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203 Cards in this Set
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compréhensible
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understandable
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compter
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to count
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la confiance
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confidence
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conserver
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to keep in good condition
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consommer
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to consume (food and drink)
to consummate (a marriage) |
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la cour
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court, yard
(NB: faire x à qqn = to court someone) |
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la décade
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R3 period of 10 days
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le défaut
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blemish, defect (in machine, etc., failing (in character)
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défectueux
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defective (general)
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délivrer
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to free (e.g. un otage (hostage)), to deliver
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dentaire
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relating to teeth (studies, un appareil (x) = brace)
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dépasser
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to overtake (e.g. une voiture); to surpass (les espoirs, les compétences de qqn)
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désert
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deserted, unihabited
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le désintérêt
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lack of interest
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la dévotion
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devotion (usu religious)
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la différence
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difference
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double
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double (e.g. a double advantage, a double agent)
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éboulement (m)
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landslide in motion -- the process
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échapper à
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to avoid (e.g. a danger)
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éclairer
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to give light (fig and lit), to shine a light on (e.g. x le chemin; le critique x un côté obscur du romancier)
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emplir
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R3 to fill
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s'empresser
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R3 to hasten
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(s') enfler
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to swell (often involuntarily)
e.g. une jambe, un bras |
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entretenir
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to maintain, keep in good condition (e.g. une voiture; x son corps = to keep in good condition)
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entretien (m)
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interview (for a job)
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envahissement (m)
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progressive occupation, encroachment (e.g. x du pouvoir central)
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épreuve (f)
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trial; in plural = proofs (d'un livre)
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éruption (f)
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eruption (e.g. x de violence, d'un volcan), rash (on skin)
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exhibition (f)
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spectacle (of animals or people)
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fondation (f)
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foundation (lit and fig) (e.g. x d'une maison; x Rockefellar)
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la fosse
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pit, grave (e.g. x commune)
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le froid
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cold (general)
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le gel
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frost (the natural phenomenon) (e.g. endommager par x)
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la glisse
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gliding along (on the ground), skiing R1
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le grain
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grain, squall (e.g. x de café; NB x de beauté = beauty mark (on face))
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histoire (f)
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story, history
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humeur (f)
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mood
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immeuble (m)
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real, fixed, of property, building, real asset
e.g. biens x+s |
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inclination (f)
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(fig) action of will
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ingénieux
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ingenious
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interrogation (f)
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question; short written or oral test
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isolation (f)
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insulation
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le langage
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language as a means of communication, variety of "langue"
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luxueux
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luxurious
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le manque
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lack (e.g. être en x de drogue = to need drugs; être en x de vitesse = to be losing speed)
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le matériau
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something one works on
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la maternelle
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nursery school
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le meuble
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item of furniture
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le moral
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moral (adj), morale (e.g. ça va, x? = how're you feeling?), morals
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natif
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native, coming from (e.g. je suis x de Marseille)
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nommer
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to nominate, to appoint
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officiel (m)
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official (representing authority)
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offrande (f)
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offering, with religious connotation
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oppresser
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R3 to upset (lit and fig) (e.g. l'asthme l'x, une angoisse l'x)
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originaire
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coming from (a place)
e.g. elle est x de Besançon |
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os (m)
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bone of man, animal
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le palace
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luxury hotel
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paraître
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to seem (il x que = it seems)
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partial
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biassed
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le photographe
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photographer
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la plongée
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dive below surface (e.g. x sous-marine)
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le préjudice
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moral injury, wrong
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les préparatifs (m)
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only in plural. more general sense of preparations and all the work concerned with it
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la problématique
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series of issues
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le procédé
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technique
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proche
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near (lit and fig)
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la prolongation
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act of prolonging beyond normal time
e.g. x d'un congé, jouer les x = to play extra time |
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raisonner
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to reason, to make qqn see reason
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le rang
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row, rank (e.g. des soldats en x, les élèves se mettent en x = in lines)
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recouvrer
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R3/2 to recover (e.g. x son calme)
(NOT to cover again) |
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refléter
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to reflect (lit and fig R3/2)
(e.g. le soleil x sur l'eau; l'eau x le soleil; son visage x la joie) |
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remplacer
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to put qqc in the place of qqc else
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(se) ressentir
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to feel (usu of emotions, intimate feelings) (e.g. dans son for intérieur, elle x un profond mécontentment)
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le retrait
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withdrawal (of troops, not necessarily forced); withdrawal (e.g. faire x dans une banque; x d'un permis de conduire)
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le rivage
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shore (e.g. x de la mer)
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le roc
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rock, the substance (e.g. x de l'île était tellement dur que...)
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séculaire
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century-old (e.g. une église x)
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la sécurité
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security, safety
e.g. x routière; pour des raisons de x; la x Sociale; une soupape de x (security valve) |
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séducteur
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charming, attractive, seductive (sometimes suggests active and wilful seduction)
e.g. ses paroles séductrices; elle exerçait un pouvoir x sur le jeune homme can also be used as a noun |
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sensé
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possessing good sense
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le soir
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evening
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(en) suspens
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suspense
pr: seussPAHN |
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teindre
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to tint (hair, etc); to dye (e.g. teindre le linge)
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le teint
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color/complexion (of face)
e.g. elle a x pâle |
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le toit
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roof
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tourner
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to turn (e.g. a page; turn left and right)
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valable
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valid, has a value
e.g. votre raisonnement n'est pas x; ce passeport est x; une objection x |
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la veille
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eve, day before; watch, vigil
e.g. x de Noël; à x de la Révolution russe |
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vénéneux
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poisonous to eat (e.g. des champignons x)
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compréhensif
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inclusive; understanding
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conter
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R3 to relate
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raconter
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to tell, to relate
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la confidence
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secret, item of confidence
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préserver
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to protect
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consumer
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to burn, to consume (with passion)
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le cours
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class, school; course of river, course of time
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la course
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race
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la décennie
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decade
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la faute
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error, misdeed, offence (in sport)
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défectif
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defective (grammatical term)
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livrer
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to deliver
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dental
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dental (phonetic term)
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outrepasser
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to beyond (stronger than surpasser)
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surpasser
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to go beyond in most senses. metaphoric
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se surpasser
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to go beyond one's limits
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désertique
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with desert conditions
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le désintéressement
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unselfishness
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le dévouement
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devotion (general)
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le différend
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dispute
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le double
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copy (of a page, etc.), double (of a person), doubles (in tennis)
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le doublé
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double (in sport, e.g. winning the league and the cup). quand on gagne deux fois
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le doublet
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doublet (in a language)
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la doublette
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pair (of players).
