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38 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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la grille
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railings, grate, bars
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la porte cochère
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carriage entrance
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la voûte
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vault, archway
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la cour
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courtyard
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paté de maisons
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block of houses
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le vitrage
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window
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le rideaux
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curtain
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accabler
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to overwhelm
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l'émeute (F)
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riot
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la bille
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marble, billiard ball
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le coupe-gorge
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dangerous back alley
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comploter
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to plot
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les brimades (Fpl)
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harassment
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brimer
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to bully
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aboutir
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to succeed
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la sangle
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strap
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le tapis
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rug
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carré(e)
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squared
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soumise(e)
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submissive
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la ruse
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trick, cunning
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sommaire
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brief, minimal
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l'épouvante (F)
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terror
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épouvanter
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to terrify
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amonceler
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to pile up
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boueux-euse
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muddy
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vif
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lively, sharp, vivid, harsh
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l'égout (M)
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sewer
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l'embuscade (F)
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ambush
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soutenir
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to withstand, support, bear
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ramener
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to bring back, to restore
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paraître
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to appear, to seem
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la hanche
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hip
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accroupir
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to squat
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se frayer
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to force one's way through the crowd
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appuyer
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to lean, to press
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la manche
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sleeve
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s'évanouir
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to faint
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l'encre (F)
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ink
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