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127 Cards in this Set
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Je veux danser avec toi.
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I want to dance with you.
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Voulez-vous parler ?
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Do you wish to speak?
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Je ne veux pas le faire !
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I don't want to (I won't) do it!
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Voulez-vous m'aider, s'il vous plaît?
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Will you help me, please?
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Veux-tu t'asseoir, s'il te plaît ?
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Please sit down.
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Je voudrais du thé.
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I would like some tea.
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Voudriez-vous venir avec nous ?
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Would you like to come with us?
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Veuillez m'excuser.
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Please (be so kind as to) excuse me.
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Veuillez vous asseoir.
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Please sit down.
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Je veux bien le faire.
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I'd be glad to do it.
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Elle veut bien l'acheter, mais il ne le vend pas.
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She's willing to buy it, but he's not selling it.
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Aidez-moi, si vous voulez bien.
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Help me, if you would be so kind.
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Vouloir dire
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"to mean"
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Que veut dire volontiers ?
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What does volontiers mean?
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Volontiers veut dire gladly
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Volontiers means gladly.
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En vouloir à quelqu'un
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to hold something against someone (be upset about something
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Ne m'en veux pas !
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Don't hold it against me!
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Je veux le faire.
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I want to do it.
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Nous voulons savoir.
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We want to know.
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Je veux qu'il le fasse.
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I want him to do it.
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Il peut le faire
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He can do it.
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Nous pouvons essayer
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We can try.
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Puis-je m'asseoir ici ?
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May I sit here?
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Puis-je vous poser une question ?
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May I ask you a question?
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Puis-je vous aider ?
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May I help you?
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Il peut être malade
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He might/may be sick.
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Tu peux le perdre
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You might lose it.
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Il a pu le faire
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He could (and did) do it.
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Il pouvait le faire
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He could do it (he was capable).
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Je n'ai pas pu sortir
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I couldn't (and didn't) go out.
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Je ne pouvais pas sortir –
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I couldn't go out (it was difficult).
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Auriez-vous pu le faire ?
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Could you have done it?
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Il aurait pu le perdre
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He might have lost it.
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Pourriez-vous m'aider ?
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Could you help me?
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Je pourrais vous poser une question ?
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May I ask you a question?:
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Puisse Dieu vous aider !
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May God help you!
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Puisse-t-il y réussir !
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May he succeed!
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Il se peut
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an impersonal verb that means "it is possible" and is followed by the subjunctive:
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Il se peut qu'elle vienne
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It is possible that she will come, She may come.
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Il se peut que nous soyons en retard
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It's possible that we're late, We might be late.
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peut-être
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"perhaps" or "maybe"
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Tu vas venir ? Peut-être
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Are you going to come? Maybe.
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Nous allons peut-être voir un film
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We might see a movie, Perhaps we'll see a movie.
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Dois-tu étudier ce soir ?
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Do you have to study tonight?
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Elles doivent manger
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They must / need to eat.
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Il doit rentrer avant le dîner
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He should / will probably be back before dinner
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Nous devons gagner plus cette année
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We should earn more this year.
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Elle doit être à l'école
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She must be at school
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Je devais aller avec eux
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I was supposed to go with them.
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Il devait le faire, mais il a oublié
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He was supposed to do it, but he forgot
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Il devait perdre un jour
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He had to / was bound to lose one day
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Elle ne devait pas l'entendre avant lundi
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She wasn't to hear it until Monday
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Je dois faire la lessive
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I should/must/have to do the laundry
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Il doit arriver demain
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He is supposed to / should / has to arrive tomorrow
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add a word like absolument or vraiment
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specify "must" rather than "should,":
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Je dois absolument partir
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I really have to go
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Nous devons vraiment te parler
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We must speak to you
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the conditional:
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"should" rather than "must,"
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Tu devrais partir
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You should leave.
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Ils devraient lui parler
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They should talk to him.
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conditional perfect of devoir plus the infinitive:
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something that "should have" happened, use
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Tu aurais dû manger
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You should have eaten.
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J'aurais dû étudier
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I should have studied.
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Devoir as a transitive verb
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When used transitively (and thus not followed by a verb), devoir means "to owe":
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Combien est-ce qu'il te doit ?
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How much does he owe you?
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Pierre me doit 10 francs
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Pierre owes me 10 francs
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la lèvre
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lip
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échapper
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escape
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vieillard
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old man
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suffire
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be enough
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atteindre
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reach
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l’avenir
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the future
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volonté
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will (willing)
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la foule
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crowd
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aussitôt
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immediatley
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tromper
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deceive (se tromper be mistaken)
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le soin
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care
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auprès
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beside near
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réveiller
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waken
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la foi
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faith
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le événement
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event
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taire
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keep quiet
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rêver
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dream
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appuyer
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push
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étendre
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spread (paint or butter)
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créer
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create
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autrefois
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in the past
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vif
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lively
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éclairer
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enlighten
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couler
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flow or run (water) l’argent lui coule entre les doigts money slips through his fingers
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surprendre
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surprise (se surprendre to catch oneself in the act
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briser
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break destroy
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parvenir
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reach a place
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la chair
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flesh
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éviter
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avoid
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pencher
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to lean or tilt
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entourer
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to surround
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étonner
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to astonish or surprise (s’etonner to be surprised)
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poste
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dresser
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put up or erect (se dresser to straighten up)
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la ventre
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stomach
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arracher
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pull out
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extract
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snatch
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entraîner
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to train (sport) or to drag
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le trou
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hole or absence as in memory
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quant
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as for or as regards
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le cou
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neck
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le fil
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wire
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la voie
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way
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la chaleur
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heat
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une aile
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wing
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le sein
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breast
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le toit. roof
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nu
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naked
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la poussière
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dust or speck
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la poitrine
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chest
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miser
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rely on or bet on
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digne
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fit or worthy or dignified
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attire
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attract
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la voile
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cloth or sail
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éclater
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explode
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soi
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oneself
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traiter
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treat
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le flot
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flood
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tantôt
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now or sometimes
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souffrance
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suffering
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exiger
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require or demand
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la joue
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cheek
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