e.g. jouer à doublettes |
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le éboulis
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result of landslide
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(s') éclaircir
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to explain/clarify, to thin (out) (e.g. une sauce, la foule, la voix)
faire de la place/ make space |
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remplir
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to fill (general)
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se presser
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to hasten
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(se) gonfler
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to swell (often voluntarily, e.g. les poumons)
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maintenir
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to maintain, to keep in a fixed position
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soutenir
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to support qqc qhich might fall ( lit and fig)
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entrevue (f.)
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R3/2 interview (suggesting qqc serious in politics or business)
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interview (f)
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interview (in media, with film star, etc.)
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invasion (f)
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brutal, rapid occuption
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la preuve
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proof (general)
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irruption (f)
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sudden entry or exit
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exposition (f)
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exhibition (often suggesting an artistic event (of objects))
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le fondement
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basis, foundation (usu fig)
e.g. le fondement de sa pensée |
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le fossé
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ditch
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la froideur
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cold temperament (of person)
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la froidure
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R3 coldness of air
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la gelée
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frost (specific)
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la glissade
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slide (on ice, etc.)
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la glissière
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as in porte à glissières = sliding door
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la graine
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seed; bean
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le historique
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recounting
e.g. elle a fait x de l'incident |
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historique (adj.)
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historic, historical
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le humour
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humour
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immobilier
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real fixed, of property.
e.g. société de crédit x = building society agence immobilière = housing agency |
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inclinaison (f)
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(lit) incline, slope
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ingénu
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ingenuous
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interrogatoire (m)
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interrogation (by police, etc.)
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isolement (m)
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isolation
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la langue
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language of a country, tongue
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luxurieux
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lecherous
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luxuriant
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lush (of vegetation)
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le manquement
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failure, weakness
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le matérial
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something one works with
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la matière
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matter, substance
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la maternité
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maternity unit, ward
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le mobilier
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suite of furniture, furniture in general
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la morale
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morality, moral
e.g. x de l'histoire |
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natal
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native
e.g. ma ville x |
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nominer
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to nominate (for an award)
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officier (m)
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(military, etc.) officer
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offre (f)
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offer (general)
x et la demande = supply and demand |
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opprimer
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to oppress with violence
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original
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peculiar, distinctive
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originel
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going back to the origins
e.g. péché x = original sin le sens x |
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d'origine
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original (used of anything mechanical)
e.g. la pièce d'x |
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ossature (f)
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a bunch of bones, frame (e.g. x du corps), framework (lit and fig)
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les ossements (m)
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bones of dead person
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le palais
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palace
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apparaître
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to appear physically
but (il x = it seems) |
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comparaître
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to appear (in court of law)
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partiel
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partial, incomplete, part of
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la photographie
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photo
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le plongeon
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dive from a height (in a competition)
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le préjugé
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bias, prejudice
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la préparation
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preparation
e.g. x au mariage = meetings w/ the priest before the marriage x du budget, d'un plat |
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le problème
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problem (more precise and concrete)
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le processus
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process
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le procès
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trial (in law)
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la procédure
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procedure
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prochain
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near, next
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le prochain
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neighbor
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le prolongement
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increase in length, space; consequences
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résonner
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to resound, to reverberate
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la rangée
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row
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le rangement
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putting away, tidying up
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recouvrir
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to recover, to cover again
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réfléchir
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to reflect at a certain angle (lit and fig)
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replacer
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to put back in place
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(se) sentir
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to feel (general but often physical, as w/ blow)
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la retraite
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retreat (of troops, forced); religious retreat; pension, retirement
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la rive
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bank
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la roche
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stone, rock (w/ geological connotation)
il y a anguille sous x = I smell a rat |
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le rocher
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large rock (on mountain), rock (on sea-shore)
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séculier
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secular
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la sûreté
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security, safety
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séduisant
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charming, attractive
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sensible
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sensitive; perceptible
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la soirée
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evening (emphasis on duration); evening party
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le suspense
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suspense
(e.g. in films) pr: suesspense (like in English) |
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teinter
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to tinge (fig and lit), to tint
e.g. une philosophie x de pessimisme; les lunettes x |
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la teinte
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color produced by mixing several colors; hue
e.g. les x de l'automne |
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la toiture
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roofing (i.e. roof and supports)
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se tourner
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to turn (of a person)
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retourner
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to turn over (e.g. the earth), to turn back/return
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se retourner
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to turn right around, to turn right over (flip)
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valide
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valid, able-bodied, isn't incoherent, refers to ppl
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la veillée
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staying up at night after evening meal
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le réveillon
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late night supper, celebration; Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve
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venimeux
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capable of injecting poison, venomous
can be fig |
