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aide (m)
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assistant
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aide (f)
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help; female assistant
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aigle (m)
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male eagle (also general); insignia bearing an eagle
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aigle (f)
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female eagle; heraldic sign; standard surmounted by eagle
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aspirine (m)
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an aspirin tablet
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aspirine (f)
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aspirin the medicament
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champagne (m)
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champagne
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Champagne (f)
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Champagne region
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le chef
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boss
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la chef
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R1 female boss
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le chose
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R1 thingummybob
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la chose
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thing
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le crêpe
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crepe material
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la crêpe
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pancake
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le critique
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critic
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la critique
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criticism
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le diesel
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diesel fuel
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la diesel
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diesel car, etc.
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le dramatique
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drama (i.e. what is dramatic)
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la dramatique
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short play on TV
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le finale
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finale (in music)
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la finale
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final (in football, etc.)
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le garde
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guard, warden
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la garde
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protection; guards; private nurse
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le geste
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gesture
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la geste
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courageous exploit
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le gîte
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resting place lodging
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la gîte
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list of ship
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le greffe
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record office
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la greffe
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graft, transplant
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le guide
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guide (person or book)
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la guide
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rein; girl guide
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hymne (national) (m.)
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national anthem
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hymne (f.)
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hymn
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le livre
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book
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la livre
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pound (weight or money)
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le manche
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handle (of a broom, etc.)
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la manche
la Manche |
sleeve; English Channel
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le manoeuvre
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laborer
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la manoeuvre
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manoeuvre
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le martyre
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martyrdom
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la martyre
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female martyr
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le mémoire
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long dissertation, report, pl = memoirs
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la mémoire
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memory
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le merci
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thank you
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la merci
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mercy
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le mode
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method, mood (linguistic)
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la mode
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fashion
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le mort
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dead person (male)
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la mort
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death
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le moule
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mold (for making qqc)
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la moule
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mussel
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le mousse
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ship's boy
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la mousse
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moss; froth (on beer, etc.); rubber foam
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office (m.)
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function, role, bureau
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office (f.)
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butler's pantry
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oeuvre (m.)
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R3 = collected works
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oeuvre (f.)
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(individual) work; R1, R2 = collected works
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ombre (m.)
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grayling (fish)
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ombre (f.)
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shade, shadow
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le page
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page-boy
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la page
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page of a book or newspaper
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le physique
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physique
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la physique
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physics
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le poêle
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stove
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la poêle
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frying pan
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le politique
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politician
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la politique
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politics, policy
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le poste
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job, station; set (radio, TV)
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la poste
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postal services
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le pub
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pub
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la pub
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R1 advertising, advertisement
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le pupille
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ward (as in ".... de la nation")
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la pupille
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pupil of the eye
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le radio
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wireless operator
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la radio
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x-ray, radio
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le somme
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snooze
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la somme
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amount, sum
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le tour
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trick; turn
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la tour
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tower; rook (chess)
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le vague
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vagueness
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la vague
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wave
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le vapeur
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steamer
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la vapeur
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steam
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le vase
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vase
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la vase
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slime
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le vigile
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night watchman, security guard
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la vigile
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vigil
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le visa
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visa (permission to enter a country)
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la visa
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Visa (credit card)
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le voile
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veil
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la voile
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sail
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air (m.)
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air
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ère (f.)
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era
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aire (f.)
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playing area; threshing floor; eyrie
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le bal
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ball (dance)
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la balle
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ball (spherical), shot; bale; bullet; R1 franc
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le bar
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bar (for serving drinks)
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la barre
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bar (of wood, metal, etc.); tiller
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le but
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aim, goal
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la butte
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hillock
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le capital
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capital, assets
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la capitale
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capital city; capital letter
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le central (téléphonique)
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telephone exchange
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la centrale (électrique, nucléaire)
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(generating) station
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le chêne
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oak tree
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la chaîne
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chain
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le col
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collar; pass (in a mtn)
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la colle
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paste, glue
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le coq
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rooster
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la coque
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shell, hull
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le cours
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course; waterway; class
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la cour
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court, yard
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le court (de tennis, de squash, etc.)
