Lavishly

Adverb in a sumptuously rich, elaborate, or luxurious manner.

"a lavishly decorated room"
• in a very generous or extravagant manner; in profusion.
"members of the band spent lavishly on their families"
•

a heir
a person legally entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
"his eldest son and heir"
• a person who inherits and continues the work of a predecessor.
"they saw themselves as heirs of the Cubists"
• Expressions
an heir and a spare — two children (typically in reference to members of the monarchy or nobility,
said to need two children, one to succeed to a title and the other to guarantee the family line should
anything happen to the first).
"the future King wants to follow in his parents' footsteps by producing the minimum royal issue of
an heir and a spare"

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 To be entilted

The Hip
1. a projection of the pelvis and upper thigh bone on each side of the body in human beings and
quadrupeds.
the circumference of the body at the buttocks.
"I have big hips and thighs"
• a person's hip joint.
"she dislocated her hip"
•
• 2.
the sharp edge of a roof from the ridge to the eaves where the two sides meet.
"hip tiles"
Expressions
1. be joined at the hip
(of two people) be inseparable.

2. on the hip
at a disadvantage.

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 To bear
1 carry the weight of; support.
"the bees form large colonies and need the thick branches of tall trees to bear the weight of their
nests"
2 take responsibility for.
"no one likes to bear the responsibility for such decisions"
3 be able to accept or stand up to.
"it is doubtful whether either of these distinctions would bear scrutiny"
4 endure (an ordeal or difficulty).
"she bore the pain stoically"
5 formal•literary
(of a person) carry (someone or something).
"he was bearing a tray of brimming glasses"
formal•literary
6 give birth to (a child).
.
turn and proceed in a specified direction.
"bear left and follow the old drove road"

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 flustered
adjective: flustered

1. agitated or confused.
"a flustered commuter"
verb
past tense: flustered; past participle: flustered

1. make (someone) agitated or confused.

"there's nothing you can do or say to fluster Bernie"

a commuter
noun: commuter; plural noun: commuters

1. a person who travels some distance to work on a regular basis.

"a fault on the line caused widespread delays for commuters"

A nanny
a person, in particular a woman, employed to look after a child in its own home.
2. informal
one's grandmother.

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verb: nanny; 3rd person present: nannies; past tense: nannied; past participle: nannied; gerund or
present participle: nannying
1. 1.
work as a nanny.
"she cooked, cleaned, and nannied for a family in California"
2. 2.
be overprotective towards.
"stop nannying us! We are capable of dealing with our own lives"

A dowry
noun: dowry; plural noun: dowries

1. an amount of property or money brought by a bride ( la marié) to her husband on their

marriage.
"Elizabeth's dowry was to be £45,000 in diamonds"

finicky
adjective: finicky; comparative adjective: finickier; superlative adjective: finickiest
1. (of a person) fussy about their needs or requirements.
"a finicky eater"
• showing or requiring great attention to detail.
"his finicky copperplate hand"

to be fussy
1. fastidious about one's needs or requirements; hard to please.
"he is very fussy about what he eats"

2 full of unnecessary detail or decoration."she describes her own style as elegant chic, simple not
fussy"

3 showing excessive or anxious concern about detail.

"Eleanor patted her hair with quick, fussy movements"

5. (of a baby or infant) prone to crying or being upset; irritable.

"the rocker has a calming vibration setting that helps soothe fussy babies"

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 clench your teeths
verb. When you clench your teeth or they clench, you squeeze your teeth together firmly, usually
because you are angry or upset.

A ruckus
noun: ruckus; plural noun: ruckuses ( = du grabuge )
1. a row or commotion.
"a child is raising a ruckus in class"

a row

Noun : a number of people or things in a more or less straight line.

"her villa stood in a row of similar ones"
a line of seats in a theatre.
"they sat in the front row"
• a street with a continuous line of houses along one or both of its sides.
"he lives at 23 Saville Row"
• a horizontal line of entries in a table.
"visualize the subject in the form of a sheet of paper divided into columns and rows"
• a complete line of stitches in knitting or crochet.
verb: row; 3rd person present: rows; past tense: rowed; past participle: rowed; gerund or present
participle: rowing
noun : a noisy acrimonious quarrel.
a serious dispute.a severe reprimand.
make a row — make a noise or commotion (expression )

A commotion
noun: commotion; plural noun: commotions
1. a state of confused and noisy disturbance.
"she was distracted by a commotion across the stree

a weaver
Un tisseur

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 stir up
1.
cause or provoke trouble or bad feeling.
2.
disturb particles in water or air.
"cloudiness is caused by the fish stirring up mud"

a plague
1.
a contagious bacterial disease characterized by fever and delirium, typically with the formation of
buboes ( bubonic plague ) and sometimes infection of the lungs ( pneumonic plague ).

2.
an unusually large number of insects or animals infesting a place and causing damage.
"a plague of locusts"

verb = cause continual trouble or distress to.

noun
1. 1. peste
2. 2. fléau
3. 3. plaie
4. 4. catastrophe
5. 5. chancre
verb
1. 1. tourmenter
2. 2. harceler

silk

Soie

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 arsonist
a person who intentionally starts a fire in order to damage or destroy something, especially a
building: Police are blaming arsonists for the spate of fires in the Greenfields housing estate

fabric
1
cloth or other material produced by weaving or knitting fibres.
"heavy cream fabric"
2
the walls, floor, and roof of a building.
"decay and neglect are slowly eating away at the building's fabric"

Or the body of a car or aircraft.

"we heard creaking and rushing noises in the car's fabric"
• the basic structure of a society, culture, activity, etc.
"the multicultural fabric of Canadian society"
•

Mighty
adjective
adjective: mighty; comparative adjective: mightier; superlative adjective: mightiest

1. possessing great and impressive power or strength, especially because of size.

"three mighty industrial countries"
2. (of an action) performed with or requiring great strength.
3. informal
very large.
4.
adverb
informal•North American
adverb: mighty

1. extremely.
"it seems mighty early to be talking about Christmas"

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 moat
Les douves
noun
noun: moat; plural noun: moats

1. a deep, wide ditch surrounding a castle, fort, or town, typically filled with water and
intended as a defence against attack.
verb
verb: moat; 3rd person present: moats; past tense: moated; past participle: moated; gerund or
present participle: moating
1. surround (a place) with a moat.

Policy
noun
noun: policy; plural noun: policies

1. a course or principle of action adopted or proposed by an organization or individual.

"the government's controversial economic policies"
archaic
prudent or expedient conduct or action.
"a course of policy and wisdom"
noun
noun: policy; plural noun: policies

1. 1.
a contract of insurance.
"they took out a joint policy"
2. 2.
historical•US
an illegal lottery or numbers game.
"he swore that he had never played policy in his life"

to inherit
1
receive (money, property, or a title) as an heir at the death of the previous holder.

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 • 2.
derive (a quality, characteristic, or predisposition) genetically from one's parents or ancestors.
• 3.
receive or be left with (a situation, object, etc.) from a predecessor or former owner.

Nephew
noun
noun: nephew; plural noun: nephews

1. a son of one's brother or sister, or of one's brother-in-law or sister-in-law.

"he held up his little nephew in his arms"

picky
: very careful or too careful about choosing or accepting things : fussy, choosy. a picky eater.
Because pen collectors are a picky lot, and some antiques dealers who are not in the pen business
can overlook the details of condition, there is occasional friction.

Mill
noun
noun: mill; plural noun: mills

1. 1.
a building equipped with machinery for grinding grain into flour.
2.
a factory fitted with machinery for a particular manufacturing process.
verb
verb: mill; 3rd person present: mills; past tense: milled; past participle: milled; gerund or present
participle: milling
1. 1.
grind (something) in a mill.
2.
cut or shape (metal) with a rotating tool.

Freckle ( + s au pluriel )
noun
plural noun: freckles

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 1. a small patch of light brown colour on the skin, often becoming more pronounced
through exposure to the sun.
verb
3rd person present: freckles
1. cover or become covered with freckles.

Priest
noun
noun: priest; plural noun: priests; noun: fish priest; plural noun: fish priests

1. 1.
an ordained minister of the Catholic, Orthodox, or Anglican Church, authorized to
perform certain rites and administer certain sacraments.
"the priest celebrated mass at a small altar off the north transept"
a mallet used to kill fish caught when angling.

Miscarriage

the spontaneous or unplanned expulsion of a fetus from the womb before it is able to survive
independently.
2.
an unsuccessful outcome of something planned.

Customs
noun
plural noun: customs

1. the official department that administers and collects the duties levied by a government on
imported goods.
"cocaine seizures by customs have risen this year"
• the place at a port, airport, or frontier where officials check incoming goods,
travellers, or luggage.
"we were through customs with a minimum of formalities"

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 • the duties levied by a government on imported goods.
plural noun: customs duties
"an inflow of customs duties to the Treasury"
noun
plural noun: customs
1. 1.
a traditional and widely accepted way of behaving or doing something that is specific to a
particular society, place, or time.
"the old English custom of dancing round the maypole"
a thing that one does habitually.
"it is our custom to visit the Lake District in October"
• Law
established usage having the force of law or right.
•
• 2.
British
regular dealings with a shop or business by customers.
"if you keep me waiting, I will take my custom elsewhere"

allegedly
verb
verb: convey; 3rd person present: conveys; past tense: conveyed; past participle: conveyed; gerund
or present participle: conveying

1. 1.
transport or carry to a place.
"pipes were laid to convey water to the house"
make (an idea, impression, or feeling) known or understandable.
"the real virtues and diversity of America had never been conveyed in the movies"
communicate (a message or information).
"Mr Harvey and his daughter have asked me to convey their very kind regards"
Law

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transfer the title to (property).
"no application for registration is required when the property is conveyed following a court order"

thereafter
adverb
formal
adverb: thereafter

1. after that time.

"thereafter she spent much of her life abroad"

entrust
verb
verb: entrust; 3rd person present: entrusts; past tense: entrusted; past participle: entrusted;
gerund or present participle: entrusting

1. assign the responsibility for doing something to (someone).

"I've been entrusted with the task of getting him safely back"
put (something) into someone's care or protection.
"you persuade people to entrust their savings to you"

forcibly
adverb
adverb: forcibly

1. using force or violence.

