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French Vocab
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Communication
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01/13/2013
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Term
fléchir
 Definition
to bend, sway, weaken
Term
pourtant
 Definition
yet
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rallier
 Definition
to rally
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cortège
 Definition
procession
Term
écharpe
 Definition
scarf, sash
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envers
 Definition
towards, to
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le évêque
 Definition
bishop
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le sillage
 Definition
wake, trail
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la revanche
 Definition
revenge
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réprouver
 Definition
to reprove
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la foule
 Definition
crowd
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prôner
 Definition
to advocate, to commend
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soumettre
 Definition
to submit
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arrière
 Definition
back
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bougonner
 Definition
to grumble
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d'ailleurs
 Definition
moreover, besides
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la raie
 Definition
ray, parting (avec cheveux)
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remercier
 Definition
to thank
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négliger
 Definition
to neglect
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achever
 Definition
to complete, to finish
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(se) habiller
 Definition
to get dressed
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les gants (m)
 Definition
gloves
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briller
 Definition
to shine
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la casquette
 Definition
cap
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se tromper
 Definition
to make a mistake
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empoigner
 Definition
to grab
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prévenue (m/f)
 Definition
accused person
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se moquer
 Definition
to mock
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rouler
 Definition
to roll
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aplatir
 Definition
to flatten
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ruisseler
 Definition
to drip, to stream
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tremper
 Definition
to soak, to drench
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valoir
 Definition
to hold, to be worth
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tandis que
 Definition
while
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venger
 Definition
to avenge
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à l'insu
 Definition
unbeknownst
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se dégourdir
 Definition
to stretch one's legs
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léger
 Definition
light, slight
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luisant

 

 

de

luire

 Definition

shining, gleaming

 

to shine, to gleam
Term
le chaume
 Definition
stubble, thatch
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bientôt
 Definition
soon
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la mèche
 Definition
wick, fuse, lock of hair
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se dresser
 Definition
to stand up
Term

fébrile

 Definition
feverish, febrile
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sonner
 Definition
to ring
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le noisetier
 Definition
hazelnut tree
Term
le caleçon
 Definition
shorts, swimming trunks
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l'allure (f.)
 Definition
speed, pace
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grand-peine
 Definition
painstakingly, with great difficulty
Term
fourmis
 Definition
pins and needles
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bavarder
 Definition
chatter
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sauter
 Definition
to jump
Term
gigoter
 Definition
to wriggle about
Term

dédaigneux

dédaigneuse

 Definition
disdainful, scornful
Term
tout à coup
 Definition
suddenly, all of a sudden
Term
enjamber
 Definition
to stride over, to step over
Term
la légèreté
 Definition
lightness
Term
couler
 Definition

flowing, running

 

 
Term
miroiter
 Definition
to sparkle, to shimmer
Term
clapoter
 Definition
to lap, to swash, to splash
Term
fade
 Definition
dull, tasteless
Term
là-dedans
 Definition
in there
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séjourner
 Definition
to stay
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le manque
 Definition
lack of, gap, emptiness
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attirer
 Definition
to pull, to draw in, to attract
Term
la maigreur
 Definition
thinness
Term
la honte
 Definition
shame
Term
ôter
 Definition
to take off, to remove
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plier
 Definition
to fold, to fold up
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le soin
 Definition
care
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nouer
 Definition
to tie, to knot
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le cordon
 Definition
lace, string
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le soulier
 Definition
low-heeled shoe
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enlever
 Definition
to remove
Term
transpirer
 Definition
to perspire
Term
poisser
 Definition
to make sticky, to stick
Term

le saccage

saccager

 Definition

havoc

to wreck
Term
à tour de bras
 Definition
massively, with all one's might, relentlessly
Term
écumer
 Definition
to foam, to roil
Term
le troupeau
 Definition
flock
Term
courroucé
 Definition
wrathful
Term
la vague
 Definition
wave
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se sécher
 Definition
to dry out
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tâter
 Definition
to feel
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l'oreteil (m.)
 Definition
toe
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étroit
 Definition
narrow, tight
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égratigner
 Definition
to scratch
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le mollet
 Definition
calf (de la jambe)
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la cuisse
 Definition
thigh
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la ficelle
 Definition
piece of string
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mouillé
 Definition
wet
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se enrouler
 Definition
to coil up
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la toupie
 Definition
spinning top
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la motte
 Definition
lump of earth, clay, mud
Term

appuyer

(se) appuyer

 Definition

to support, to back

to press, to push
Term
céder
 Definition
To give up, to give in, to give way
Term
tousser
 Definition
to cough
Term
cracher
 Definition
to spit
Term
étourdi
 Definition
scatterbrained
Term

quoique

 

 Definition
although, even though
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l'endroit (m.)
 Definition
place
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le poing
 Definition
fist
Term
arracher
 Definition
to tear off
Term
remuer
 Definition
to move, to stir
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empêcher
 Definition
to prevent, to stop
Term
creux
 Definition
hollow, deep
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(se) enfoncer
 Definition
to give way, to sink
Term
le saule
 Definition
willow
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bouger
 Definition
to move
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parier
 Definition
to bet
Term
grelottant
 Definition
shivering
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la borne
 Definition
boundary stone
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s'accroupir
 Definition
to squat
Term
grimper
 Definition
to climb
Term
la goutte
 Definition
a drop
Term
ne...plus
 Definition
no longer, not anymore
Term
la vaillance
 Definition
courage, bravery
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l'angoisse (f.)

 

 Definition
anguish
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noyer
 Definition
to drown, to flood
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bien que
 Definition
although
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la crasse
 Definition
filth, grime
Term
la cheville
 Definition
ankle
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pourvu que
 Definition
provided that, so long as
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(se) essuyer
 Definition
to dry, to wipe
Term
raclée
 Definition
 beaten, thrashed
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tant
 Definition
so much
Term
boudiné
 Definition
stubby, podgy
Term
plaisanter
 Definition
to joke, to make fun of
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l'affût

(nm)

 Definition
the chase
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la brise
 Definition
the breeze
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le voile
 Definition
the veil, the sail
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le ouvrier,

la ouvrière
 Definition
the worker
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l'usine (nf)
 Definition
factory
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la honte
 Definition
shame
Term
la rombière
 Definition
old bag
Term
la rondeur
 Definition
plumpness, curvature,
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la hanche
 Definition
the hip
Term
méridional
 Definition
southern, southern French
Term
traficoter
 Definition
to tamper, to forge
Term
la gamme
 Definition
scale, range
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l'amortisseur (nm)
 Definition
shock absorber
Term
exigeant, exigeante
 Definition
demanding
Term
le boulot
 Definition
job, work
Term
le clébard, le chien
 Definition
dog
Term
l'aboiement (nm), aboyer
 Definition
barking, to bark
Term
convaincre
 Definition
to convince
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se passer de
 Definition
to go without, to do without
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lointaine
 Definition
distant
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la contrée
 Definition
land, region
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féerique
 Definition
magical, fairytale-like
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