aux lettres éelectronique (blé)
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email inbox
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le bonheur
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happiness
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le bouton
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button
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la brasserie
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brasserie (type of restaurant)
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le bricolage
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DIY
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briller
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to shine
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brutaliser
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to ill-treat
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bruyant
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noisy
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ça me fait rire
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it makes me laugh
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ça me plait
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i like it
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ça m'est égal
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i don't mind
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ça ne me dit rien
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it doesn't interest me
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ça suffit
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that's enough
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cacher
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to hide
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le cadre
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executive, manager
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le caméscope
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camcorder
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le canard
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duck
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le canoë-kayak
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canoeing
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le car de ramassage
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school bus
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le caractère
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character
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carré
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sqaure
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le casque
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helmet
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le casse-croúte
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snack
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la casserole
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saucepan
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le CDI
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school library
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(le/la) célibataire
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single (man/woman)
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la chaine
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channel
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la chaleur
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heat
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la chambre d'hôte
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B&B
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le charbon
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coal
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le chariot
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trolley
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le chemin de fer
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railway
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le chemisier
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blouse
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chrétien
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Christian
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la climatisation
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air conditioning
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le commencement
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beginning
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le commerçant
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shopkeeper
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comprèhensif
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understanding
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le comptable
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accountant
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compter sur
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to count on, to rely on
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le comptoir
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counter
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le/la concierge
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caretaker
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le concombre
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cucumber
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la confiance
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confidance
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la connaissance
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knowledge
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consacrer
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to devote
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le conseil
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advice
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la console de jeu
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games console
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la consommation (modérée)
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(moderate) consumption
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construire
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build
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le contrat
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contract
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la correspondance
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connection (train)
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controler
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to check
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la cotelette
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chop, cutlet
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la couche d'ozone
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ozone layer
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coupable
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guilty
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couramment
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fluently
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le courrier électronique
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email
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le cours professionnel
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professional course
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la course
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race, running
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couvert
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overcast
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la couverture
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blanket
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la crevette
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prawn
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la crise cardiaque
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heart attack
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croire
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to believ
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la croisière
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cruise
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cru
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raw
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les crudités (f)
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assorted raw vegetables
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le cuir
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leather
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le cybercafé
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cyber cafe
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de mauvais humeur
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in a bad mood
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de nouveau
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again
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le déboisement
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deforestation
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se débrouiller
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to manage, to get by
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déchirer
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to tear
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décoller
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to take off
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déçu
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disappointed
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dégoutant
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disgusting
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la dégustation
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tasting, enjoyment (of food)
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déprimé
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depressed
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la demande d'emploi
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job application
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déranger
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to disturb
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dérouler (en bas/en haut)
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to scroll (down/up)
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désintoxiquer
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to treat for alcoholism or drug addiction
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se détendre
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to relax
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les détritus (m)
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rubbish
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détruire
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to destroy
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la dette
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debt
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la déviation
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diversion
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deviner
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to guess
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le diplome
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diploma
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diringer
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to manage, to steer
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disparaitre
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to disappear
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les distractions (f)
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entertainment, things to do
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le distibuteur automatique
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cash machine
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donner sur
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to look out onto
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doubler
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to overtake
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doué
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gifted/talented
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la douleur
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pain
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douter
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to doubt
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l'écharpe (f)
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scarf
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les échecs (m)
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chess
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échouer
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to fail
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l'échelle (f)
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ladder
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l'éclair (m)
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lightning
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l'éclaircie (f)
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sunny interval
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l'écran tactile (m)
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touch screen
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l'écrivain (m)
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writer
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l'effet de serre (m)
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greenhouse effect
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effacer
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to delete
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effrayant
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frightening, scary
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égal
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equal
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l'égalité (f)
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equality
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élégant
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smart, elegant
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l'emballage (m)
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packaging
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emballer
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to wrap up
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embêtant
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annoying
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l'embouteillage (m)
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traffic jam
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empêcher
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to prevent
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l'EMT (f)
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design and technology (DT)
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en attendant
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whilst waiting for
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en provenance de
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from
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endommager
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to damage
