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Rigoles
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ditches, small streams
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ensevelir
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to wrap in a shroud, shroud or bury away
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demi-tour
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turn about
v. double back |
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redouter
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to be afraid of
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contourner
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to go around, work around
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craindre
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to fear
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au-dela
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underneath
n. the beyond, afterworld |
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repaire
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den, hide-out
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seuil
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threshold, sill, doorstep
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taillader
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slash
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céder
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to give way
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bagarre
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brawl, altercation
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voute
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vault
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se tapir
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to crouch
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accablé
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overwhelmed
v. to overwhelm |
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s'écouler
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elapse, pass (as in time)
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fourreau
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scabbard
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carquois
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quiver
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fiole
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vial
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périple
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odyssey
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lorsque
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when
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tir
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shooting (as in arrows or guns)
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trait
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trait, characteristic, line
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mouche
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bull's-eye
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cible
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target
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s'éloigner
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move away from
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gravir
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scale (a hill or slope)
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s'époumoner
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to shout (or sing) oneself hoarse
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trempé
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wet, drenched
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sol
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dirt, ground, soil
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siege
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seat, chair, throne
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dalle
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paving stone, floor tiles
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marches
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steps
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estompé
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faded away
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éloigné
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distant, faraway
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tandis que
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while, while (on the other hand)
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raidir
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stiffen, become stiff
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se raidir
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get tighter, tense up
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rauque
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hoarse, raspy
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cor
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hornpipe
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creux
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cavity, depression
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rugissement
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roar (as of a waterfall)
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travers
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across, breadth, failing, shortcoming
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croitre
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increase
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dévaler
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descend rapidly
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empenne
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feathering
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empenner
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to feather (an arrow)
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fendu
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split, cleft, cloven
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gisant
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lying, recling
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vaguer
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wander
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ligoter
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to tie up (with rope), attach (with rope)
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échouer
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to fail
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courbé
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curved, bent
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pleurs
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tears
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lâcher
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relax, let go of.
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ainsi
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thus, so, therefore, hence, ergo
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indemne
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unharmed
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charogne
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carrion
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funeste
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funereal, lugubrious, baleful
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tertre
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butte, knoll, BARROW
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dépouiller
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count, strip the clothing from,
DESPOIL |
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congénères
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fellow creatures
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cimeterres
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scimitar
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if
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yew
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chute
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fall, downfall
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devinette
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riddle, enigma
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dépouiller
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count, strip the clothing from,
DESPOIL |
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congénères
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fellow creatures
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cimeterres
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scimitar
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if
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yew
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chute
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fall, downfall
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devinette
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riddle, enigma
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cadre
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frame, framework
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civière
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stretcher
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pagaie
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canoe
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luire
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gleam, glimmer, glow
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proue
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bow (of a ship), prow
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poupe
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stern (of a ship)
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escarpé
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steep
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ruée
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rush
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tonitruant
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thundering
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franchir
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cross over, travel across
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écumant
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foaming
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guetter
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look out, watch for
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chevaucher
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overlap, straddle
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goéland
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sea gull
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affliger
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to afflict, distress
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repos
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rest, respite, repose, peace
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ballot
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bungle, bale (of goods, etc.)
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à quoi
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why? to what end?
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néfaste
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disastrous
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clairière
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clearing
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habileté
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skill, adeptness
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piétinement
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tramping, stomping down (of ground)
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trousses
avoir qqn. à ses trousses |
to have someone on one's tail (trail)
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apparenté
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related to, kindred
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cerf
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deer, stag
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versant
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side (of a hill, mountain, slope)
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decharné
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scrawny, skinny, scruffy, scraggly
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piste
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track, trail
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piquer
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sting, prick, itch, prickle
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s'enfoncer
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sink; p.p.: sank, sunk
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auge
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trough (for animals); watering
trough |
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galet
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smooth stone
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fond
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bottom, end, essence
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pâlir
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to go pale
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taillé
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trimmed
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tailler
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sharpen, prune, hew, trim, carve
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buisson
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bush, shrub
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embraser
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to set ablaze, set afire
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se embraser
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catch fire, erupt into violence
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jaillir
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gush, spout, spurt
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défaire
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undo, unfasten, unpack
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chatoyer
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flicker, glitter
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vallons
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vale, glen
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cime
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summit
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jais
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jet
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corniche
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cornice
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raboteuse
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rugged
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falaise
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cliff
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pic
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peak
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vivres
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food supplies
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clouté
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studded
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éclaboussure
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splash
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bas
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low, deep, base
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cresson
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watercress
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marécage
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swamp
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accrocher
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to engross, hook, hang
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s'accrocher
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cling, hang on to
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sève
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sap, vigor
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raccourcir
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shorten, make shorter
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limier
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bloodhound, sleuth
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fumet
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aroma
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faucher
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to cut with a scythe, cut down
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rainure
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groove, slot
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choir
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fall
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hêtre
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beech
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brise
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breeze
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égarer
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mislay, misplace, lose
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d'abord
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first, at first, first of all, firstly
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abord
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access, arrival
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rompu
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ruptured, broken, exhausted
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rompre
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break, break off
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endurci
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hardened
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voilé
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veiled, covered
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octroyer
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authorize
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gâcher
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spoil
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baisser
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lower, droop, drop down
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tiré
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drawn back, drawn
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parvenir