"no one will be forcibly evicted"
• in a forceful way; convincingly.
"they argued forcibly against the proposal"

dystocia
noun
Medicine•Veterinary Medicine
noun: dystocia

1. difficult birth, typically caused by a large or awkwardly positioned fetus, by smallness of the
maternal pelvis, or by failure of the uterus and cervix to contract and expand normally.
"the incidence of dystocia or difficult calvings"

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 to couch
verb
gerund or present participle: couching

1. 1.
express (something) in language of a specified style.
"the assurances were couched in general terms"
• literary
lay down.
"two fair creatures, couched side by side in deepest grass"
• 3.
archaic
lower (a spear) to the position for attack.
"To arms! cried Mortimer, and couch'd his quiv'ring lance"
• 4.
historical
treat (a cataract) by pushing the lens of the eye downwards and backwards, out of line with the
pupil.
"cataracts, when simple, are to be couched"
• 5.
(in embroidery) fix (a thread) to a fabric by stitching it down flat with another thread.
"gold and silver threads couched by hand"

To cough

verb
gerund or present participle: coughing

1. expel air from the lungs with a sudden sharp sound.

"he tried to speak and started to cough"
• (of an engine) make a sudden harsh noise, especially as a sign of malfunction.
"the engine began coughing and spluttering"
• force (something, especially blood) out of the lungs or throat by coughing.
"he coughed up bloodstained fluid"

to antagonise
cause (someone) to become hostile or angry.

Oat
avoine

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 estate.
1
an extensive area of land in the country, usually with a large house, owned by one person,
family, or organization.
2
all the money and property owned by a particular person, especially at death.

Delighted
adjective
adjective: delighted

1. feeling or showing great pleasure.

Verb
past tense: delighted; past participle: delighted
1. please (someone) greatly.
"an experience guaranteed to delight both young and old"
take great pleasure in.

Lace
1 a fine open fabric of cotton or silk, made by looping, twisting, or knitting thread in
patterns and used especially for trimming garments.
2 a cord or leather strip passed through eyelets or hooks on opposite sides of a shoe or
garment and then pulled tight and fastened.
"brown shoes with laces"
verb
verb: lace; 3rd person present: laces; past tense: laced; past participle: laced; gerund or present
participle: lacing

1. 1.
fasten or tighten (a shoe or garment) by tying the laces.
"he put the shoes on and laced them up"
entwine (things, especially fingers) together.
"she laced her fingers together"

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 to dispatch
verb
verb: dispatch; 3rd person present: dispatches; past tense: dispatched; past participle: dispatched;
gerund or present participle: dispatching; verb: despatch; 3rd person present: despatches; past
tense: despatched; past participle: despatched; gerund or present participle: despatching

1. 1.
send off to a destination or for a purpose.
"he dispatched messages back to base"
2.
deal with (a task or opponent) quickly and efficiently.
"the Welsh team were dispatched comfortably by the opposition"
oun
noun: dispatch; noun: despatch; plural noun: dispatches; plural noun: despatches
1. 1.
the sending of someone or something to a destination or for a purpose.
"a resolution authorizing the dispatch of a peacekeeping force"
an official report on state or military affairs.
"in his battle dispatch he described the gunner's bravery"
noun
1. 1. expédition
2. 2. envoi
verb
1. 1. expédier
2. 2. dépêcher

bishop
a senior member of the Christian clergy, usually in charge of a diocese and empowered to
confer holy orders.
2.
an African weaver bird, the male of which has red,
orange, yellow, or black plumage.

A veil

noun

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noun: veil; plural noun: veils; noun: universal veil; plural noun: universal veils; noun: partial veil;
plural noun: partial veils

1. 1.
a piece of fine material worn by women to protect or conceal the face.
"a white bridal veil"
a thing that serves to cover, conceal, or disguise.
verb
verb: veil; 3rd person present: veils; past tense: veiled; past participle: veiled; gerund or present
participle: veiling
1. 1.
cover with a veil.
"she veiled her face"
cover, conceal, or disguise.
"cold mists veiled the mountain peaks"

numb

adjective
adjective: numb

1. (of a part of the body) deprived of the power of physical sensation.

"my feet were numb with cold"
verb
verb: numb; 3rd person present: numbs; past tense: numbed; past participle: numbed; gerund or
present participle: numbing
1. deprive of feeling or responsiveness.

verb

1. 1. engourdir
2. 2. paralyser
adjective
1. 1. engourdi
2. 2. paralysé

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 naughty
adjective
adjective: naughty; comparative adjective: naughtier; superlative adjective: naughtiest

1. 1.
(especially of a child) badly behaved; disobedient.
"you've been a really naughty boy"
2 informal
mildly rude or indecent, typically because related to sex.
"naughty goings-on"
3 archaic
wicked.
adjective
1. 1. vilain
2. 2. méchant

to have lust
ust is a strong craving for sex. It also can mean a hunger for anything, like lust for power. While
lust isn't a dirty word, it is a strong word. You don't have lust for something you don't really care
about. Lust is a strong, powerful desire, whether it's a noun or verb: you lust for things you deeply
crave.

To bestow
verb
verb: bestow; 3rd person present: bestows; past tense: bestowed; past participle: bestowed; gerund
or present participle: bestowing

1. confer or present (an honour, right, or gift).

"the office was bestowed on him by the monarch of this realm"
archaic
put (something) in a specified place.
verb
1. 1. donner
2. 2. accorder

bold
djective
adjective: bold; comparative adjective: bolder; superlative adjective: boldest

1. 1.

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 (of a person, action, or idea) showing a willingness to take risks; confident and
courageous.
"a bold attempt to solve the crisis"
dated
(of a person or their manner) so confident as to be impudent or presumptuous.
"she tossed him a bold look"
Irish
(especially of a child) naughty; badly behaved.
Philippines
erotic, risqué, or sexually provocative.
(of a colour, design, or shape) having a strong, vivid, or clear appearance.
of a kind of typeface having dark, heavy strokes, used especially for emphasis.

Emaciated
adjective
adjective: emaciated

1. abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or a lack of food.

"she was so emaciated she could hardly stand" adjective
1. 1. émacié
2. 2. amaigri

benefactor
noun
noun: benefactor; plural noun: benefactors

1. a person who gives money or other help to a person or cause.

1. bienfaiteur
noun
1. 1. bienfaiteur

wrath
noun
archaic•literary
noun: wrath; plural noun: wraths

1. extreme anger
noun
1. 1. colère

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to snoop
informal
verb
verb: snoop; 3rd person present: snoops; past tense: snooped; past participle: snooped; gerund or
present participle: snooping

1. investigate or look around furtively in an attempt to find out something, especially

information about someone's private affairs.
"your sister might find the ring if she goes snooping about"
noun
noun: snoop
1. a furtive investigation.
"I could go back to her cottage and have another snoop"
verb
1. 1. espionner
2. 2. fouiner
noun
1. 1. fouineur
2. 2. espion

to part with
to give away or get rid of something, esp. a possession that you enjoy having: I just couldn't part
with my old car, even though it uses too much gas.

Hellish
very bad or unpleasant: a hellish experience. Synonyms. demonic. god-awful informal.

Reckless
adjective
adjective: reckless

1. heedless of danger or the consequences of one's actions; rash or impetuous.

"you mustn't be so reckless"
1. téméraire
1. 2. imprudent

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 to wonder
Noun
1 a feeling of amazement and admiration, caused by something beautiful, remarkable, or unfamiliar.
"he observed the intricacy of the ironwork with the wonder of a child"
2 a person or thing regarded as very good, remarkable, or effective.
Verb
1 desire to know something; feel curious.
"how many times have I written that, I wonder?"
2. feel doubt.
noun
1. 1. merveille
2. 2. émerveillement
verb
1. 1. se demander
2. 2. étonner

to drive
verb
verb: drive; 3rd person present: drives; past tense: drove; gerund or present participle: driving;
past participle: driven

1. 1.
operate and control the direction and speed of a motor vehicle.
"he got into his car and drove off"
propel or carry along by force in a specified direction.
"the wind will drive you onshore"
noun
noun: drive; plural noun: drives
1. 1.
a trip or journey in a car.
"they went for a drive in the country"
2.
a short road leading from a public road to a house or other building.
"from the window he could see right down the weedy drive to the front gate"
verb
1. 1. conduire
2. 2. entraîner

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noun
1. 1. drive
2. 2. promenade

unprecedented
adjective
adjective: unprecedented

1. never done or known before.

adjective
1. 1. sans précédent
2. 2. sans exemple

to expel
verb
verb: expel; 3rd person present: expels; past tense: expelled; past participle: expelled; gerund or
present participle: expelling

1. officially make (someone) leave a school or other organization.

"she was expelled from school"
force (someone) to leave a place.
"eight diplomats were expelled from Norway for espionage"
force out (something), especially from the body.
"she expelled a shuddering breath"
verb
1. 1. expulser
2. 2. chasser

shallow
adjective
adjective: shallow; comparative adjective: shallower; superlative adjective: shallowest

1. 1.
of little depth.
"serve the noodles in a shallow bowl"
• situated at no great depth.
"the shallow bed of the North Sea"
• varying only slightly from a specified or understood line or direction, especially the
horizontal.
"a shallow roof"

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•
2. 2.
not exhibiting, requiring, or capable of serious thought.
"a shallow analysis of contemporary society"
noun
plural noun: shallows; noun: shallow
1. an area of the sea, a lake, or a river where the water is not very deep.
verb
verb: shallow; 3rd person present: shallows; past tense: shallowed; past participle: shallowed;
gerund or present participle: shallowing
1. (of the sea, a lake, or a river) become less deep over time or in a particular place.
"the boat ground to a halt where the water shallowed"
adjective

1. 1. peu profond
2. 2. superficiel

a belly
oun
1. 1. ventre
2. 2. panse
Définitions proposées par : Oxford Languages · En savoir plus
noun
noun: belly; plural noun: bellies

1. 1.
the front part of the human trunk below the ribs, containing the stomach and bowels.
"his fat belly stuck out over his trousers"
• the stomach, especially as representing the body's need for food.
"they'll fight all the better on empty bellies"
h
Synonymes :
stomach

• the underside of a bird or other animal.

"grasses were said to have been tall enough to brush the bellies of horses"
• a cut of pork from the underside between the legs.
noun: belly pork; plural noun: belly porks

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 • a pig's belly as food, especially as a traded commodity.
•
• 2.
the rounded underside of a ship or aircraft.
verb
verb: belly; 3rd person present: bellies; past tense: bellied; past participle: bellied; gerund or
present participle: bellying
1. 1.
swell or cause to swell.
"as she leaned forward her pullover bellied out"
informal•North American
move or sit close to (a bar or table).

