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à forte teneur en
high in ; with a high content of
inverser
to reverse
naval; navale
naval (masc.; fem.)
épouvantable
appalling
mécontent; mécontente
unhappy (masc.; fem.)
le vocabulaire
the vocabulary
stabiliser
to stabilise
un délégué; une déléguée
a delegate (masc.; fem.)
centrer
to center
une dérive
a downward slide
aux alentours de
(in the area) around
corrompre
to bribe
un commerçant; une commerçante
a shopkeeper (masc.; fem.)
la poitrine
the chest; the breast
couronner
to crown
relire
to proofread; to read again
perpétuer
to perpetuate
sympathique
friendly
compétitif; compétitive
competitive (masc.; fem.)
une majesté
a majesty
le mouton
the sheep
l’indifférence
the indifference
omettre
to omit
typique
typical
concurrentiel; concurrentielle
competitive (masc.; fem.)
une doctrine
a doctrine
quotidiennement
daily
l'architecture
the architecture
une éventualité
an eventuality
réciproque
reciprocal
un état-major
a general staff
le désarmement
the disarmament
englober
to encompass
grossir
to put on weight
séparatiste
separatist
de surcroît
moreover; what's more
sortant; sortante
outgoing (masc.; fem.)
le plomb
the lead (material)
s'attarder sur
to linger over
nationaliste
nationalist
un exportateur; une exportatrice
an exporter (masc.; fem.)
la montre
the watch
ratifier
to ratify
la gorge
the throat
un exploit
a feat
encourageant; encourageante
encouraging (masc.; fem.)
aviser
to inform; to notify
une épidémie
an epidemic
une alarme
an alarm
parier
to bet
écologique
ecological
les lunettes
the glasses
climatique
climatic
une sphère
a sphere
confidentiel; confidentielle
confidential (masc.; fem.)
sanctionner
to sanction
le recrutement
the recruitment
se détendre
to relax
aisé; aisée
well-to-do (masc.; fem.)
un entourage
an entourage
défavoriser
to put at a disadvantage
résistant; résistante
resistant (masc.; fem.)
l'admiration
the admiration
acide
acidic
banal; banale
banal; trivial (masc.; fem.)
le poulet
the chicken
les toilettes
the toilet
une brigade
a brigade
trembler
to shiver
un reçu
a receipt
civilisé; civilisée
civilised (masc.; fem.)
une dose
a dose
pêcher
to fish
une distorsion
a distortion
octroyer
to grant
le standard
the standard
un taxi
a taxi
une limitation
a limitation
irréversible
irreversible
le loyer
the rent
furieux; furieuse
furious (masc.; fem.)
verbal; verbale
verbal (masc.; fem.)
contacter
to contact
un commissariat
a police station
gai; gaie
gay; cheerful (masc.; fem.)
une confrontation
a confrontation
chier
to shit
fatal; fatale
fatal (masc.; fem.)
rude
harsh
le panneau
the sign
l'appréciation
the appreciation
un réflexe
a reflex; an instinctive reaction
un complément
a supplement
l'Atlantique
the Atlantic
un comédien
an actor; a comedian
un successeur; une successeuse
a successor (masc.; fem.)
la méfiance
the distrust
se replier
to withdraw; to retreat
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