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court
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le fait
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fact
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le faîte
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apex of roof
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la fête
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festival, party
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le foie
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liver
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la foi
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faith
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la fois
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time, occasion
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le gène
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gene
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la gêne
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discomfort
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le hall
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entrance, vestibule, hall
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la halle
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(often pl.) covered market
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le maire
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mayor
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la mer
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sea
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la mère
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mother
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le pair
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peer
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la paire
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pair
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le père
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father
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le parti
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party (political, etc.); decision
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la partie
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part
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la surprise-partie R3
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social party
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le pois
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pea
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le poids
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weight
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la poix
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pitch
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le pot
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pot
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la peau
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skin
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le sel
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salt
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la selle
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saddle
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censé
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supposed
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sensé
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sensible
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la chair
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flesh
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la chaire
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throne, pulpit
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cher/chère
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dear
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le compte
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account
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le comte
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count, earl
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le conte
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story
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le cou
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neck
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le coup
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blow
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le coût
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cost
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dégoûter
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to disgust
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dégoutter R3
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to drip
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le dessein
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plan
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le dessin
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drawing; art (school subject)
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être (m.)
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being
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hêtre (m.)
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beech tree
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la faim
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hunger
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la fin
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end
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haler
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to tow, haul
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hâler
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to tan (of sun)
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hâlé
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sunburnt
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le jeune
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youth
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la jeûne
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fast(ing)
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le martyr
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martyr
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le martyre
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martyrdom
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le pain
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bread
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le pin
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pine tree
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roder
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to run in (of an engine)
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rôder
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to prowl around
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le saut
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jump
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le sceau
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seal (wax)
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le seau
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bucket
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le sot
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fool
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sain
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healthy
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le saint
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saint, holy (adj)
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le sein
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breast, bosom (also fig.)
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le seing R3
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signature
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la tache
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spot, stain
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la tâche
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task
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le vair
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squirrel fur
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le ver
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worm
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le verre
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glass
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le vers
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line of verse
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vert
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green
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la balle
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ball (spherical); bale
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goûter (noun/verb)
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snack (noun)
to taste (verb |
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le limon
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lime (fruit); fertile alluvium, silt
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louer
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to praise; to hire
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ressortir
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to go out again; to be under the jurisdiction of
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le son
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bran, freckles, sound
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le timbre
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stamp; bell
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le vol
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flight; theft
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voler
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to fly; to steal
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acteur (m.)
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actor; (important) player/participant
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allumer
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to light (fire); to switch on (TV, etc.)
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amusant
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amusing; enjoyable
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appréhender
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to arrest; R3 to fear
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arrêter
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to stop; to decide, to fix (decree, rules)
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assassinat (m.)
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(often political) assassination; murder
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assister
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to attend; R3 to help, to assist
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balancer
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to swing; R1 to chuck
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le bandit
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bandit (as in a western); crook, ruffian
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le bâtiment
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building; boat (as in war)
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chasser
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to go hunting; to chase away
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cité
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old historical part of town; housing estate
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la complaisance
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complacency; willingness
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confronter
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to compare; to confront (legally)
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la conscience
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conscience; consciousness
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contrôler
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to control; to verify, to check
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conventionnel
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conventional; according to decorum
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cynique
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R3 entirely scornful of social convention (as in black humor); cynical (with regard to human goodness)
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découper
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to cut out (from newspaper, etc.); to cut up (meat)
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déouvrir
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to discover; R3 to uncover (only used reflexively = to take one's hat off)
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délivrer
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to free from captivity; to deliver (letter, message)
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dénoncer
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R3 to reveal; to denounce
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le dossier
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dossier, file; back (of chair)
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émotion (f.)
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emotion; agitation, excitement
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enveloppe (f.)
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envelope; bribe
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équipement (m.sg.)
équipements (m.pl.) |
equipment, material;
facilities |
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évoluer
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to develop, evolve; to move around, along (fish in pool, cars on track, etc.)
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excéder
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to exceed; R3 to tire out
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expérience (f.)
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experience; experiment
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fermer
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to shut; to switch off (TV, etc.)
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la figure
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face; shape
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la formation
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formation; training
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hôte (m.)
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host; guest
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ignorer
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not to know (of things); to ignore (a person)
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important
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important, outstanding; serious (e.g. damage)
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incliner
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to bow (reflexive); to be inclined to
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instruction (f.)
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instruction; judicial investigation
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intelligence (f.)
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intelligence; R3 understanding (with qqn)
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intervention (f.)
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intervention, speech, lecture; operation
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intolérance
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intolerance; excessive sensitivity, allergy
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livrer
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to place in custody; to deliver (parcel, furniture), to yield (a secret)
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loyal
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frank; faithful
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la métropole
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metropolis, large city; (metropolitan) France
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le moral
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moral (adj); morale, state of mind
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la morale
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morals; moral of story
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office (m.)
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function, office; agency, bureau
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opportunité (f.)
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opportuneness; R1 opportunity
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orphelin (m.)
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orphan; lacking one parent
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les parents (m.)