To bolster
noun
noun: bolster; plural noun: bolsters; noun: bolster pillow; plural noun: bolster pillows

1. 1.
a long, thick pillow that is placed under other pillows for support.
a part on a vehicle or tool providing structural support or reducing friction.
verb
verb: bolster; 3rd person present: bolsters; past tense: bolstered; past participle: bolstered; gerund
or present participle: bolstering
1. 1.
support or strengthen.
"the fall in interest rates is starting to bolster confidence"
provide (a seat) with padded support.
noun
1. 1. traversin
2. 2. racinal
verb
1. 1. soutenir
2. 2. appuyer

apologetic
désolé adj (désolée f sg, désolés m pl, désolées f pl)

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 to run out
verbe à particule issu de "run"

1. 1.
(of a supply of something) be used up.
"our food is about to run out"
(of rope) be paid out.
"slowly, he let the cables run out"
verb
1. 1. couler
2. 2. expirer

a threshold
noun
noun: threshold; plural noun: thresholds

1. 1.
a strip of wood or stone forming the bottom of a doorway and crossed in entering a house
or room.
"he stood on the threshold of Sheila's bedroom"
the magnitude or intensity that must be exceeded for a certain reaction, phenomenon, result, or
condition to occur or be manifested.
"nothing happens until the signal passes the threshold"
1. seuil
1. 2. seuil de la port

complexion
noun
noun: complexion; plural noun: complexions

1. 1.
the natural colour, texture, and appearance of a person's skin, especially of the face.
"a smooth, pale complexion"
the general aspect or character of something.
"the complexion of the game changed"

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noun
noun: boulder; plural noun: boulders

1. a large rock, typically one that has been worn smooth by erosion.
noun
1. 1. rocher
2. 2. grosse pierre

to avoid
verb
verb: avoid; 3rd person present: avoids; past tense: avoided; past participle: avoided; gerund or
present participle: avoiding

1. 1.
keep away from or stop oneself from doing (something).
"avoid excessive exposure to the sun"
Law
repudiate, nullify, or render void (a decree or contract).
"if the original owner had avoided his contract with the rogue, ownership of the goods would
have reverted to him"
Law
repudiate, nullify, or render void (a decree or contract).
Expressions
avoid someone or something like the plague — try hard to avoid someone or something.
"it was a place that Robyn normally avoided like the plague"

verb
1. 1. éviter
2. 2. échapper à

sour
adjective
adjective: sour; comparative adjective: sourer; superlative adjective: sourest

1. 1.
having an acid taste like lemon or vinegar.
"she sampled the wine and found it was sour"

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feeling or expressing resentment, disappointment, or anger.
"he gave her a sour look"
noun
noun: sour; plural noun: sours
1. a drink made by mixing a spirit with lemon or lime juice.
"a rum sour"
adjective
1. 1. aigre
2. 2. acide
verb
1. 1. aigrir
2. 2. se dégrader

hooves

noun
plural noun: hooves

1. 1.
the horny part of the foot of an ungulate animal, especially a horse.
"there was a clatter of hoofs as a rider came up to them"
informal•British
(in sport) a powerful kick of a ball.

1. sabots

to shave off
shave something off something to cut very thin pieces from the surface of wood, etc. I had to
shave a few millimeters off the door to make it shut. to reduce a number by a very small amount He
shaved a tenth of a second off the world record.

At the behest
because of being asked or ordered by someone

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formal. : because of being asked or ordered by someone. A special meeting will be held at the
senator's behest.

Wax
noun
noun: wax

1. 1.
a sticky yellowish mouldable substance secreted by
honeybees as the material of a honeycomb; beeswax.
• a white translucent material obtained by bleaching and purifying beeswax and used
for such purposes as making candles, modelling, and as a basis of polishes.
• any waxy substance, especially a lipid or hydrocarbon.
• earwax.
•
2. 2.
informal
used in reference to records.
"he didn't get on wax until 1959"
verb
verb: wax; 3rd person present: waxes; past tense: waxed; past participle: waxed; gerund or present
participle: waxing
1. 1.
cover or treat (something) with wax or a similar substance, typically to polish or protect
it.
"I washed and waxed the floor"
• remove unwanted hair from (a part of the body) by applying wax and then peeling
off the wax and hairs together.
"she waxed her legs when necessary"
•
2. 2.
informal
make a recording of.
"he waxed a series of tracks that emphasized his lead guitar work"
noun
1. 1. cire
2. 2. fart
verb
1. 1. cirer

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to wipe out
eliminate something completely.
"their life savings were wiped out"

• kill a large number of people.

"the plague had wiped out whole villages"
•
• ruin someone financially.
"apple growers in the next county were wiped out by hail this year"
•
2. 2.
informal
exhaust someone.
"this first day back at work has wiped me out"
3. 3.
informal
be capsized by a wave while surfing.
"always try to surf the big wave but be prepared to wipe out"
• North American
fall over or off a vehicle.
"she wiped out on some wet grass and hurt her shoulder"
•
4.
wipeout
noun
informal
noun: wipe-out

1. 1.
an instance of being destroyed or overwhelmingly defeated.
"a nuclear wipeout"
• the obliteration of one radio signal by another.
•
2. 2.
a fall from a surfboard.
verb
1. 1. anéantir
2. 2. liquider

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 to sustain
verb
verb: sustain; 3rd person present: sustains; past tense: sustained; past participle: sustained; gerund
or present participle: sustaining

1. 1.
strengthen or support physically or mentally.
"this thought had sustained him throughout the years"
2.
undergo or suffer (something unpleasant, especially an injury).
"he sustained severe head injuries"
noun
Music
noun: sustain
1. an effect or facility on a keyboard or electronic instrument whereby a note can be
sustained after the key is released.
verb
1. 1. soutenir
2. 2. maintenir

to scold
verb
verb: scold; 3rd person present: scolds; past tense: scolded; past participle: scolded; gerund or
present participle: scolding

1. remonstrate with or rebuke (someone) angrily.

"Mum took Anna away, scolding her for her bad behaviour"
noun
dated•US
noun: scold; plural noun: scolds
1. a person who nags or grumbles constantly (typically used of a woman).
"his mother was the village scold"
verb
1. 1. gronder
2. 2. réprimander
noun
1. 1. mégère

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 carving
noun
noun: carving

1. the action of carving.

• an object or design carved from a hard material as an artistic work.
plural noun: carvings
"a carving of an Asian elephant"
noun
1. 1. sculpture
2. 2. découpage

to oust
¨
verb
verb: oust; 3rd person present: ousts; past tense: ousted; past participle: ousted; gerund or present
participle: ousting

1. drive out or expel (someone) from a position or place.

"the reformists were ousted from power"
• Law
deprive of or exclude from possession of something.
• Law
verb
1. 1. évincer
2. 2. chasser

to chase
verb
verb: chase; 3rd person present: chases; past tense: chased; past participle: chased; gerund or
present participle: chasing

1. 1.
pursue in order to catch or catch up with.
"police chased the stolen car through the city"
• seek to attain.
"the team are chasing their first home win this season"
• seek the company of (a member of the opposite sex) in an obvious way
• 2.
drive or cause to go in a specified direction.

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3.
try to obtain (something owed or required).
try to make contact with (someone) in order to obtain something owed or required.
make further investigation of an unresolved matter.
noun
noun: chase; plural noun: chases

1. an act of pursuing someone or something.

"they captured the youths after a brief chase"
• short for steeplechase.
• hunting as a sport.
noun: the chase
"she was an ardent follower of the chase"
• British
an area of unenclosed land formerly reserved for hunting.
noun: Chase
"Cannock Chase"
• archaic
a hunted animal.
•
noun
1. 1. chasse
2. 2. poursuite
verb
1. 1. poursuivre
2. 2. pourchasser

to soak
verb
verb: soak; 3rd person present: soaks; past tense: soaked; past participle: soaked; gerund or present
participle: soaking

1. 1.
make or allow (something) to become thoroughly wet by immersing it in liquid.
"soak the beans overnight in water"
2. 2.
informal
impose heavy charges or taxation on.
"he is again vowing to soak the rich, as he has long threatened to do"

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informal•archaic
drink heavily.
"you keep soaking in taverns"
4.
noun
noun: soak; plural noun: soaks
1. 1.
an act of immersing someone or something in liquid for a period of time.
"I'm looking forward to a long soak in the bath"
2. 2.
informal
a heavy drinker.
"his daughter stayed up to put the old soak to bed"
informal•archaic
drink heavily.
verb
1. 1. tremper
2. 2. imprégner
noun
1. 1. trempe
2. 2. poivrot

chick
noun
noun: chick; plural noun: chicks

1. 1.
a young bird, especially one newly hatched.
"the cattle egrets hatched and reared two chicks"
• a newly hatched young domestic fowl.
"dozens of fluffy, chirruping chicks hatched out"
•
2. 2.
informal
a young woman.
"she's a great-looking chick"
noun
1. 1. poussin
2. 2. gonzesse

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wholly and completely.
"logging has been banned outright"
immediately or instantly."the impact killed four horses outright"
adjective
adjective: outright
/ˈaʊtrʌɪt/

1. open and direct.

"an outright refusal"
adverb
1. 1. carrément
2. 2. complètement
adjective
1. 1. absolu
2. 2. total

Later on
: at a time in the future or following an earlier time. We'll talk about this subject some more later
on.

Unbiased
adjective
adjective: unbiased; adjective: unbiassed

1. showing no prejudice for or against something; impartial.

"his assessment of the benefits and drawbacks was unbiased"
adjective
1. 1. impartial
2. 2. objectif

convenience
a quality or situation that makes something easy or useful for someone by reducing the
amount of work or time required to do something.
noun
1. 1. commodité

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worthwhile
adjective
adjective: worthwhile; adjective: worth while

1. worth the time, money, or effort spent; of value or importance.

adjective
1. 1. notable
2. 2. qui vaut le coup

wheat
noun
noun: wheat; plural noun: wheats; noun: bread wheat

1. a cereal which is the most important kind grown in temperate

countries, the grain of which is ground to make flour for bread,
pasta, pastry, etc.
• the grain of wheat.
noun
1. 1. blé

to clench
verb
verb: clench; 3rd person present: clenches; past tense: clenched; past participle: clenched; gerund
or present participle: clenching

1. (with reference to the fingers or hand) close into a tight ball, especially as a manifestation
of extreme anger.
"she clenched her fists, struggling for control"
grasp (something) tightly and firmly.
"he clenched the steering wheel so hard that the car wobbled"

noun
noun: clench; plural noun: clenches

1. a contraction or tightening of part of the body.

