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100 Cards in this Set
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s'indigner
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to be indignant
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fouler
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to tread, to trample
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l'appartenance (f.)
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membership
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saper
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to undermine
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effronder
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to collapse
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s'apitoyer sur
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to feel sorry for
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la revendiction
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claim, demand
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aïeul(e)
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grandparent / forebear
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déchaîner
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to excite, to rouse
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se déchaîner
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to rage
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convoquer
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to send for, to summon
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gifler
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to slap across the face
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prêcher
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to preach, to advocate
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le sursaut
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sudden burst
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le tirage
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impression / edition / print run
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brimer
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to bully
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gérer
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to run, to administer, to handle
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le maintien
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deportment
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la sottise
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inanity, foolishness
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la douairière
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dowager
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vouer
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to devote
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noyer
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to drown
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aussitôt
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immediately, straight away
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supprimer
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to eliminate
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côtoyer
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to be in close contact with, to rub shoulders with
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emprunter
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to borrow, to take
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le bétail
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cattle
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transpercer
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to skewer
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le bagnard
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convict
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opprimer
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to oppress
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néfaste
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harmful
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aigrir
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to embitter
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la revanche
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revenge
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la bru
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daughter-in-law
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dorénavant
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henceforth, from then on
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la supercherie
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deception, hoax
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le chausson
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slipper
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se piquer de
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to go in for, to be proud of
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cramoisi(e)
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crimson
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trimer
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to slave away
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l'aube (f.)
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dawn
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la revendication
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demand, claim
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affreux, -euse
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hideous, awful
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recourir
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to resort to
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l'ampleur (f.)
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size, scope, scale
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octroyer
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to allocate
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le courtage
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commission
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la portée
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range / impact
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le constat
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official report
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entériner
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to ratify, to confirm
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ébranler
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to rattle, to shake / to weaken
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le point névralgique
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key point
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secouer
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to shake, e.g. head
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envenimer
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to aggravate
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brusquer
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to rush, to hurry
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à peu près
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pretty much
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jurer
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to swear
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le chantage
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blackmail
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éconduire
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to turn away, to reject
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chichement
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frugally, poorly
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entre-temps
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meanwhile
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causer
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to cause / to talk, to chat
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se montrer
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to show oneself
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échouer
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to fail / to run aground
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le comptable
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accountant
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verser
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to pour / to pay
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filer
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to spin / to go off
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le surmenage
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overwork, burnout
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allaiter
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to breast-feed
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le congé
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leave of absence / notice
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encadrer
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to train / to supervise / to frame
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la natte
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plait, pigtail
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creux, -euse
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hollow, empty
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l'orgueil (m.)
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pride
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écraser
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to crush, to flatten
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l'étape (f.)
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stage
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quiconque
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whoever / anyone
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l'emporter
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to win
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le chantier
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building site
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ramper
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to crawl
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la sueur
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sweat
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saigner
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to bleed
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les gencives (f.)
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gums
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branlant(e)
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rickety, loose
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enfler
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to exaggerate / to swell
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la côte
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rib
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châtier
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to punish, to castigate
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la gaule
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rod
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le préau
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playground
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gracile
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slender
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gronder
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to scold
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l'étourderie (f.)
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absent-mindedness
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la paresse
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laziness
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la mâchoire
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jaw
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crisper
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to tense (e.g. jaws)
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endiguer
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to confine, to dyke
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viser
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to aim for
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le répit
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respite
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propager
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to propagate
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mensonger, -ère
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misleading, false
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