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85 Cards in this Set
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audacieux/se
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bold
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maudit/e
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cursed
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courageux/se
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courageous
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méchant/e
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spiteful, malicious
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curieux/se
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curious
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empoisonné/e
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poisoned
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un nouveau-né
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newborn child
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un enchantement
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(magic) spell
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un pagne
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sarong-like garment
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un/e ennemi/e
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enemy
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peureux/se
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fearful
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une épine
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thorn
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un pouvoir maléfique
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evil power
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une épreuve
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test, ordeal
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un rite d’initiation
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initiation, rite of initiation
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être de bonne/de mauvaise humeur
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to be in a good/bad mood
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rusé/e
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cunning, sly
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un fétiche
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magical servant/robot (in this context);object believed to have magical power
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sage
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wise
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un/e guerrier/ère
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warrior
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un Sage
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wise man
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indépendant/e
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independent
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un/e sorcier/ère
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witch
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innocent/e
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innocent
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un sort
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(magic) spell; jeter un sort: to cast a spell, to enchant
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libre
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free
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un tisonnier
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poker
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la magie
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magic
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un tisonnier
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poker
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malin/maligne
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clever
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un/e villageois/e
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villager
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l’Afrique
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Africa
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un poignard
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dagger
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un bijou, des bijoux
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jewel, jewelry
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un putois
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skunk
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une case
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hut
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un rat palmiste
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African relative of a squirrel
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un flamboyant
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flame tree (tropical tree with bright red flowers)
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un sanglier
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wild boar
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un gri-gri
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talisman, amulet, good luck charm
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un serpent
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snake
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une huppe
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hoopoe (kind of bird)
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une source
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spring (of fresh water)
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une igname
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yam
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une termitière
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termite hill
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un marigot
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stagnant or marshy arm of a river
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un tunnel
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tunnel
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une pirogue
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dugout canoe
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abattre (un arbre)
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to cut down (a tree)
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grandir
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to grow up
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aider quelqu’un à faire quelque chose
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to help someone to do something
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libérer
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to free
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aller/avancer à quatre pattes
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to crawl
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oser
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to dare
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arracher
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to pull out/off, rip out/off
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noyer (se) noyer
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to drown
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attaquer
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to attack
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poser une question
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to ask a question
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avoir mal
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to be in pain; j’ai mal au dos, j’ai mal à la tête, j’ai mal aux pieds...
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pousser un cri
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to scream
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combattre
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to fight against
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se réjouir
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to be thrilled, rejoice
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creuser
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to dig
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respecter
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to respect
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se déguiser (en)
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to disguise oneself (as)
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risquer (sa vie)
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to risk one’s life
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délivrer
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to set free; Kirikou veut délivrer son village.
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sauver la vie à quelqu’un
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to save someone’s life
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enfanter ou accoucher
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to give birth
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souffrir
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to suffer
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enfoncer
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to push something in
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surveiller
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to watch over, put under surveillance
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enlever
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to remove something
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trembler (de joie, d’effroi)
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to tremble (from joy, fright)
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flairer
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to sniff around (suspiciously)
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vaincre
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to defeat
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se venger
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to take vengeance, avenge oneself
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gaspiller
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to waste
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voler
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to steal (in this context)
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Au secours!
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Help!
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Ils ne vont pas en revenir!
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They won’t believe it!
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C’est normal.
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It’s natural, it’s normal.
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Tant mieux!
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So much the better!
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Ce n’est pas normal.
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There must be something wrong.
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Tant pis!
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Too bad!
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