"she saw the anger rise, saw the clench of his fists"

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verb
1. 1. empoigner
2. 2. serrer la main
noun

a goose
noun
noun: goose; plural noun: geese; plural noun: gooses

1. 1.
a large waterbird with a long neck, short legs, webbed feet, and a short broad bill.
Generally geese are larger than ducks and have longer necks and shorter bills.
• a female goose.
• the flesh of a goose as food.
•
2. 2.
informal
a foolish person.
"‘Silly goose,’ he murmured fondly"
3. 3.
a tailor's smoothing iron.
4.
verb
informal
verb: goose; 3rd person present: gooses; past tense: goosed; past participle: goosed; gerund or
present participle: goosing
1. 1.
poke (someone) in the bottom.
2. 2.
North American
give (something) a boost; invigorate.
"the government's desire to goose the tired housing market"

to get comforted
to make someone feel better when they are sad or worried: The girl's mother was at home today,
being comforted by relatives.

Relatives
noun
plural noun: relatives

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 1. 1.
a person connected by blood or marriage.
"much of my time is spent visiting relatives"

noun
1. 1. famille
2. 2. relatifs

The srtronghold
noun
noun: stronghold; plural noun: strongholds

1. 1.
a place that has been fortified so as to protect it against attack.
"their mountain strongholds fell to enemy attack"
.
a place where a particular cause or belief is strongly defended or upheld.
"the island is a stronghold of the Gaelic language and culture"
noun
1. 1. bastion
2. 2. forteresse

covet
verb
verb: covet; 3rd person present: covets; past tense: coveted; past participle: coveted; gerund or
present participle: coveting

1. yearn to possess (something, especially something belonging to another).

"I covet one of their smart bags"
verb
1. 1. convoiter

earnestness
noun
noun: earnestness

1. sincere and intense conviction.

"he tells his story with intense earnestness"

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1. sérieux

a prey

an animal that is caught and killed by another for food.

"the kestrel pounced on its prey"
archaic

2. plunder or (in biblical use) a prize.

verb
verb: prey; 3rd person present: preys; past tense: preyed; past participle: preyed; gerund or present
participle: preying
1. catch and kill for food.
noun
1. 1. proie
2. 2. gibier
verb
1. 1. ronger
2. 2. miner

outnumbered
verb
past tense: outnumbered; past participle: outnumbered

1. be more numerous than.

1. en infériorité numérique

pilgrim
noun
noun: pilgrim; plural noun: pilgrims; noun: Pilgrim

1. 1.
a person who journeys to a sacred place for religious reasons.
2. a member of the Pilgrim Fathers.
verb

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archaic
verb: pilgrim; 3rd person present: pilgrims; past tense: pilgrimed; past participle: pilgrimed;
gerund or present participle: pilgriming
1. travel or wander like a pilgrim.
noun
1. 1. pèlerin
2. 2. voyageurbast

bastard

noun
noun: bastard; plural noun: bastards

1. 1.
derogatory
an unpleasant or despicable person
adjective
adjective: bastard
1. 1.
(of a thing) no longer in its pure or original form; debased.
adjective
1. 1. bâtard
2. 2. naturel
3. 3. abâtardi
noun
1. 1. bâtard
2. 2. salaud

sit in
verbe à particule issu de "sit"
1. 1.
attend a meeting or discussion without taking an active part in it.
"do you mind if I sit in?"
.
(of a group of people) occupy a place as a form of protest.
"students have been sitting in this week"
verb

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 1. 1. assister
2. 2. prendre part
noun
noun: sit-in; plural noun: sit-ins

1. a form of protest in which demonstrators occupy a place, refusing to leave until their
demands are met.

Sister in law
Belle sœur

to relinquish
verb
verb: relinquish; 3rd person present: relinquishes; past tense: relinquished; past participle:
relinquished; gerund or present participle: relinquishing

1. voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up.

"he relinquished his managerial role to become chief executive"
verb
1. 1. renoncer
2. 2. renoncer à

dominion
noun
noun: dominion; plural noun: dominions

1. 1.
sovereignty or control.
"man's attempt to establish dominion over nature"
the territory of a sovereign or government.
• historical
each of the self-governing territories of the British Commonwealth.
noun: Dominion; plural noun: Dominions
"Great Britain, together with her Dominions and Colonies"
•
• 3.
another term for domination (sense 2).

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noun
1. 1. domination
2. 2. empire

to withstand
verb
verb: withstand; 3rd person present: withstands; past tense: withstood; past participle: withstood;
gerund or present participle: withstanding

1. remain undamaged or unaffected by; resist.

offer strong resistance or opposition to.
verb

1. 1. résister à
2. 2. soutenir

to slander
noun
Law
noun: slander

1. the action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation.
"he is suing the TV company for slander"
• a false and malicious spoken statement.
plural noun: slanders
"I've had just about all I can stomach of your slanders"
•
verb
verb: slander; 3rd person present: slanders; past tense: slandered; past participle: slandered;
gerund or present participle: slandering
1. make false and damaging statements about (someone).
"they were accused of slandering the head of state"
verb
1. 1. calomnier
2. 2. diffamer
noun
1. 1. calomnie

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wrath
noun
archaic•literary
noun: wrath; plural noun: wraths

1. extreme anger.
"he hid his pipe for fear of incurring his father's wrath"
noun
1. 1. colère
2. 2. courroux

warehouse

noun
noun: warehouse; plural noun: warehouses

1. a large building where raw materials or manufactured goods may be stored prior to their
distribution for sale.
verb
verb: warehouse; 3rd person present: warehouses; past tense: warehoused; past participle:
warehoused; gerund or present participle: warehousing
• 1.
store (goods) in a warehouse.
"the pallets were warehoused the following day"
• place (imported goods) in a bonded warehouse pending the payment of import duty.
•
• 2.
informal•North American
place (a prisoner or a psychiatric patient) in a large, impersonal institution in which their
problems are not satisfactorily addressed.
"our objective is not to warehouse prisoners but to help inmates build new lives"
noun
1. 1. entrepôt
2. 2. magasin
verb
1. 1. entreposer

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 to forecast
verb
verb: forecast; 3rd person present: forecasts; past tense: forecast; past participle: forecast; past
tense: forecasted; past participle: forecasted; gerund or present participle: forecasting

1. predict or estimate (a future event or trend).

noun
noun: forecast; plural noun: forecasts
1. a calculation or estimate of future events, especially coming weather or a financial trend.
verb
1. 1. prévoir
noun
1. 1. prévision
2. 2. pronostic

to withdraw
verb
verb: withdraw; 3rd person present: withdraws; past tense: withdrew; gerund or present
participle: withdrawing; past participle: withdrawn

1. 1.
remove or take away (something) from a particular place or position.
take (money) out of an account.discontinue or no longer provide (something previously supplied or
offered).
say that (a statement one has made) is untrue or unjustified.
(of a man) practise coitus interruptus.
leave or cause to leave a place or situation.
cease to participate in an activity or be a member of a team or organization.
prevent (someone) from participating in an activity.depart to another place in search of quiet or
privacy.
cease to take an addictive drug.
"for the cocaine user, it is possible to withdraw without medication"
verb
1. 1. retirer
2. 2. se retirer

a deer
noun
1. 1. cerf

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a crow ( corbeau

noun
noun: crow; plural noun: crows; noun: American crow; plural noun: American crows

1. 1.
a large bird with mostly glossy black plumage, a heavy bill, and a raucous voice.
1.
2. verb
verb: crow; 3rd person present: crows; past tense: crowed; past participle: crowed; past tense:
crew; past participle: crew; gerund or present participle: crowing

1. 1.
(of a cock) utter its characteristic loud cry.
(of a person) express great pride or triumph, especially in a tone of gloating satisfaction.
"Ruby crowed with delight"
noun
noun: crow; plural noun: crows
1. 1.
the cry of a cock.
2. 2.
a sound made by a person expressing great pride or triumph.
"she gave a little crow of triumph"
3.
verb
1. 1. crier
2. 2. humilier
3. 3. se vanter
4. 1. corneille
5. 2. cris
6. 3. cri de joie
7. 4. pince à levier
8. 5. cri de triomphe

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noun
noun: shade

1. 1.
comparative darkness and coolness caused by shelter from direct sunlight.
"sitting in the shade"
a colour, especially with regard to how light or dark it is or as distinguished from one nearly like it.
"various shades of blue"
screen from direct light.
"she shaded her eyes against the sun"
2.
darken or colour (an illustration or diagram) with parallel pencil lines or a block of colour.
"she shaded in the outline of a chimney"
noun
1. 1. ombre
2. 2. nuance
verb
1. 1. ombrager
2. 2. nuancer

pitiful
adjective
adjective: pitiful

1. 1.
deserving or arousing pity.
"two children in a very pitiful state"
very small or poor; inadequate.
"a pitiful attempt to impress her"
adjective
1. 1. pitoyable
2. 2. lamentable

to gloat
verb
verb: gloat; 3rd person present: gloats; past tense: gloated; past participle: gloated; gerund or
present participle: gloating

1. dwell on one's own success or another's misfortune with smugness or malignant pleasure.

