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199 Cards in this Set
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ears - slang
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la esgourdes
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leg - slang
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la gambette
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face, head - slang
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la tronche
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belly - slang
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le bidon
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eyes - slang
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la mirettes
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nose - slang
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le pif
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hair - slang
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le tifs
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foot - slang
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le panard
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heart - slang
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le palpitant
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pinkie - slang
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le riquiqui
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mean - slang
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vache
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crazy - slang
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dingue, cinglé
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funny - slang
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marrant, rigolo
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great - slang
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génial
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ugly - slang
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moche
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pathetic, stupid - slang
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débile
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disgusting - slang
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dégueulasse
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fake - slang
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bidon
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expensive - slang
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salé
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perfect - slang
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nickel
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hit song - slang
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la tube
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cigarette - slang (butt)
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la clope
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car - slang (wagon)
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la bagnole
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movie theater - slang
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le cinoche
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jail - slang (slammer)
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la taule
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bedroom - slang (digs, den)
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la piaule
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date - slang
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le rencard
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clothes - slang (threads)
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la fringues
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thing - slang (thingamagiggy)
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le truc
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house - slang (shanty, shack, dump)
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la baraque
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water - slang (rain)
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la flotte
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food - slang (grub, nosh)
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la bouffe
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mutt
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le clébard
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bad luck - slang (voodoo)
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la guigne
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car - slang (box)
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la caisse
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tip, advice - slang (pipe, vent)
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le tuyau
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year - slang
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la pige
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gibberish
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le charabia
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gossip - slang (titbit)
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le potin
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shoe - slang
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la godasse
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coin - slang
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la thune
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mess - slang (brothel)
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le bordel
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suit - slang (costume)
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le costard
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tip, advice - slang (trick is)
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la astuce
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nonsense - slang (bs, crap)
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le baratin
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school - slang
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le bahut
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buddy - slang (dude)
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le pote
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drunkard, boozer
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le poivrot
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to work - slang (swot, slog)
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bosser
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to get, catch - slang
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chopper
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to understand - slang (twig, savvy)
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piger
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to throw away - slang (swing,fling)
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balancer
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to steal - slang (hustle)
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piquer
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to miss - slang (flunk)
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louper
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to eat - slang (guzzle, bloat)
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bouffer
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to lose - slang
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nabbed
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to hide - slang (stash)
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planquer
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chuckle
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se marrer
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to wait - slang (hanging around)
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poireauter
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to look - slang
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mater
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to puke
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gerber
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to show up - slang (roll in)
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se pointer
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to rummage
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farfouiller
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to yell - slang (slag, berate)
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engueuler
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to leave - slang (break, crack out of here)
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se casser
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to make a mistake - slang (flunk)
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se planter
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to break, damage - slang (botch, bungle)
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bousiller
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to flirt
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draguer
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to rain - slang (float, flow, strem)
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flotter
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to bum around
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glander
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to snooze
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poincer
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to dump - slang (slip out)
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larguer
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to sweet talk
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baratiner
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to live - slang (crib, nursery)
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crècher
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to freeze - slang (curdle, coagulate)
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cailler
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to talk rubbish, mess around
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déconner
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to burn
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cramer
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student - slang
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potache
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good at - slang
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calé en
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detention - slang (stuck)
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collé
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book - slang
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bouquin
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school - slang
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bahut
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work hard - slang (cram, swot, slave)
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bûcher
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skip (a class) - slang (wipe)
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sécher
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hazing
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bizutage
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teacher's pet
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chouchou
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ace (an exam) - slang (cardboard)
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cartonner à
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to stand someone up
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poser un lapin à quelqu'un
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to French kiss someone
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rouler un patin à quelqu'un
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to grope, fondle
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tripoter
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to be in love at first sight - have a thunderbolt for
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avoir le coup de foudre
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to like
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kiffer
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to dump - slang (ditch, chuck)
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plaquer
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to have a crush on someone
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craquer pour quelqu'un
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to be denied - slang with dating
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se prendre une veste
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to check out - slang
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mater
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to flirt
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draguer
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to laugh - slang
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se marrer
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to have fun
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s'éclater
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gun/ joint - slang (firecracker)
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un pétard
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to be a hit / success (make a splash)
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faire un tabac
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party - slang (a puff)
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une teuf
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cigarette - slang (smoke)
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une clope
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to go to the movies - slang (go to the canvas)
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se faire une toile
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jail - slang (clinker)
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la taule
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blind drunk
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bourré
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stuffed
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gavé
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drunk
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saoul
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cosy - slang
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chaud
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have a hangover
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avoir la gueule de bois
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hungry - slang (fanging)
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avoir les crocs
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have the munchies - (have a little emptiness)
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avoir un petit creux
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Yuk!
