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201 Cards in this Set
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radin
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mean, stingy, tight-fisted
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tintement
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chiming, tinkling
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limpide
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clear, unclouded, lucid
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amplement
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fully, amply
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flanc
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side, flank
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une pie
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magpie, chatterbox
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pâtir de
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to suffer as a result of
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érigé
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erect
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poncer
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to sand, to pumice
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essaim
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swarm
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résille
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hairnet
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pécher
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to sin
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une pécheresse
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sinner
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devis
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estimate, quote
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forfait de ski
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season ski pass
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abonder
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to be plentiful
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nippon
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japanese
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franc-maçon
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freemason
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malencontreusement
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inopportunely, unfortunately
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paon
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peacock
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perturbant
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disturbing
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brader
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to sell cheaply, to sell off
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bisbille
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quarrel
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bibliobus
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bookmobile
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bifurque
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fork in the road
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ébahi
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gaping, dumbstruck
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être dupe de
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to be fooled by
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dédaigner
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to despise
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mansardé
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attic
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farandole
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conga
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dandy
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beau, dude
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vin bouchonné
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corked wine
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bruyant
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noisy
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pipeau
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pennywhistle, birdcall, reedpipe
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surplomber
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to overhang
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lampion
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paper lantern
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crépitement
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crackling, sizzle
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slip
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underwear, briefs
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épargner
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to save up
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prêcher
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to preach, to advocate
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pèlerinage
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pilgrimage
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le combiné
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handset, receiver
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coup de fil
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phone call
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balnéaire
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seaside
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haut-parleur
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loudspeaker
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indicatif nationale
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country code
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indicatif locale
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area code
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passer une commande
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place an order
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ténébreux
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mysterious, serious/solemn (person)
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étaler
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to display, to spread out
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usure
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wear, wearing down
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gageure
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challenge
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sournois
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unpredictable
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cultuel
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having to do with a cult
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éblouissant
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dazzling
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égorger
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to cut the throat out of
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imprécations
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bad wishes against someone
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ardent
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blazing, raging, burning
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aboutir à/dans
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to end at/in, to result in
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caillé
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clotted, curdled
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volontiers
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with pleasure, gladly
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discordant
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harsh (sound)
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éternuer
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to sneeze
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piège
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trap
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péage
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toll
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germe
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germ
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marge
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margin
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orpiment
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in a golden color
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étiologie
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study of the causes of an illness, assemblage of these causes
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minérai
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ore
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étain
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tin
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récipient
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container, box, bottle
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atteinte
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effect
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hépatique
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related to the liver
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amalgame
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mixture of mercury with another metal
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orfèvrerie
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goldsmithing
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débitant
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tobacco seller
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chien rénifleur
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drug-sniffing dog
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picole
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drink
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photocopieuse
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copy machine
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tint mat(te)
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olive-skinned
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vautour
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vulture
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corrompu
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corrupt
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narrer
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to narrate
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redouter
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to be afraid of
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omettre
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to omit, to forget
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bucolique
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romantic and nature-oriented
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coquin
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flirty
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aïeux
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ancestors
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insalubre
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unhealthy
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seoir
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to suit
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ringard
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outdated, of poor quality
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prolo
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proletariat
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en bigoudis
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in curls
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pingrerie
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stinginess
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cigale
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cicada
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mesquine
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lacking of grandeur, nobility, or generosity
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farouche
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timid
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chicaner
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to complain
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caniveau
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gutter
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grommeller
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to grumble
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incongruité
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indecency
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bourrasque
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gust of wind
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séchoir
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place to dry things
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rabais
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reduction
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leguer
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to leave something to somebody
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tant que
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as long as
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tonalité
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dial tone
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renseignement
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information
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tétaniser
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to petrify, to stun
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griotte
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morello cherry
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garde d'enfant
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custody of a child
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coffre-fort
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safe
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coffre
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trunk
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embaucher
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to hire
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tracas
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trouble, problems, worries
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manigancer
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to conspire
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dégâts
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damage
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fougue
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enthusiasm
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fagot
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bundle of firewood
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faire gaffe
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to watch out
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faire une gaffe
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to make a blunder
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buraliste
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tobacconist
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coûte que coûte
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at all costs
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taux
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rate, level, count
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alcoolémie
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presence of alcohol in the blood
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détenteur
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holder, record-holder
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changer d'avis
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to have second thoughts
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sinistré
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disaster victim
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accalmie
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lull
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caduque
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obsolete, null and void, deciduous
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phacochère
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warthog
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crépi
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rendering
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carambolage
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pile-up
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vrille
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spiral
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avide
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greedy
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vrombir
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to rev
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mycose
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ringworm
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azimut
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direction
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zozoter
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to lisp
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désopilant
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hilarious
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disette
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scarcity, drought
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seringue
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syringe
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perquisition
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search
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gyrophare
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rotating flashing light
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digérer
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to digest
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ingérer
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to ingest
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s'ingérer
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to interfere
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mijoter
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to simmer
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donjon
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keep (of castle)
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hégémonie
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domination of one state over its allies
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échauffourrée
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skirmish, scuffle
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pichet
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pitcher
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pochoir
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stencil
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miche
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round loaf of bread
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soutane
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vestment robe
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orner
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to decorate
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narguer
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to taunt
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maudire
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to curse
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mamelon
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nipple
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saisonnier
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seasonal worker
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se garer
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to park, to pull over
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taux de change
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exchange rate
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impliquer
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to involve
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scellé
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sealed
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greffier
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court clerk
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cantharide
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spanish fly
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trépidant
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hectic
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approvisionnement
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supply
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empirisme
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medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings
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tartrique
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tartaric
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viscère
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internal organ
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expertiser
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to assess, to evaluate
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cassette
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casket
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fressure
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innards
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insaisissable
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elusive, imperceptible
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alliage
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alloy
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nettement
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markedly, clearly, distinctly
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au fur et à mesure
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as one goes along
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onguent
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ointment
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somnifère
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sleep inducer
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voie
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way, track
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le sublimé (alchimie)
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mercuric chloride
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antimoine
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antimony (chemical element)
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eupeptique
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product to aid digestion
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pharmacopée
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materia medica
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les yeux en amande
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almond eyes
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veiller à
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to look after something, to see that something is done
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littoral
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coast, coastline, coastal
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mettre qqch en oeuvre
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to make use of something
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tri
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sorting, selection
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emballage
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packaging
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ordures
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garbage, rubbish
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sidérurgie
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iron and steel industry
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répartir
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to divide up
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sondage
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poll, survey
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fouet
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whip
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bénévole
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voluntary
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vacataire
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temporary employee
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recette
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revenue
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plaque minéralogique
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license plate
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