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noun: gloat; plural noun: gloats
1. an act of gloating.
verb
1. 1. jubiler
2. 2. exulter

to collude
verb
verb: collude; 3rd person present: colludes; past tense: colluded; past participle: colluded; gerund
or present participle: colluding

1. cooperate in a secret or unlawful way in order to deceive or gain an advantage over others.
"he accused his opponents of colluding with one another"
1. comploter

faint
adjective
adjective: faint; comparative adjective: fainter; superlative adjective: faintest

1. 1.
(of a sight, smell, or sound) barely perceptible.
"the faint murmur of voices"
feeling weak and dizzy and close to losing consciousness.
"the heat made him feel faint"
verb
verb: faint; 3rd person present: faints; past tense: fainted; past participle: fainted; gerund or
present participle: fainting
1. lose consciousness for a short time because of a temporarily insufficient supply of
oxygen to the brain.
"I fainted from loss of blood"
noun
noun: faint; plural noun: faints
1. a sudden loss of consciousness.
"she hit the floor in a dead faint"
adjective
1. 1. faible
2. 2. pâle

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verb
1. 1. perdre connaissance
2. 2. tomber en défaillance

shoot up
verbe à particule issu de "shoot"
1. 1.
(especially of a child) grow taller rapidly.
"when she hit thirteen she shot up to a startling 5 foot 9"
• (of a price or amount) rise suddenly.
"why have food costs shot up?"
•
2. 2.
cause great damage to something by shooting.
"they shot up the building"
3. 3.
informal
inject oneself with a narcotic drug.
"she went home and shot up alone in her room"
• inject someone with a narcotic drug.
•
4.
verb
1. 1. jaillir
2. 2. monter en flèche
flamber

wedlock
the state of being married
The noun wedlock means marriage; you might describe your newly-married sister as "entering the
magical state of wedlock." Wedlock is an old-fashioned word for matrimony, the state of being
married.
noun
1. 1. mariage

to sprinkle
verb

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verb: sprinkle; 3rd person present: sprinkles; past tense: sprinkled; past participle: sprinkled;
gerund or present participle: sprinkling

1. 1.
cover (an object or surface) with small drops or particles of a substance.
"I sprinkled the floor with water"
scatter or pour (small drops or particles of a substance) over an object or surface.
"sprinkle sesame seeds over the top"
• distribute or disperse something randomly or irregularly throughout (something).
"he sprinkled his conversation with quotations"
• place or attach (a number of things) at irregularly spaced intervals.
"a dress with little daisies sprinkled all over it"
•
2. 2.
North American
rain very lightly.
"it began to sprinkle"
noun
noun: sprinkle; plural noun: sprinkles
1. 1.
a small quantity or amount of something scattered over an object or surface.
"a generous sprinkle of pepper"
2. 2.
North American
a light rain.
"the rain grew from a mere sprinkle to a respectable drizzle"
3. 3.
North American
tiny sugar strands and balls used for decorating cakes and desserts.
4.

Origine

verb
1. 1. saupoudrer
2. 2. parsemer
noun
1. 1. aspersion
2. 2. arrosage

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Escrot

uproar
noun: uproar; plural noun: uproars
1. a loud and impassioned noise or disturbance.
"the room was in an uproar"
a public expression of protest or outrage.
"it caused an uproar in the press"
noun
1. 1. tumulte
2. 2. tapage

filthy
adjective
adjective: filthy; comparative adjective: filthier; superlative adjective: filthiest

1. 1.
disgustingly dirty.
"a filthy hospital with no sanitation"
concerned with sex in an obscene or very graphic way.
"filthy language"
adverb
informal
adverb: filthy
1. to an extreme extent.
adjective
1. 1. crasseux
2. 2. dégoûtant

hardship
noun
noun: hardship; plural noun: hardships

1. severe suffering or privation.

"intolerable levels of hardship"
noun
1. 1. épreuves
2. 2. souffrance

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: in a situation in which someone or something is exposed to possible injury, loss, or evil : in
danger. He is responsible for placing innocent lives in jeopardy. The wrong decision could place
your career in (serious) jeopardy. Adverse public opinion puts this proposal in serious jeopardy

an outcast
noun
noun: outcast; plural noun: outcasts

1. a person who has been rejected or ostracized by their society or social group.
"she went from trusted pal to ostracized outcast overnight"
adjective
adjective: outcast
1. (of a person) rejected or ostracized.
"they can be made to feel outcast and inadequate"
noun
1. 1. banni
2. 2. proscrit
adjective
1. 1. proscrit
2. 2. mal-aimé

son-in-law
Beau-fils
noun
noun: son-in-law; plural noun: sons-in-law

1. the husband of one's child.

bethrotal
a formal promise to marry someone: The play revolves round the betrothal of a duke to a doctor's
daughter.

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adverb
adverb: lawfully

1. in a way that conforms to or is permitted or recognized by the law.

"he was deemed to have acted lawfully and was not prosecuted"

to crawl
Ramper
verb
verb: crawl; 3rd person present: crawls; past tense: crawled; past participle: crawled; gerund or
present participle: crawling

1. 1.
move forward on the hands and knees or by dragging the body close to the ground.
"they crawled from under the table"
behave obsequiously or ingratiatingly in the hope of gaining someone's favour.
noun
noun: crawl
1. 1.
an act of moving on one's hands and knees or dragging one's body along the ground.
"they began the crawl back to their own lines"
• a slow rate of movement, typically that of a vehicle.
"he reduced his speed to a crawl"
•
2. 2.
a swimming stroke involving alternate overarm movements and rapid kicks of the legs.
"she could do the crawl and so many other strokes"

Expressions
make someone's skin crawl — cause someone to feel an unpleasant sensation resembling something
moving over the skin, as a symptom of fear or disgust.

stuttering
Bégaiement
adjective
adjective: stuttering

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spoken with or characterized by a stutter.
"his slow stuttering speech"
2. 2.
progressing in a hesitant or irregular way.
"her film career got off to a stuttering start"

loathsome

adjective
adjective: loathsome

1. causing hatred or disgust; repulsive.

"this loathsome little swine"
adjective
1. 1. détestable
2. 2. répugnant

impediment
noun
noun: impediment; plural noun: impediments; noun: speech impediment; plural noun: speech
impediments

1. 1.
a hindrance or obstruction in doing something.
"a serious impediment to scientific progress"
a defect in a person's speech, such as a lisp or stammer.
noun

1. 1. obstacle
2. 2. empêchement

gutter

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1. 1. gouttière
2. 2. caniveau
verb
1. 1. couler
2. 2. vaciller

preposterous
adjective
adjective: preposterous

1. contrary to reason or common sense; utterly absurd or ridiculous.

"a preposterous suggestion"
adjective
1. 1. absurde
2. 2. ridicule

to be cornered
adjective
suffix: -cornered; adjective: cornered

1. 1.
having a specified number of corners.
"young boys in six-cornered hats"
• having a specified number of parties involved.
"a three-cornered meeting was being arranged in Hong Kong"
•
2. 2.
(of a person or animal) forced into a place or situation from which it is hard to escape.
"nothing is more dangerous than a cornered wild beast"
3. verb
past tense: cornered; past participle: cornered

1. 1.

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 force (a person or animal) into a place or situation from which it is hard to escape.
"the man was eventually cornered by police dogs"
• detain (someone) in conversation.
"I managed to corner Gary for fifteen minutes"
•
• 2.
control (a market) by dominating the supply of a particular commodity.
"whether they will corner the market in graphics software remains to be seen"
• establish a corner in (a commodity).
"you cornered vanadium and made a killing"
•
• 3.
(of a vehicle) go round a bend in a road.
"no squeal is evident from the tyres when cornering fast"
4.
1. 1. acculé

decree
Décret
noun
noun: decree; plural noun: decrees

1. an official order that has the force of law.

"the decree guaranteed freedom of assembly"
verb
verb: decree; 3rd person present: decrees; past tense: decreed; past participle: decreed; gerund or
present participle: decreeing
1. order (something) by decree.
"they decreed a ban on smoking in public places"
noun
1. 1. décret
2. 2. ordonnance
verb
1. 1. décréter
2. 2. ordonner

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 corpse
Cadavre

horrendous
Horreur
adjective
adjective: horrendous

1. extremely unpleasant, horrifying, or terrible.

"she suffered horrendous injuries"
1. 1. horrible

dreary
adjective
adjective: dreary; comparative adjective: drearier; superlative adjective: dreariest

1. depressingly dull and bleak or repetitive.

"the dreary round of working, eating, and trying to sleep"
adjective
1. 1. morne
2. 2. triste

to behold
verb
archaic•literary
verb: behold; 3rd person present: beholds; past tense: beheld; past participle: beheld; gerund or
present participle: beholding

1. see or observe (someone or something, especially of remarkable or impressive nature).

"behold your lord and prince!"
verb
1. 1. voir
2. 2. apercevoir

I’m done for if …. expl if he leaves like this

Je suis foutu s’il part comme ça

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 peeping
Voyeur
verb
gerund or present participle: peeping

1. look quickly and furtively at something, especially through a narrow opening.

"his door was ajar and she couldn't resist peeping in"
come gradually or partially into view.
"the sun began to peep out"
1. 1. voyeur

brazen
adjective
adjective: brazen

1. 1.
bold and without shame.
"he went about his illegal business with a brazen assurance"
literary•archaic
made of brass.
"brazen fire irons"
verb
verb: brazen; 3rd person present: brazens; past tense: brazened; past participle: brazened; gerund
or present participle: brazening
1. endure an embarrassing or difficult situation by behaving with apparent confidence and
lack of shame.
"there was nothing to do but brazen it out"
adjective
1. 1. effronté
2. 2. éhonté

where you should have been all along

Là oü tu aurais du être depuis le début

renowed
A renowed magician = un magicien de renom

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adjective
adjective: renowned

1. known or talked about by many people; famous.

"Britain is renowned for its love of animals"
adjective
1. 1. célèbre
2. 2. renommé

to tie out
(transitive, accounting, finance, informal) To validate or check for accuracy; verify the
balance of numbers or figures; audit quotations ▼ to put a knot in the end of something; to
close something with string, thread, etc. to tie off a rope.

mere

adjective
adjective: mere; superlative adjective: merest

1. used to emphasize how small or insignificant someone or something is.

