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la fabrication
the manufacturing
un paysan; une paysanne
a peasant (masc.; fem.)
une transition
a transition
humanitaire
humanitarian
répandre
to spread
une adoption
an adoption
adorer
to adore; to love
abattre
to slaughter
une session
a session
entamer
to make a start on
le ménage
the housework; the house cleaning
purement
purely
l'enjeu
the stakes; the issue
un passager; une passagère
a passenger (masc.; fem.)
une transformation
a transformation
l'appartement
the flat; the apartment
la misère
the misery
légèrement
lightly
écraser
to crush; to mash
enrichir
to enrich
le restaurant
the restaurant
calculer
to calculate
la discrimination
the discrimination
une certitude
a certainty
l'huile
the oil
sacré ; sacrée
sacred
l'autonomie
the autonomy
le sac
the bag
le stock
the stock
compromettre
to compromise; to jeopardise
arracher
to pull off; to tear off
sombre
dark
la barre
the bar (of chocolate); the pole
une contradiction
a contradiction
invoquer
to invoke
la souveraineté
the sovereignty
épargner
to spare; to save (money)
la concentration
the concentration; the focus
une remise
a discount; a shed
un mec
a lad
violer
to rape; to violate
restreindre
to restrict
la décennie
the decade
aussitôt que
as soon as
officiellement
officially
chasser
to hunt
dîner
to have dinner
personnellement
personally
la solidarité
the solidarity
projeter
to project
littéraire
literary
présider
to preside
une fortune
a fortune; wealth
malheureux
unhappy; unfortunate
numérique
digital
fréquenter
to frequent
soupçonner
to suspect
une merde
a shit
un entrepreneur; une entrepreneuse
an entrepreneur (masc.; fem.)
une exposition
an exhibition
un marchand; une marchande
a merchant; a seller (masc.; fem.)
un cri
a scream
un combattant; une combattante
a combatant (masc.; fem.)
le désert
the desert
les vêtements
the clothes
autrefois
in the old days
surmonter
to overcome
une marchandise
merchandise
un autochtone; une autochtone
an indigenous person (masc.; fem.)
féminin; féminine
feminine (masc.; fem.)
définitivement
permanently; for good
heureusement
fortunately
digne
dignified; worthy
le guide
the guide
le tabac
the tobacco
un continent
a continent
pleinement
fully
le désastre
the disaster
joli; jolie
pretty
promouvoir
to promote
l'ampleur
the breadth; the scope
un écho
an echo
une innovation
an innovation
une sélection
a selection
confondre
to get something mixed up
honnête
honest
un tournant
a turn; a turning point
la fusion
the fusion
la collectivité
the collectivity; the community
record
record
excessif; excessive
excessive (masc.; fem.)
ridicule
ridiculous
une modalité
a modality
une auto
a car (colloquial)
une fondation
a foundation
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