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Language - French
Undergraduate 2
01/01/2011
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Term
lisser
 Definition
to stroke, smooth (hair or clothing)
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tâter
 Definition
to test out, begin to contemplate
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constater
 Definition
to notice or certify/ascertain
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tandis que
 Definition
whereas, while
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tant pis (pour vous)
 Definition
too bad (for you)
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une selle
 Definition
a saddle
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rejaillir (sur)
 Definition
to splash back/be reflected (on)
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croître
 Definition
to grow
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déchausser
 Definition
to take off one's shoes
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un (cheval) alezan
 Definition
a chestnut (horse)
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une crapule
 Definition
a crook, scoundrel
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un avorton
 Definition
a runt
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s'accroupir
 Definition
to crouch, hunch down
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interpeller
 Definition
to call out to, shout at, or interrogate
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nuire
 Definition
to harm
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un étrier
 Definition
a stirrup
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étayer (de, par)
 Definition
to support (with)
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tiers
 Definition
a third
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récolter
 Definition
to harvest, collect
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la cire
 Definition
wax
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ratatiner
 Definition
to shrivel (fruit or people)
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une razzia
 Definition
a raid
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doyen(ne) (d'âge)
 Definition
oldest person/most senior member/university dean
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fanfaronner
 Definition
to boast
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en dépit de
 Definition
despite
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rehausser
 Definition
to raise, enhance
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le mortier
 Definition
mortar
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il a fallu l'imam pour le raissoner
 Definition
it took the imam to get him to see reason
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pourrir
 Definition
to rot
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un charognard
 Definition
a scavenger (literal or figurative)
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un beuglement
 Definition
a mooing
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prier, reclamer, supplier, mendier, quémander
 Definition
to beg, demand (5)
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preux
 Definition
valiant, fearless
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auprès
auprès de
 Definition
nearby (adv)
nearby (location)
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accabler (qqn) de
 Definition
to overwhelm, devastate (someone) with
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aboutir à
 Definition
to lead to
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l'étoffe (f)
 Definition
substance, or fabric
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surseoir (à)
 Definition
to postpone, delay (until)
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astreindre (qqn) à faire
 Definition
to compel (somebody) to do
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s'emparer de
 Definition
to take over (ex, a country), to take hold of
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je me fie à toi
 Definition
i trust you
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un bêlement
 Definition
a bleating (of sheep, etc)
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hennir
 Definition
to whinny, neigh
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un cortège
 Definition
a procession
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l'aumône (f)
 Definition
alms, charity
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trépigner
 Definition
to stamp one's feet (or jump around in excitement)
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une pelle
 Definition
a shovel
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égaré(e), s'égarer
 Definition
stray, to get lost, wander
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1) afin de
2) afin que
 Definition
1) in order to
2) so that
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manigancer (qqch)
 Definition
to conspire, (to be up to something)
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tresser
 Definition
to braid
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une noce
 Definition
a wedding party
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s'acheminer (vers)
 Definition
to make one's way (towards)
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lester de
 Definition
to stuff with
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un bourreau
 Definition
a tormenter, executioner
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une étincelle, étinceller
 Definition
a/to sparkle, flash, glint
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une preuve accablante
 Definition
overwhelming evidence
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(lui) botter le cul
 Definition
to kick (his) ass
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1) dedans
2) en dedans
 Definition
1) inside (adv)
2) inside (location)
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un guérisseur/-euse
 Definition
a healer
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sinon
 Definition
or else
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curer
 Definition
to clean out
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la prestation
 Definition
service
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marmonner
 Definition
to mumble
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une hampe
 Definition
a pole, shaft
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dorloter
 Definition
to pamper
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un tronc (d'arbre)
 Definition
a (tree) trunk
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au-delà de
 Definition
beyond
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parcourir (un lieu)
 Definition
to travel/run all over (a place)
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bâiller
 Definition
to yawn
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la thune
 Definition
cash (slang)
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le deuil
 Definition
grief, mourning
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entretenir
 Definition
to look after, maintain
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par ici
 Definition
around here
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en aparté
 Definition
in private
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la racaille
 Definition
scum
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être dans le pétrin
 Definition
to be in a fix
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