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l'enlèvement (m)
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abduction, kidnapping
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l'ennui (m)
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worry, boredom
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s'ennuyer
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to be bored, to get bored
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l'enquête (f)
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investigation, survey
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enregistrer
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to record
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enrichissant
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rewarding
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l'enseignement (m)
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education
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enseigner
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to teach
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l'enthousiasme (m)
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enthusiasm
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entouré
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surrounded
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s'entrainer
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to train (e.g. sport)
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l'entretien (m)
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interview
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envahir
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to overcome
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épais
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thick
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épicé
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spicy
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épouser
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to marry
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l'épreuve (f)
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test
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l'EPS (f)
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PE
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épuiser
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to exhaust
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l'escalde (f)
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rock climbing
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l'escargot (m)
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snail
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les espaces verts (m)
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parks, gree spaces
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l'espoir (m)
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hope
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l'esprit
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spirit, mind
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l'étagère (f)
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shelf, shelving unit
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l'état (m)
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state
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éteindre
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to turn off
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étonnant
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surpirisng, amazing
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étrange
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strange
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être de train de
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to be in the middle of
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étre remboursé
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to be refunded
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être sur le point de
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to be just about to
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l'événement (m)
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event
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évidemment
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obviously
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éviter
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to avoid
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les exclus (m/f)
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outcasts
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l'explication (f)
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explanation
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la fac(ulté)
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university
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faire la grasse matinée
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to have a lie in
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faire du lèche-vitrine
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to go window shopping
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la farine
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flour
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le fauteuil
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armchair
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féliciter
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to congratulate
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la femme de ménage
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cleaning lady
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le fer
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iron
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la fermeture (annuelle)
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(annual) closing
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fêter
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to celebrate
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le feu d'artifice
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fireworks
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la feuille
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leaf
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feuilleter
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to flip through
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les fiançailles (f)
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engagement
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fiancé
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engaged
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fier
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proud
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les fléchettes (f)
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darts
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le/la fleuriste
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florist
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le foie
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liver
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la foire d'exposition
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trade fair
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la fontaine
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fountain
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la forêt
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forest
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fou
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mad
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frapper
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to hit
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la frontière
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border
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gâcher
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to spoil, to waste
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le gaz carbonique
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carbon dioxide
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le gaz d'échappement
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exhaust fumes
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gêner
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to bother, to embarrass
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le genre
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type, kind
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le grenier
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attic
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la grille de sécurité
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security gate
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la guerre
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war
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le gymnase
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gymnasium
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l'HLM
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council housing
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la haie
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hedge
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l'herbe (f)
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grass
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les heures d'affluence (f)
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rush hour
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l'homme au foyer
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house husband
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l'horloge (f)
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clock
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hors d'haleine
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out of breath
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l'huitre (f)
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oyster
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humilier
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to humiliate
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l'icône (f)
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icon
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illégal
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illegal
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l'immigré (m)
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immigrant
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imprimer
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to print
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l'incendie (m)
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fire
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les incivilités (f)
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rudeness, rude behaviour
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inconnu
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unknown
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incroyable
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unbelievable
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indiquer
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to show, to point out
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l'informaticien (m)
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computer scientist/operator
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l'inondation (f)
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flood
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l'instruction civique (f)
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citizenship
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l'interprète (m/f)
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interpreter
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ivre
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drunk
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jaloux
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jealous
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le jardin zoologique
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zoo
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le jardinier
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gardener
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la jeunesse
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youth
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le jour de l'an
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New Year's Day
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le jour férié
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bank holiday
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le jugement
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judgement, sentence
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juif
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Jewish
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le jumeau, le jumelle
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twin (male, female)
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jumelé
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twinned
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laid
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ugly
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la laitue
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lettuce
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lancer
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to throw, to start (e.g. a computer)
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les langues vivante (f)
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modern foreign languages
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les libertés civiques (f)
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civil liberties
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le libre-service
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self-service
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la licence
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degree
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licencier
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to make redundant
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le lien
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hyperlink
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les lits superposés (m)
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bunk beds
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la loi
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law
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lourd
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heavy
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le loyer
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rent
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la lumière
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light
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lutter
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to fight
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le macon
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builder, bricklayer
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le magnétoscope
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video recorder
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maigre
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thin, skinny
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