"questions that cannot be answered by mere mortals"
• used to emphasize that the fact of something being present in a situation is enough to
influence that situation.
"his stomach rebelled at the mere thought of food"
adjective
1. 1. simple
2. 2. seul
noun
1. 1. étang
2. 2. petit lac

peasant
noun
noun: peasant; plural noun: peasants

1. a poor smallholder or agricultural labourer of low social status (chiefly in historical use or
with reference to subsistence farming in poorer countries).
"peasants left the farms to work in industry"

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adjective
1. 1. paysan
2. 2. rural
noun
1. 1. paysan
2. 2. rustre

to long for
Désirer hardement

rodent
noun: rodent; plural noun: rodents

1. a gnawing mammal of an order that includes rats, mice, squirrels, hamsters, porcupines, and
their relatives, distinguished by strong constantly growing incisors and no canine teeth. They
constitute the largest order of mammals.
Un rat
noun

outcast

noun
noun: outcast; plural noun: outcasts

1. a person who has been rejected or ostracized by their society or social group.
"she went from trusted pal to ostracized outcast overnight"
adjective
adjective: outcast
1. (of a person) rejected or ostracized.
"they can be made to feel outcast and inadequate"

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noun
1. 1. banni
2. 2. proscrit
adjective
1. 1. proscrit
2. 2. mal-aimé

hierarch
noun
noun: hierarch; plural noun: hierarchs

1. a chief priest, archbishop, or other leader.

noun
1. 1. leader religieux

commoner
noun
noun: commoner; plural noun: commoners

1. 1.
one of the ordinary or common people, as opposed to the aristocracy or to royalty.
"this is the story of the commoner who married a king"
2. 2.
a person who has a right over another's land, e.g. for pasturage or mineral extraction.
"commoners' centuries-old grazing rights"
3. 3.
(at some British universities) an undergraduate who does not have a scholarship.
"a commoner's gown"
4.

Origine

noun
1. 1. roturier
2. 2. public

undergarments
noun

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plural noun: undergarments

1. an article of underclothing.
1. 1. sous-vêtements

ripped
/rɪpt/

adjective
adjective: ripped

1. 1.
(of clothes or fabric) badly torn.
"a pair of faded, ripped jeans"
2. 2.
informal
under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs.
"at the dress rehearsal, he was so ripped he couldn't stand upright"
1. 1. déchiré

faint
adjective
adjective: faint; comparative adjective: fainter; superlative adjective: faintest

1. 1.
(of a sight, smell, or sound) barely perceptible.
"the faint murmur of voices"
feeling weak and dizzy and close to losing consciousness.
"the heat made him feel faint"
verb
verb: faint; 3rd person present: faints; past tense: fainted; past participle: fainted; gerund or
present participle: fainting
1. lose consciousness for a short time because of a temporarily insufficient supply of
oxygen to the brain.
"I fainted from loss of blood"
noun
noun: faint; plural noun: faints
1. a sudden loss of consciousness.

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adjective
1. 1. faible
2. 2. pâle
verb
1. 1. perdre connaissance
2. 2. tomber en défaillance

stalion

noun
noun: stallion; plural noun: stallions

1. an uncastrated adult male horse.

1. 1. étalon
noun
noun: stallion; plural noun: stallions

1. an uncastrated adult male horse.

1. 1. étalon

relentless
Implcacable
adjective
adjective: relentless

1. unceasingly intense.
"the relentless heat of the desert"
harsh or inflexible.
"a patient but relentless taskmaster"
adjective
1. 1. implacable
2. 2. impitoyable

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 edge of his seat
Sur le fil du rasoir
very interested in
phrase. If you say that someone is on the edge of their seat or chair, you mean that they are very
interested in what is happening or what is going to happen.

Disheveld
/dɪˈʃɛvl/

verb
past tense: disheveled; past participle: disheveled

1. make (a person's hair or clothes) untidy.

"he ran one hand through his hair, further dishevelling it"
1. 1. Ébouriffé

I can’t help it …
Je ne peux pas m’en empêcher …

to call up
summon someone to serve in the armed forces.
"they have called up more than 20,000 reservists"
informal•North American
contact someone by phone.
"I have a list of people to call up in the morning"
verb

1. 1. évoquer
2. 2. mobiliser

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 to snap

To tingle

verb
gerund or present participle: tingling

1. experience or cause to experience a slight prickling or stinging sensation.

"she was tingling with excitement"
1. 1. picotement

lodging
noun
noun: lodging

1. temporary accommodation.
"a fee for board and lodging"
• a room or rooms rented out to someone, usually in the same residence as the owner.
plural noun: lodgings
"he was looking for lodgings and a job"
noun
1. 1. hébergement
2. 2. logement

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 wintry
adjective
adjective: wintry; comparative adjective: wintrier; superlative adjective: wintriest; adjective:
wintery

1. characteristic of winter, especially in feeling or looking very cold and bleak.

"a wintry landscape"
adjective
1. 1. hivernal
2. 2. glacial

commendable
adjective
adjective: commendable

1. deserving praise.
"he showed commendable restraint"
adjective
1. 1. louable

ergo
adverb
adverb: ergo

1. therefore.
"she was the sole beneficiary of the will, ergo the prime suspect"
1. 1. donc

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 ruthless
adjective
adjective: ruthless

1. having or showing no pity or compassion for others.

"a ruthless manipulator"

Synonymes :
merciless
pitiless
adjective
1. 1. impitoyable
2. 2. sans pitié

dispirited
dispirited
/dɪˈspɪrɪtɪd/

adjective
adjective: dispirited

1. having lost enthusiasm and hope; disheartened.

1. 1. découragé

cooped up
phrasal verb cooped up; cooping up; coops up. : to keep (a person or animal) inside a building or
in a small space especially for a long period of time. usually used as (be) cooped up. The
children were cranky after being cooped up in the house all day.

Shall
CERTAINLY WILL
shall modal verb (CERTAINLY WILL) formal or old-fashioned. used to say that something
certainly will or must happen, or that you are determined that something will happen: Don't
worry, I shall be there to meet the train.

1. 1. devoir

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 strong spirits to cleanse wounds would be better than
cauterizing them or using a leech

des esprits forts pour nettoyer les blessures seraient mieux que de les cautériser ou d'utiliser une
sangsue

rabbit stew
ragoût de lapin

edible
Comestible.
adjective
adjective: edible

1. fit or suitable to be eaten.

1. comestible
1. 2. mangeable

Not at all
definitely not.
used as a polite response to thanks.

1. 1. pas du tout
2. 2. jamais

help yourself
To serve oneself, especially to take food or other supplies, rather than wait to be served by
another; used to indicate friendly permission or invitation. If you want to take a shower, help
yourself to towels; they're in the linen closet. Is it all right if I get some water? —Oh, of course,
help yourself!

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.you are above reprooach

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 replenished
to fill something up again
Meaning of replenished in English to fill something up again: Food stocks were replenished
by/with imports from abroad.13 déc. 2023
1. réapprovisionné

to stay up
verbe à particule issu de "stay"
1. not go to bed.
"they stayed up all night"
noun
noun: stay-up; plural noun: stay-ups
1. a stocking that has an elasticated top and stays in position without a need for suspenders.
verb
1. 1. rester debout
2. 2. tenir

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 to soothe
verb
verb: soothe; 3rd person present: soothes; past tense: soothed; past participle: soothed; gerund or
present participle: soothing

1. gently calm (a person or their feelings).

reduce pain or discomfort in (a part of the body).
relieve or ease (pain).
verb
1. 1. apaiser
2. 2. calmer

the curtain are drawn

les rideaux sont tirés

sprinkling ash on bruises

saupoudrer la cendre sur les bleus/ecchymoses

to stay up
to go to bed later than usual:
stay up (late) We stayed up (late) to watch a film.
Moins d'exemples

• I stayed up to watch the Olympics on television.

• The kids were allowed to stay up till midnight on New Year's Eve.
• I'll be late home so don't stay up waiting for me.

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 • We stayed up till 3.00, chatting about old times.
• These days if I stay up late one night I'm exhausted the next morning.

endeavours

verb
3rd person present: endeavours

1. try hard to do or achieve something.

"he is endeavouring to help the Third World"
noun
plural noun: endeavours
1. an attempt to achieve a goal.
"an endeavour to reduce serious injury"
1. 1. efforts

estate
noun
noun: estate; plural noun: estates; noun: estate of the realm; plural noun: estates of the realm;
plural noun: three estates

1. 1.
an extensive area of land in the country, usually with a large house, owned by one person,
family, or organization.
all the money and property owned by a particular person, especially at death.
"in his will, he divided his estate between his wife and daughter"
noun
1. 1. biens
2. 2. propriété

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 to see the issue at hand
"the issue at hand" is correct and usable in written English. You can use it when you want to refer
to the topic being discussed or considered. For example: "Let's focus on the issue at hand—how
can we increase profits?".
de voir le problème en question

I suggest you pay me no mind

Je suggère que vous ne fassiez pas attention à moi

to pay no mind
to ignore someone
idiom. : to refuse to listen to what someone is saying or to notice what someone is doing : to
ignore someone. He kept talking but she paid him no mind.

To swollen

swollen wound = plaie enflée

verb
past participle: swollen

1. 1.
(especially of a part of the body) become larger or rounder in size, typically as a result of
an accumulation of fluid.
"her bruised knee was already swelling up"
become or make greater in intensity, number, amount, or volume.
adjective
1. 1. gonflé
2. 2. enflé

splint broken limbs

mettre une attelle à un membre cassé

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 sew deep gashes

Coudre des entailles profondes,

using spirits to cleanes, to sew, under his tutelage

using spirits to cleanes, to sew, under his tutelage

to tend
verb
verb: tend; 3rd person present: tends; past tense: tended; past participle: tended; gerund or present
participle: tending

1. regularly or frequently behave in a particular way or have a certain characteristic.

"written language tends to be formal"
be liable to possess or display (a particular characteristic).go or move in a particular direction.

1. tendre
1. 2. avoir tendance

verb
verb: tend; 3rd person present: tends; past tense: tended; past participle: tended; gerund or present
participle: tending

1. care for or look after; give one's attention to.

"Varela tended plants on the roof"
• US
direct or manage; work in.

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 "I've been tending bar at the airport lounge"
• archaic
wait on as an attendant or servant.
"the man that tended the carpenter"
• soigner v
The nurse tended the sick child.
•

Werewolf
Loup-garou

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 binding
/ˈbʌɪndɪŋ/

noun
plural noun: bindings

1. 1.
a strong covering holding the pages of a book together.
• fabric cut or woven in a strip, used for binding the edges of a piece of material.
•
2. 2.
Skiing
a mechanical device fixed to a ski to grip a ski boot, especially either of a pair used for
downhill skiing which hold the toe and heel of the boot and release it automatically in a
fall.
3. 3.
the action of fastening or holding together, or of being linked by chemical bonds.
"the binding of antibodies to cell surfaces"
• (in Chomskyan linguistics) the relationship between a referentially dependent noun
(su
•
4.
1. liaisons.

you steep it in the water and have him drink it

Vous le faites tremper dans l'eau et vous le faites boire...

how foul
Quelle horreur !

loitering
verb
gerund or present participle: loitering

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 1. stand or wait around without apparent purpose.
"she saw Mary loitering near the cloakrooms"
walk slowly and with no apparent purpose; dawdle.
1. 1. Flâner

styptics
Adjectif. Qui empêche l'écoulement du sang. Qui a pour effet de resserrer les muqueuses buccales
et les papilles, astringent.

just humor me
Faites-moi plaisir.