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to reach
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entretenir
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to maintain, to keep up
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élevage
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breeding
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bouvier
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cownmen
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campement
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encampment
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voilé
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veiled, warped
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accorder
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concede, make agree
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amère
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bitter (as in a bitter end)
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peine
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sadness, difficulty
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las
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weary
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se méfier
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to distrust
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s'amonceler
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gather
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amonceler
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amass, accumulate
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auprés de
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nearby, next to, beside
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hauts
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heights
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fourré
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thicket
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noyé (n)
noyé (adj.) |
drowned person
countersunk, drowned |
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roseaux
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reedy
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jonc
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bulrush
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joncher de
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strew (as with flowers)
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méridional
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Southerner (n)
meridional (adj.) |
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repartir
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leave, leave again
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répartir
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distribute, parcel out
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foulée
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stride
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desséché
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parched
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lisières
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borders, fringes
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épuiser
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to exhaust
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renfermé
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withdrawn
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effleurer
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graze, brush against
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péniblement
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barely
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par à-coups
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by fits and starts
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venteux
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windy
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tache
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spot, speck, splotch
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volute
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volute, wisp
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selle
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saddle, seal, stool
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pelotonner
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to roll in a ball
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flétrir
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to shrivel, wilt, wither
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reluisant
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gleaming
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reluire
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to gleam, shine
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découpler
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to decouple
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crinière
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mane
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crochet
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hook, tenterhook, detour
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lin
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linen, flax
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encolure
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neck (of a shirt), neckline
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natter
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mat, plait
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natte
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braid, pigtail
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allonger
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to lengthen, reach, elongate
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frêne
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ash
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brunir
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to brown, to turn brown
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dresser
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tame, draw up, erect, stand
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étrier
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stirrup, stapes
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virer
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veer, turn, tack
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volte
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circle (in horseback riding)
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fourré
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thicket
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enchocher
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to notch, nick
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proie
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prey, quarry
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surgir
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loom up, rise up, spring up
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sylvestre
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sylvan
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tisseur
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weaver
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dresseur
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animal trainer, animal handler
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braquer
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aim, point
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fuir
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to flee, run away
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appartenir
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belong to, appertain to
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contrecarrer
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thwart
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orgueilleux
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proud, haughty
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entassé
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piled up, accumulated
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fouler
(aux pieds) |
tread, mill
(aux pieds): trample |
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lier
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link, bind
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gué
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ford
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sésame
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sesame seed
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gré
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will
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brusquer
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to treat brusquely
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courroux
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ire, wrath
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néanmoins
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nevertheless, nonetheless
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constater
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notice
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éloge
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praise
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piètre
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paltry, measly
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lâcheté
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cowardice
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éclaireur
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reconnaissance, scout
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éclair
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flash (of light)
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piller
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pillage, plunder
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revendiquer
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claim
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maille
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stitch, stitches (in knitting)
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aboutir
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succeed, come to fruition
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aboutir à
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culminate in, lead to
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écusson
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shield
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cerner
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to surround, define, delimit
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livrer
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deliver, hand over
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escompter
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discount, count on
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ouvrage
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piece of work, work
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filet
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trickle (of water), net (fishing)
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reperér
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locate, find
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jurer
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swear, pledge
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appartenir (à)
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belong to, appertain to
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prier
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pray, beseech
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pis
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worse
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ronger
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gnaw, chew
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frein
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brake (bit?)
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trompé
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cheated, tricked
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tromper
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to trick
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compte
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count
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foi
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faith, piety, troth
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être de bonne foi
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to be acting in good faith
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à contrecoeur
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reluctantly
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épargner
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to save, spare
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rétif
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restive, fitful
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fougueux
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ardent, impetuous
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soumis
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submissive, dutiful
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croupe
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rump
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dorénavant
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henceforth
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pendant
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pending, outstanding
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louer
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extol (also rent, as in car or apartment)
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loyer
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rent (monthly payment)
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outre
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beside, beyong
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outré
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outraged
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vif (vive)
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lively, vivacious
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allure
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speed, pace, gait
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monture
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mounting, steed
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se rendre compte
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to realize
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tenter
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tempt, attract, attempt
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éloigner
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to put at a distance; to move away
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étendre
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extend, spread out
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boisé
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wooded
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avancée
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advance or overhang (of roof, etc.)
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motte
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clod, mound
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orée
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edge
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déchiffrer
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to decipher
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entreprendre
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to undertake
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châtaigner
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Spanish or sweet chestnut
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rameux
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full of branches
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serré
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tight, narrow
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phàlene
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moth
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copeau
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shaving of wood
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pencher
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lean, incline
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planant
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mind-blowing
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à mesure
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bit by bit
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étendu
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extensive, wide
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ramille
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twig
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écarter
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brush aside, set aside
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mêler
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to mix
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s'accroupier
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to squat, crouch
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appuyer
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support, press
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écarquiller
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open wide
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piquet
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stake, pike
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hennissement
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whinnying
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hormis
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except for, save
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lieu
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place, location
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chiffon
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dust rag, duster
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détaler
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bolt, hightail it
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trancher
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to slice
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derechef
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once again
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