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le retrait
the withdrawal
un organe
an organ (biology)
un protocole
a protocol
un paquet
a pack; a package
un gain
a gain
l'écran
the screen
sonner
to ring
protester
to protest; to oppose
curieux
curious
s'effacer
to fade
effacer
to erase; to delete; to wipe out
débuter
to begin; to make ones debut
une apparition
an apparition
une allusion
an allusion
le lancement
the launch
au préalable
beforehand
programmer
to program
traîner
to drag
un domicile
a place of residence
creuser
to dig
quarante
forty; 40
un sacrifice
a sacrifice
une barrière
a barrier
une feuille
a leaf; a sheet
la délégation
the delegation
épuiser
to exhaust; to wear out
l'oiseau
the bird
librement
freely
un congé
time off
une taxe
a tax
onze
eleven; 11
téléphoner
to phone
serrer
to squeeze; to tighten
caractériser
to characterise
un champion; une championne
a champion (masc.; fem.)
l'inverse
the opposite; the other way around
s'intituler
to be titled
une possession
a possession
le rejet
the rejection
un enseignant; une enseignante
a teacher
une préparation
a preparation; a mix (cooking)
papa
dad
un collaborateur; une collaboratrice
a collaborator (masc.; fem.)
gêner
to make ... embarrassed
un technicien; une technicienne
a technician (masc.; fem.)
un cycle
a cycle
accumuler
to accumulate
sauvage
savage
s'avérer
to turn out to be
un prétexte
an excuse; a pretext
impressionnant
impressive
un scénario
a scenario; a script
l'électricité
the electricity
gratuit
free (of charge)
révolutionnaire
revolutionary
la jambe
the leg
l'alcool
the alcohol
un privilège
a privilege
le week-end
the weekend
un équivalent
an equivalent
regrouper
to regroup; to gather
un invité; une invitée
a guest (masc.; fem.)
un militant; une militante
a militant (masc.; fem.)
insuffisant; insuffisante
insufficient (masc.; fem.)
la blessure
the injury
privilégier
to favour; to give an advantage
midi
midday
un disque
a disk
une couche
a diaper
dater
to be dated
le participant; la participante
the participant
inévitable
inevitable
recommencer
to restart
vivement
with alacrity
la beauté
the beauty
une atmosphère
an atmosphere
l'épaule
the shoulder
s'habituer
to get used to
une circonscription
a district; a constituency
debout
standing; on your feet
influencer
to influence
le recul
the distance; in recoil
les amoureux
the lovers
mortel; mortelle
deadly; wicked (slang)
l'horizon
the horizon
délivrer
to deliver
une subvention
a subsidy
formel; formelle
formal (masc.; fem.)
aggraver
to aggravate
le flux
the flow
alimenter
to feed
intelligent; intelligente
intelligent
équilibrer
to balance
la bibliothèque
the library; the bookcase
absurde
absurd
un océan
an ocean
quelques-uns
some; a few
le lait
the milk
tenant
holding

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