Don't mind me
take care of
[transitive] mind somebody to pay attention to what someone says, and obey them And the
moral of the story is: always mind your mother! take care of. [transitive] mind
somebody/something to take care of someone or something synonym watch (2) Who's minding the
children this evening?

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 a trinket

noun
noun: trinket; plural noun: trinkets

1. a small ornament or item of jewellery that is of little value.

noun
1. 1. bibelot
2. 2. babiole
verb
1. 1. comploter

dazed

adjective
adjective: dazed

1. unable to think or react properly; bewildered.

verb
past tense: dazed; past participle: dazed

1. (especially of an emotional or physical shock) make (someone) unable to think or react

properly.
"she was dazed by his revelations"

adjective
1. 1. étourdi
2. 2. hébété

. they had hinted .

. ils avaient laissé entendre .

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 in dire need for help
need immediate help
If a family is in dire need, they need immediate help. Dire predictions or warnings tell us that a
disaster may happen in the future. If you are trapped between the burning building behind you and
the high cliffs in front of you, you might describe yourself as being in dire straits. Definitions of
dire. adjective.

splints.

noun
plural noun: splints

1. 1.
a strip of rigid material used for supporting and immobilizing a broken bone when it has
been set.
"she had to wear splints on her legs"
2. 2.
a long, thin strip of wood used to light a fire.
• a rigid or flexible strip, especially of wood, used in basketwork.
•
3. 3.
a bony enlargement on the inside of a horse's leg, on the splint bone.
4. 4.
South African
a fragment of diamond.
5.
verb
3rd person present: splints
1. secure (a broken limb) with a splint or splints.
"his leg was splinted"
1. attelles.

a parish
une paroisse

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 aservants
serviteurs

i'll tell them at once

je leur dirai tout de suite

a colourful weave
un tissage coloré

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 weave

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 a sword belt,
une ceinture d'épée

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 outburst
explosion f There was an outburst of joy at the end of the exams. Il y a eu une explosion de joie à la
fin des examens.
noun
noun: outburst; plural noun: outbursts

1.
a sudden release of strong emotion.
"an angry outburst from the prime minister"
• a sudden occurrence of a particular activity.

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• a volcanic eruption.
• Physics
a sudden emission of energy or particle
• noun
1. 1. explosion
2. 2. accès

voluntering

Bénévolat = Le bénévolat est une activité non rémunérée, exercée dans un cadre organisé, sur
une base volontaire. Son objectif est de soutenir la collectivité et l'environnement. Il complète
l'action des services publics.

Doll
noun
noun: doll; plural noun: dolls

1. a small model of a human figure, typically one of a baby or girl, used as a child's toy.
informal•North American
an attractive young woman.
informal•North American
a generous or considerate person.
verb
informal
verb: doll; 3rd person present: dolls; past tense: dolled; past participle: dolled; gerund or present
participle: dolling
1. dress someone smartly and attractively.
"I got all dolled up for a party"
1. 1. poupée
2. 2. nana

slum
noun
plural noun: slums

1. a squalid and overcrowded urban street or district inhabited by very poor people.

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verb
informal
3rd person present: slums
1. spend time at a lower social level than one's own through curiosity or for charitable
purposes.
"he bought some second-hand clothes, and slummed among the metropolis's
underprivileged"
• put up with conditions that are less comfortable or of a lower quality than one is
used to.
"businessmen are having to slum it in aircraft economy class seats"
•
1. 1. bidonvilles

to cover
Couvrir

to drive out
: to cause or force (someone or something) to leave. They drove the invaders out. The family was
driven out of the neighborhood by rising real estate prices
• . chasser
• 2. faire sortir

a remnant
noun
plural noun: remnants

1. 1.
a part or quantity that is left after the greater part has been used, removed, or destroyed.
"the bogs are an endangered remnant of a primeval landscape"
a piece of cloth left when the greater part has been used or sold.
"he sat sewing patchwork cushions with all the remnants"
surviving trace."a remnant of the past"C
hristian Theology
a small minority of people who will remain faithful to God and so be saved (in allusion to biblical
prophecies concerning Israel).
noun

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 1. 1. vestiges
2. 2. soldes

whereabouts
adverb
where or approximately where.
"whereabouts do you come from?"
the place where someone or something is.
"his whereabouts remain secret"

1. 1. où

let alone
expression contenant "let"
1. used to indicate that something is far less likely or suitable than something else already
mentioned.
"he was incapable of leading a bowling team, let alone a country"

to thwart

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verb
verb: thwart; 3rd person present: thwarts; past tense: thwarted; past participle: thwarted; gerund
or present participle: thwarting

1. prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.

"he never did anything to thwart his father"
• oppose (a plan, attempt, or ambition) successfully.
"the government had been able to thwart all attempts by opposition leaders to form
new parties"
•
noun: thwart; plural noun: thwarts
a structural crosspiece forming a seat for a rower in a boat.
preposition
archaic•literary
preposition: thwart

1. from one side to another side of (an area); across.

"a pink-tinged cloud spread thwart the shore"

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 adverb
archaic•literary
adverb: thwart
1. from one side to another side of an area.
verb
1. 1. contrecarrer
2. 2. contrarier
noun
1. 1. banc de nage

to preach

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‘prêcher

to wield
verb
verb: wield; 3rd person present: wields; past tense: wielded; past participle: wielded; gerund or
present participle: wielding

1. hold and use (a weapon or tool).

"a masked raider wielding a handgun"
have and be able to use (power or influence).
"faction leaders wielded enormous influence within the party"

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ver
b
1. 1. exercer
2. 2. manier

howe could you not be warry of me

comment ne pas se méfier de moi

the sole
noun
noun: sole; plural noun: soles

1. the undersurface of a person's foot.

"the soles of their feet were nearly black with dirt"
• the section forming the underside of a piece of footwear (typically excluding the
heel when this forms a distinct part).
"the join between the upper and the sole"
• the part of the undersurface of a person's foot between the toes and the instep.
"a big blister on each heel and sole"
• the undersurface of a tool or implement such as a plane or the head of a golf club.
• the floor of a ship's cabin or cockpit.
•
verb
verb: sole; 3rd person present: soles; past tense: soled; past participle: soled; gerund or present
participle: soling
1. put a new sole on to (a shoe).
"he wanted several pairs of boots to be soled and heeled"
adjective
1. 1. unique
2. 2. seul
noun
1. 1. semelle
2. 2. sole

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 throughout

preposition
preposition: throughout

1. in every part of (a place or object).

"the event had repercussions throughout Europe"
from beginning to end of (an event or period of time).
"this belief in equality was something Emily continued to fight for throughout her life"
adverb
adverb: throughout
1. in every part of a place or object.
"the house is in good order throughout"
• from beginning to end of an event or period of time.
"I am grateful for the way in which those who attended the inquiry conducted
themselves throughout"
•
preposition
1. 1. tout au long de
2. 2. partout dans
adverb
1. 1. partout
2. 2. entièrement
3.

abrupt
Brusque

to pass on

pass

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verbe à particule issu de "pass"

1. euphemistic
die.
"his wife passed on twelve years ago"
verb
1. 1. transmettre
2. 2. mourir
1. phrasal verb. If you pass something on to someone, you give it to them so that they have it
instead of you. The winner is passing the money on to a selection of her favorite charities.

To hurl

verb
verb: hurl; 3rd person present: hurls; past tense: hurled; past participle: hurled; gerund or present
participle: hurling

1. throw or impel (someone or something) with great force.

"rioters hurled a brick through the windscreen"
informal
vomit.
• "you make me want to hurl"
•
noun
informal•Scottish
noun: hurl; plural noun: hurls
1. a ride in a vehicle; a lift.
"hey pal, any chance of a hurl?"

Origine

ve
rb
1. 1. lancer
2. 2. jeter

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adjective
adjective: blatant

1. (of bad behaviour) done openly and unashamedly.

"blatant lies"
• completely lacking in subtlety; very obvious.
"despite their blatant attraction to each other they try to stay just friends"
adjective
1. 1. flagrant
2. 2. criant

retort
verb
.
say something in answer to a remark, typically in a sharp, angry, or witty manner.
"‘No need to be rude,’ retorted Isabel"
.
archaic
repay (an insult or injury).
noun
noun: retort; plural noun: retorts

1. a sharp, angry, or witty reply.

"she opened her mouth to make a suitably cutting retort"
noun
1. 1. cornue
2. 2. réplique
verb
1. 1. rétorquer
2. 2. répliquer

fogey
noun
noun: fogey; plural noun: fogeys; noun: fogy; plural noun: fogies

1. a very old-fashioned or conservative person.

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adjective
adjective: lousy; comparative adjective: lousier; superlative adjective: lousiest

1. 1.
informal
very poor or bad.
"the service is usually lousy"
used to express anger, contempt, or annoyance.
"you lousy creeps"
unwell.
"she felt lousy
nfested with lice.
informal
teeming with (something regarded as undesirable).
adjective
1. 1. pouilleux
2. 2. sale

wariness
noun
noun: wariness

1. caution about possible dangers or problems.

"her mother's wariness of computers"
lack of trust; suspicion.
"they had all regarded her with wariness"
noun
1. 1. prudence
2. 2. circonspection

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verb
gerund or present participle: trembling

1. (of a person or part of the body) shake involuntarily, typically as a result of anxiety,
excitement, or frailty.
"Isobel was trembling with excitement"
• (of a person's voice) sound unsteady or hesitant.
"her voice trembled as she described how much she missed him"
(of a structure or area of land) shake or quiver slightly.
"the earth trembled beneath their feet"
be in a state of extreme apprehension.
"I tremble to think that we could ever return to conditions like these"
adjective
1. 1. tremblant
2. 2. frémissant
noun
1. 1. tremblement
2. 2. frémissement

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cabman
noun
historical
noun: cabman; plural noun: cabmen

1. the driver of a horse-drawn hackney carriage.

noun
1. 1. chauffeur de taxi

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to scorn
Scorn" is an expression of contempt for the object that is scorned. Le «dédain» se traduit par le
fait de mépriser l'objet dédaigné.

