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28 Cards in this Set
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le lin
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flax, linen
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l'engrenage (m)
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the gears
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la poutrelle
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the girder
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un pignon
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a gable OR a gearwheel
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supputer
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to calculate, to work out
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la platitude
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the banality
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le torchis
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cob (material of clay and straw for building walls)
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le givre
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the frost, ice
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une filature
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a textile mill
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la netteté
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the sharpness, clarity
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une badine
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a switch, a cane
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la faconde
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the loquacity
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la réglisse
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licorice
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l'obséquiosité (f)
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obsequiousness
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béant(e)
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gaping
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tousser
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to cough, to splutter
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un paletot
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a jacket
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rechigner à
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to balk at, to grumble
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un torchon
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a cloth
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ourler
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to hem
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écorcher
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to flay
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la tenue
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the dress / the clothing
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une apothéose
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a high-point, a grand finale
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une convoitise
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a lust, covetousness
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le supplice
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torment, torture
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une courroie
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a strap
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amoindrir
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to shorten, to weaken
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l'allégement
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improvement, lightening
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