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insister
to insist
un fruit
a piece of fruit
l'avantage
the benefit
historique
historical
probablement
probably
le voyage
the trip; the journey
sept
seven; 7
la marche
the step (stairs)
un garde
a guard
commercial
commercial
critique
critical
un ministère
a ministry
baisser
to lower
la vérité
the truth
la culture
(the) culture
cacher
to hide
prêter
to lend
définir
to define
la somme
the sum; the amount
exposer
to expose
le progrès
the progress
un secrétaire; une secrétaire
a secretary (masc.; fem.)
la mer
the sea
rapporter
to report; to bring back
s'appuyer sur
to lean on; to rely on
appuyer sur
to press on
le client; la cliente
the customer (masc.; fem.)
rentrer
to go back in; to come back in
la mémoire
the memory
le caractère
the character; the personality
détruire
to destroy
civil
civil
la liste
the list
juin
June
le danger
the danger
complexe
complex
le commerce
the business
le transport
(the) transport
une nécessité
a necessity
l'institution
the institution
la défense
the defence
janvier
January
échapper
to escape
une négociation
a negotiation
l'attente
the wait; the expectation
mai
May
septembre
September
l'environnement
the environment
se séparer
to break (each other) up; to separate (each other)
une réaction
a reaction
franc; franche
frank (masc.; fem.)
positif
positive
le scientifique; la scientifique
the scientist
le papier
the paper
une expression
an expression; a locution
une disposition
a positioning; a layout
indépendant; indépendante
independent (masc.; fem.)
une carte
a map
une association
an association; a partnership
régler
to set; to adjust
un modèle
a model
la protection
the protection
étudier
to study
déterminer
to determine
le budget
the budget
fonder
to found; to create
la structure
the structure
commander
to order
s'exercer
to practice; to train; to exercise
l'amour
(the) love
manifester
to protest; to demonstrate
menacer
to threaten
conseiller
to advise
complet; complète
complete; full (masc.; fem.)
une opposition
an opposition
la maladie
the disease
tandis que
whereas
une construction
a construction
une bande
a strip; a pack
un signal
a signal
la réunion
the meeting
la réforme
the reform
rejeter
to reject; to throw back
novembre
November
les fonds
the fund
coûter
to cost
un voisin; une voisine
a neighbour (masc.; fem.)
la presse
the press
rouge
red
la majorité
the majority; legal age
autoriser
to allow; to authorise
effectuer
to carry out; to perform
une reprise
a recapture; a cover (music)
central
central
une procédure
a procedure
une faveur
a favour
une éducation
an education; an upbringing
officiel; officielle
official (masc.; fem.)
un document
a document

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