Blatant
adjective
adjective: blatant

1. (of bad behaviour) done openly and unashamedly.

"blatant lies"
• completely lacking in subtlety; very obvious.
"despite their blatant attraction to each other they try to stay just friends"
adjective
1. 1. flagrant
2. 2. criant

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entangle
/ɪnˈtaŋɡl,ɛnˈtaŋɡl/

verb
past tense: entangled; past participle: entangled

1. cause to become twisted together with or caught in.

"fish attempt to swim through the mesh and become entangled"
involve (someone) in difficulties or complicated circumstances from which it is difficult to escape.
"they were suspicious of becoming entangled in a civil war"

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1. 1. impliqué
2. 2. compliqué

stick (sth.) verbe

coller (qqch.) v
I stuck a label on the box to indicate its content. J'ai collé une étiquette sur la boîte pour indiquer
son contenu.
adhérer v
Magnets stick to most metal surfaces. Les aimants adhèrent à la plupart des surfaces métalliques.
rester v

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seul.
se coincer v
If the lever sticks, I just pull harder. Si le levier se coince, je tire simplement plus fort.
fourrer v

s'en tenir à qqch. v

The two teams must stick to the rules of the game. Les deux équipes doivent s'en tenir aux règles
du jeu.

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pour la débutante.

To troll
someone who leaves an intentionally annoying or offensive message on the internet, in order to
upset someone or to get attention or cause trouble. a message that someone leaves on the internet
that is intended to annoy people: A well-constructed troll will provoke irate or confused responses
from flamers and newbies.

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moustiques

to brew

To well up
to appear on the surface of something or come slowly out from somewhere: Dirty water welled
(up) out of the damaged pipe. As she read the letter tears welled up in her eyes. figurative
Conflicting emotions welled up in his heart.

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trial for contempt of the nobiltiy
trial for contempt of the nobiltiy

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1. : a manservant having charge of the wines and liquors. 2. : the chief male servant of a
household who has charge of other employees, receives guests, directs the serving of meals, and
performs various personal services.

noun
1. 1. majordome
2. 2. maître d'hôtel

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adjective
adjective: unwholesome

1. not characterized by or conducive to health or moral well-being.

"the use of the living room as sleeping quarters led to unwholesome crowding"
adjective
1. 1. malsain
2. 2. pernicieux

thnderbird
thunderbirdsThe Native Thunderbird Symbol represents power, protection, and strength. He is
often seen as the most powerful of all spirits and can also transform into human form by opening his
head up like a mask and taking his feathers off as if they were a mere blanket.
1. 1. oiseaux-tonnerre

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noun
noun: voucher; plural noun: vouchers

1. a small printed piece of paper that entitles the holder to a discount, or that may be exchanged
for goods or services.
• British
a receipt.
noun

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2. 2. pièce justificative

a sorrow

Eve

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unexpected
: not anticipated or expected : not foreseen : unexpected. an unforeseen delay. unforeseen
consequence
adjective

1. 1. imprévu

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adjective
adjective: flawless

1. without any imperfections or defects; perfect.

"her smooth flawless skin"
adjective
1. 1. parfait
2. 2. sans défaut

glum
glum
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adjective
adjective: glum; comparative adjective: glummer; superlative adjective: glummest

1. looking or feeling dejected; morose.

"the princess looked glum but later cheered up"
adjective
1. 1. maussade
2. 2.
morne

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To behead
verb
verb: behead; 3rd person present: beheads; past tense: beheaded; past participle: beheaded;
gerund or present participle: beheading

1. cut off the head of (someone), especially as a form of execution.

"Mary was beheaded at Fotheringhay"
verb
1. 1. décapite

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track record
noun
noun: track record; plural noun: track records

1. the best recorded performance in a particular athletics event at a particular track.

• the past achievements or performance of a person, organization, or product.
"he has an excellent track record as an author"
1. 1. historique

to pile on

To be rowdier
Definition of 'rowdier' 1. tending to create noisy disturbances; rough, loud, or disorderly.

Squirrell
écureuil

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Un raton laveur

deer
chevreuil

and a pheasant

warthogs

phacochère

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Robe à volants

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dejected

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noun
noun: gibberish

1. unintelligible or meaningless speech or writing; nonsense.

"he talks gibberish"
noun
1. 1. charabia
2. 2. baragouin

piss off
verbe à particule issu de "piss"

1. 1.
vulgar slang•British
go away (used to angrily dismiss someone).
vulgar slang
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annoy someone.

To be rilled up
angry
(also riled up, uk/ˌraɪld ˈʌp/ us/ˌraɪld ˈʌp/) angry because of something someone has done or
said: He is still too easily riled by the words and deeds of others. The general public gets riled up by
so many motorists parking for free.

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tell-tale

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pour se peigner comme si l'on cherchait des poux .

Louse
louse
/laʊs/
noun
plural noun: lice

1. 1.
either of two small wingless parasitic insects that live on the skin of mammals and birds.
2. 2.
3.

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a contemptible or unpleasant person.

Gown

baubles

private assets

Private assets include buyout funds, private debt, private equity, venture capital, private real estate
and so on. They are essentially any investment opportunity that is not available through public
markets.

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to be on track

pour être sur la bonne voie

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Qu'est-ce que tu faisais ?

Auction
Enchère

to fetch
to fetch a prise
pour obtenir un prix

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noun
plural noun: garments

1. an item of clothing.
"a windproof outer garment"
noun
1. 1. habits

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foothold

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shabby .

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coffin
noun. the box or case in which the body of a dead person is placed for burial; casket.

1. cercueil. .

he compromissed to see you in the backyard

il s'est compromis pour vous voir dans l'arrière-cour

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crimson color

Rouge cramoisi

ludicrous

adjective
adjective: ludicrous

1. so foolish, unreasonable, or out of place as to be amusing.

"it's ludicrous that I have been fined"
adjective
1. 1. ridicule
2. 2. risible

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• 1.
Qui est tombé en disgrâce.
Ministre disgracié.
• 2.
au figuré
Peu favorisé.
Être disgracié de la nature, par la nature.

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unhappy
phrase. If you have a long face, you look very unhappy or serious. He came to me with a very
long face.

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culprit

. to avenge them on your behalf.

. pour les venger en votre nom.

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as part of a settlement .

Settlement = règlement

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(of liquid) to appear on the surface of something or come slowly out from somewhere: Dirty
water welled (up) out of the damaged pipe. As she read the letter tears welled up in her eyes.
figurative Conflicting emotions welled up in his heart.

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To drive out

: to cause or force (someone or something) to leave. They drove the invaders out. The family was
driven out of the neighborhood by rising real estate prices.

Lunatic

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A tribute

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To swear

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To occur

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Diffamer. Vous avez Mâché une crotte de chien.

rough

rude

a get sore.

se faire mal.

a Hassle,
Nom commun. Tracas, peine. We can achieve this with little hassle.

out of the blue

completely unexpected
If something happens out of the blue, it is completely unexpected: One day, out of the blue, she
announced that she was leaving.

a bitter expression

Une expressin amère

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not surprised or worried: She seems unfazed by her sudden success and fame. SMART
Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Calm and relaxed. (as) cool as a cucumber idiom.

Kin
être du même sang {v} [ex.]

coy

. Limbs would have been torn appart. To spout

. Les membres auraient été déchirés. Jaillir

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mépriser

Narowness

étroitesse

array.
Réseau

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Pince

witty

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Questions

not if I can help it

pas si je peux m'en empêcher

gunslinger
As de la gâchette.

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Je ne sais pas trop comment je me sens par rapport à cela

though = cependant

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Il y a quelque chose qui ne va pas.

up-front .
...à l'avant...

frick .
Insulte = putain

i'll make it up to you

Je vais me rattraper

if you don't mind .

si ça ne te dérange pas...

fuck off.

Va te faire foutre ; allez vous faire foutre.

no wonder

Pas étonnant

when this planet was settled

lorsque cette planète a été colonisée

just taking a stroll

En se promenant

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alliages spéciaux

thigh
cuisse

to squeeze the liquid

pour presser le liquide

increase grip .
augmenter l'adhérence .

just taking a stroll

en train de se promener.

odds are .

Il y a de fortes chances.

Great friends think alike .

Les grands esprits se rencontres

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comfy
Confortable

pointless
inutile.

to knock out
pour assommer

pumpkin
citrouille

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mild
. doux

bold

audacieux

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je te tiens au courant

you dirty freak

i'll take your word for it $

to fend for yourself

Je te crois sur parole

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Usée

they seems more distrusful

Ils semblent plsu méfiants

to jinx
Porter la poisse

how bold of you .

Très audace de ta parts

to vouch for
Se porter garant

wisecrack
Se moquer

jiggly curve
Cul rebondi

to ponder
À métdier

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lisse

to be cautious
Être prudent

to retaliate
Se faire des illusions

liability
Un passif

perky
enjoué

tingly feeling
Sensation de picotement

any furter
Tout furtif

a grunt

Un grognement

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Rôder

Though
Cependant

that's a long shot .

c'est un peu risqué.

they are holed up somewhere

ils sont terrés quelque part

insider

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Tu finiras par l'oublier.

i'have done some counting

Je me suis mis à compter

plain

a plain pizza une pizza ordinaire

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être pratique à connaître .

accountant
accountant

janitor

concierge

something seems off

il y a quelque chose qui ne va pas

to make amends
pour faire amende honorable .

trespassers
intrus

that's where you draw the line ?

to know at what point an activity or situation stops being reasonable and starts to be
unacceptable. It is difficult for charities to know where to draw the line between acceptable and
unacceptable sources of finance. to not do a particular activity, because you disapprove of it or
because it is so extreme.

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classe

to brag about

pour se vanter

assume
Verbe, supposer

bickering
chamaillerie

cramped
l’étroitesse

crowed

la foule

doom
Perte ruine

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la réduction / la décote

soon of a glitch

a rave stick

i'm not just flashing my leg

Je ne me contente pas d'exhiber mes jambes

regardless.
Quoi qu'il en soit,

she is settling in.

elle s'installe.

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A stash

A rack
Une étagère

to chew
Macher

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Myrtille

I'll hold you to that

Je vous le promets.

Rave

i'll take your word for it

je vous crois sur parole

: to believe that what someone says is true.

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spank

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tous les trimestres

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a field with grass and often wild flowers in it:

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