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130 Cards in this Set
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se dechausser
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to take off one's shoe
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pietiner
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to trample
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Devanture
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front (of a house)
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enterrement
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burial
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fouiller
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to touch with one's hands; rummage
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serrure
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lock
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effrayer
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scare; frighten
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saigner
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to bleed
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la boue
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mud
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la caserne
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barracks
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la clef
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key
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les degats
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damages
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l'echelle
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step ladder
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l'escabeau
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stepstool
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le gachis
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mess; disorder
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le pompier
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fireman
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lancer
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to hurl
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soulever
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to lift a person
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a la guerre comme a la guerre
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(one must} take things as they come
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un coup de vent
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a gust of wind
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se mettre a quatre pattes
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to get down on all fours
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perdre la boule
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to lose one's head
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rire jaune
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to force a laugh; to give a sickly smile
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sauter aux yeaux
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to be self-evident; obvious
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tirer quelqu'un d'embarras
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to help someone out of a difficulty
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dedans
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inside
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tater
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to feel; touch
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deshabille
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nightgown
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ben
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bien
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betise
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stupid
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s'affoler
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to panic
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rejoindre
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to reach
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tenue
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"get-up"; outfit
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d'autant que...
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especially since...
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mauvaises langues
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malicious gossips
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agneaux
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lambs (term of endearment towards one's children)
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S'il faut que les voisins me voient...
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If the neightbors should see me...
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Au diable!
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Oh devil!
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Au secours
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Help!
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defoncer
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to break something in
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priser
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trapped
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on fait son compter
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to manage
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Ouais
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Oui
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sonder
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to test; try out; examine
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Terribles
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marvelous; terrific
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autant dire
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you might as well say
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la poignee
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door handle
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Voudra
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whatever it may be
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pareille
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similar
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Temps
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pause
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se reculer
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to move back
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Reste...
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That leaves...
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foncez
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give it all you've got
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fly-wood
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ply-wood
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d'aronde
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dovetail (carpentry term)
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concierge
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caretaker
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un saut
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a hop, skip, and a jump
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quasiment
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almost
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un carreau
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pane (of glass)
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emittiez
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smash it to pieces
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un caillou
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a pebble
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surtout pas d'enervernt
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Don't be so excited
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En otant
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removing
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tete de lievre
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hairbrained
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vacarme
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uproar; noise; racket
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echapper (laisser tomber)
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to drop
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chassis
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window
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foncer a
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to move toward
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fermoir
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latch
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s'etirer
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to stretch
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C'est un detail de pouces
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Its a little thing, not a big problem
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temoin
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witness
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cogner
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to bump (into something)
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dusse-je
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even if I have to try...
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menus
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little things
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mince
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slender
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banc
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bench
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colibri
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hummingbird
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tacher
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to stain;spot
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Tirez-vous!
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Move back!
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tetuer
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stubborn; obstinate
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paletot
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coat
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basculer
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to fall
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empoigner
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to grab
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serrez
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hold tight
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molle
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weak, soft
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Assommee
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stupefied
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piastries
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canadien dollars
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depanner
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to help out of a jam
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coup de vent
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gust of wind
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Je voudrais me voir morte
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I'd rather die
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Je suis prise
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I'm trapped
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Pas grave
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No big deal
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Je vous donne pleins pouvoirs
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I give you carte blanche
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Ca m'a l'air ferme par en dedans
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It seems to be locked from the inside
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J'ai horreur de l'enervement
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I hate excitement/getting worked up
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pietiner
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to trample
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Ca fait rien
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its ok
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Quel gachis!
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What a mess!
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N'y pensez pas
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It doesn't matter
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Ca saute aux yeux
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Its crystal clear; its obvious
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N'y voyez que mon desir d'en finir
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I only want to get this over with
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Ca va de mal em pis
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to go from bad to worse
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Tu te payes une jolie partie de plaisir
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You seem to be having a wonderful time
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plein de boue
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covered in mud
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Est-ce que je peux ravoir mon soulier, s'il vous plait?
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Can I have my shoe back?
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Il me fallait ca
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Thats all I needed
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Ne perdons pas la boule
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Lets not lose it now
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ca va bien
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This is just great
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Au secours
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Help
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Its no big deal
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c'est une affaire rien
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Il me fallait ca
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Thats all I needed
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Ne perdons pas la boule
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Lets not lose it now
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ca va bien
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This is just great
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Au secours
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Help
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Its no big deal
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c'est une affaire rien
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Il me fallait ca
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Thats all I needed
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Ne perdons pas la boule
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lets not lose it now
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Ca va bien
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this is just great
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Au secours
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help!
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C'est une affaire de rien
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Its no big deal
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Ce que va vaudre
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Whatever
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Ce'est embetant
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what a pain
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J'en ai vu des pires
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I've seen worse
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allez-y
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go for it
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C'est pas les farces
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Its no joke
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vous avez la main molle
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you have a weak grip
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J'etais prise dehors
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I was locked out!
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il avait l'obligeance de
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He was kind enough to
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depanner votre femme
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to help your wife out
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