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Beurk!
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Yippie!
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Youpi!
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Yum!
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Miam!
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pig out
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se goinfrer
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gorge
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goinfrer
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stagger, lurch
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tituber
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booze, tipple
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picoler
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farted
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pété
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to beat up
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fouetter
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to toast (as in cheers!)
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trinquer
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to treat someone to
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régaler
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to baste or water
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arroser
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skinflint
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radin
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doctor - slang
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toubib
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broke - slang
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fauché, à sec
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cop - slang
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flic
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to be killed
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se faire tuer
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to get ripped off
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se faire arnaquer
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to be fooled - slang (ripped off)
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se faire avoir
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to be cheated
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se faire rouler
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job
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boulot, turbin, job
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guy, bloke
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mec
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son - slang
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fiston
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child - slang (kid, cub)
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gosse
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sister - slang (sis)
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frangine
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kid - slang (son)
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gamin
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guys - slang (pals)
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gars
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hoodlum
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voyou
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old man - slang (gaffer)
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vieux
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dude!
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pote!
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kid - slang (chick, tyke, lad)
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môme
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girlfriend - slang (babe, bird)
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nana
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my love - slang (pudding)
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boudin
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girl - slang (chickybabe)
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gonzesse
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mutt
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clébard
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upstart - slang (snotty)
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morveux
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scraped - thrashing/whacking
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raclée
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exhausted - slang
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nase
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exhausted - slang
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vanné
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exhausted - slang
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crevé
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a failure - slang (loser!)
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un raté
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a show off
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un frimeur
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jinx/hoodoo
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poisse
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bad luck
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déveine
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good luck (jackpot)
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pot
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to have wanderlust
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avoir la bougeotte
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be bothered
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avoir la flemme
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be lazy - slang
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avoir un poil dans la main
(have a hair in his hand?) |
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make someone angry (blowing them up)
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gonfler
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to be in a bad mood
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être de mauvais poil
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to be pests
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être casse-pieds
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trendy
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branché
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silly, dumb, moronic
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débile
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loafer (slang)
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feignant
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lend a hand
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donner un coup de main
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troubleshoot
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dépanner
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help - 'remove a thorn from the foot'
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retirer une épine du pied
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to tease
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taquiner
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to mess with someone, screw with someone
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déconner
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have the balls
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avoir les boules
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be scared stiff
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avoir la frousse
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be sad or depressed - slang
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avoir le spleen
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name - slang
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blaze
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cheap wine - slang (plonk)
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pinard
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bomb - slang
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bide
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a slap
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beigne, claque, baffe
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rigid
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raide
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doggie
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toutou
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child's favorite stuffed animal
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doudou
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to wash - slang
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se débarbouiller
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pig out on food
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se taper
se goinfrer s'empiffrer |
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freak someone out
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fiche la frousse à quelqu'un
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go to the movies - slang 'to get a canvas'
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se faire une toile
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to deafen
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casser les oreilles
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to fall to pieces
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se casser
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flipping out
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péter les plombs
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flunk
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se planter
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when pigs fly
"when chicken have teeth" |
quand les poules auront les dents
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to have other fish to fry
"have other cats to skin" |
Avoir d'autres chats à fouetter
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get back to the subject
"get back to the sheep" |
Revenir à ses moutons
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to have goosebumps
"to have the skin of a chicken" |
Avoir la chair de poule
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to change subjects quickly
"to pass from the cock to the donkey" |
Passer du coq à l'âne
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to nitpick, split hairs
"to look for the little animals" |
Chercher la petite bête
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as dusk, sundown
"among the dog and the wolf" |
Entre chien et loup
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to be starving
"have the hunger of a wolf" |
Avoir une faim de loup
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to ride two horses at the same time
(have your cake and eat it too) "race two hares at the same time" |
Courir deux lièvres à la fois
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you can't teach an old dog new tricks
"there isn't a monkey that can learn a new smile" |
Ce n'est pas à un vieux singe qu'on apprend à faire des grimaces
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