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members of a family; mother and father
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la partition
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partition (of a country); (music) score
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percevoir
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to perceive; to receive money (official)
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la place
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(market) square, position; seat, room (space)
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le placement
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investment; placing of a chid in a foster home
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ponctuel
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punctual; relevant, precise, localized, selective
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populaire
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popular; working-class (e.g. a district in a town)
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prétendre
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to claim, to be a candidate; to assert
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primitif
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primitive; original (e.g. in the true sense of the word)
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la publicité, la pub R1
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advertising; advertisement
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(se) relaxer
relaxer |
to relax;
to free, discharge (a prisoner) |
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retransmettre
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to broadcast (often live); to retransmit (message or info)
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sanctionner
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to approve, validate; penalize (this meaning used more)
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sensible
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sensitive; perceptible
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spécial
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special; odd, strange, peculiar
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le spectacle
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spectacle; show, play
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supporter
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to bear, put up with; to support (e.g. a football team)
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susceptible
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touchy, sensitive; capable (of), able (to)
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terrible
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frightening, terrible; extraordinary; R1 great, fantastic
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le trafic
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trading (e.g. drugs); traffic
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le tronc
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trunk (of body, tree); collecting box in church
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vain
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R3 vain; empty, sham
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vicieux
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vicious; faulty (e.g. reasoning, expression)
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la voix
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voice; an individual's vote
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insulter, injurier
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to insult
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abuser de
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to take advantage of
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accomplissement (m)
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completion
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le talent
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artistic attainment
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application (f)
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diligence
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la demande (d'emploi)
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application for a job
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audience (f)
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audience w/ an important personage
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assistance (f), les spectateurs
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audience in cinema, etc
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maintenir en équilibre, équilibrer
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balance/keep in equilibrium
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dresser le bilan
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balance accounts
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la boule, la balle
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spherical ball
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le bal
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ball -- dance
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la rive
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river bank
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la banque
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money bank
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le bar
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bar for serving drinks
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la barre
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bar of metal, wood
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le changement
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transformation
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la monnaie
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change -- money
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le caractère, la caractéristique
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distinctive nature, character
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le personnage
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character in a book, etc.
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bien à l'aise
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comfortable for a person
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confortable
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comfortable for a thing
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la concurrence
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rivalry competition
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la compétition
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contest in sport event
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le concours
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academic competition
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conséquent, logique
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consistent in reasoning
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consistant
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consistent in food (substantial)
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la constitution
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political constitution
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la composition
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constitution of a body
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crier
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to shout
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pleurer
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to cry, weep
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la guérison
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restoration to health, cure
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la cure
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course of treatment
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correct, décent, honnête
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decent of wage, film, etc.
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honnête
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decent of moral quality
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éditeur (m)
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book editor
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le rédacteur
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newspaper editor
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l'épopée (f)
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epic (noun)
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épique
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epic (adj)
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la taille
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figure of body
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le chiffre
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figure as in #
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invalide, infirme, alité
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unwell, invalid
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non-valable
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not valid
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épouser, se marier à/avec
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to get married
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marier
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to give in marriage
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modeste
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humble, modest
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pudique
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chaste, modest
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le bureau
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place of work/office
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office (m)
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function (office)
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commander
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to order ( in commerce, restaurant)
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ordonner, commander
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to command
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organe (m)
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organ of the body
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orgue (m)
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musical organ
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attendrissant, émouvant, pathétique
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moving, pathetic
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pitoyable
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pitiful, pathetic
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endroit (m), lieu (m)
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location
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la place
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room, space
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conserver
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to keep in good condition, to maintain
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préserver
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to protect
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réaliser, se rendre compte de
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to understand, realize
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réaliser, créer
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to fulfill, realize
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guérir
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to get better, recover
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récupérer
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to retrieve, recover
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recouvrir
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to cover again, to cover over
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les relations (f), les rapports (m)
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connections, relationships
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les parents
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members of family, realtions
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sauver
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to rescue
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épargner, économsier, R3 thésauriser
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to save money
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sauvegarder
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to save on a computer
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conscient
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aware, sensible
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sage, bien élevé
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well-behaved, sensible
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la phrase
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sentence in language
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la sentence, le jugement, le verdict
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sentence in legal terms
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la place
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market square, large square
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le square
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square w/ garden in center
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le carré
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geometrical square
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écurie (f)
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stable (noun)
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stable, ferme
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stable (adj)
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étude (f)
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intellectual study
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le cabinet d'étude, le bureau
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study room
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réussir
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to be successful
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succéder à, suivre
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to follow, succeed
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la circulation
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traffic on roads
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le trafic
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air, sea, road usage, traffic
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le torse, le tronc
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trunk of body
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le tronc
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trunk of tree
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le coffre
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trunk of car
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le coffre, la malle
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trunk for packing
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la trompe
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elephant trunk
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