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une plaie
a wound; a sore
le confort
the comfort
compréhensible
comprenhensible; understandable
un tube
a tube
un coffre
a chest; a trunk; a safe
intimider
to intimidate; to bully
huitième
eighth; 8th
connecter
to connect
périr
to perish; to die
notoire
notorious; well-known
graphique
graphic
une annulation
a cancellation
une acceptation
an acceptance
un textile
a fabric; a textile
forger
to forge; to shape
un chirurgien; une chirurgienne
a surgeon (masc.; fem.)
l'orage
the thunderstorm
une boule
a ball; a sphere
une médiation
a mediation
réprimer
to suppress; to repress
un hall
a lobby
visuel; visuelle
visual (masc.; fem.)
hormis
except for; apart from
jadis
in the past (formal)
rémunérer
to remunerate; to pay
fasciner
to fascinate
un dilemme
a dilemma
progressiste
progressive
faire semblant
to pretend; to feign
un ours
a bear
excéder
to exceed; to surpass
blâmer
to blame
un duc
a duke
raciste
racist
un stress
a stress
inexistant; inexistante
non-existent (masc.; fem.)
décharger
to unload; to discharge
danois
Danish
concéder
to concede; to grant
retrancher
to cut away; to cut off
renfermer
to contain; to shut away
la vieillesse
the old age
théoriquement
theoretically
traditionnellement
traditionally
une batterie
a battery; a drum
un foie
a liver
gratuitement
for free
incompréhensible
incomprehensible
un détour
a detour
une navette
a shuttle
la blague
the joke
un mécontentement
a discontent; a dissatisfaction
inaugurer
to inaugurate; to launch
un repli
a retreat; a fold
une contrepartie
a counterpart
proportionnel; proportionnelle
proportional (masc.; fem.)
un boulevard
a boulevard
un triomphe
a triumph
le libre-échange
the free trade
la sincérité
the sincerity
une serre
a greenhouse
doré; dorée
golden (masc.; fem.)
un convoi
a convoy
un aboutissement
an achievement; a culmination
la psychologie
the psychology
maltraiter
to mistreat; to abuse
un puits
a well
l'intimité
the intimacy
une équation
an equation
humide
wet; humid; damp
le bétail
the livestock; the cattle
un prophète
a prophet
un Terrien; une Terrienne
an earthling
un gâteau
a cake
continental
continental
réitérer
to reiterate; to repeat
énumérer
to list; to enumerate
un verdict
a verdict
dix-neuf
nineteen; 19
un micro
a mic
frustrer
to frustrate; to thwart
anglo-saxon; anglo-saxonne
Anglo-Saxon (masc.; fem.)
une détente
a relaxation; a trigger
questionner
to question; to ask
injecter
to inject
un préjudice
a prejudice
guetter
to watch out for; to spy on
une exploration
an exploration
caresser
to caress; to stroke
un hymne
an anthem; a hymn
sécuritaire
safe; secure
une famine
a famine
s'écrier
to exclaim; to cry out
couramment
commonly; fluently
une précipitation
a rainfall; a rush
une caution
a deposit; a guarantee
une affectation
an assignment; an affectation
un salaud
a bastard
une cave
a cellar; a basement

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