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le détachement
the detachment
un manuscrit
a manuscript
un panier
a basket
une trêve
a truce
immobile
immobile
la fermeté
the firmness
véhiculer
to convey; to be a vehicle for
répliquer
to reply; to retort
passionnant; passionnante
enthralling (masc.; fem.)
la théologie
the theology
un bouton
a button; a spot
immigrer
to immigrate
la tache
the stain
la tendresse
the tenderness
privilégié; privilégiée
privileged (masc.; fem.)
un slogan
a slogan
le fromage
the cheese
toxique
toxic
advenir
to occur
pharmaceutique
pharmaceutical
un parfum
a perfume
antique
antique
controversé; controversée
controversial (masc.; fem.)
l'instinct
the instinct
l'incapacité
the incapacity
insupportable
unbearable
opportun; opportune
opportune (masc.; fem.)
un parquet
a parquet; a public prosecutor's department
la navigation
the navigation
contrarier
to upset; to thwart
nouer
to tie; to knot
un barreau
a rung; a bar
la cinquantaine
fifty or so
improviser
to improvise
désespéré; désespérée
desperate (masc.; fem.)
un troupeau
a herd
la gendarmerie
the police force
une frustration
a frustration
analogue
analogous
génétiquement
genetically
ironique
ironic
sonore
loud; a sound
initier
to initiate
les mœurs
the mores; the traditions
un cessez-le-feu
a ceasefire
bénévole
a volunteer
la boue
the mud
sanitaire
sanitary
un empereur
an emperor
dissiper
to disperse
le déclin
the decline
liquider
to liquidate; to close down
la maintenance
the maintenance
prévisible
predictable
le pneu
the tyre
une fraude
a fraud
entrevoir
to catch a glimpse of
stipuler
to stipulate
remédier
to remedy
une fraction
a fraction
le coton
the cotton
conditionnel; conditionnelle
conditional (masc.; fem.)
une nuance
a nuance
improbable
unlikely
un enquêteur; une enquêtrice
an investigator (masc.; fem.)
s'éclaircir
to clear (itself) up
une impossibilité
an impossibility
impatient
impatient
un versement
a payment; a transfer
bosser
to work; to grind
articuler
to articulate; to enunciate
les provisions
the supplies; the provisions
amplifier
to amplify; to enhance
une ceinture
a belt
intergouvernemental
intergovernmental
une délibération
a deliberation
mexicain
Mexican
assurément
definitely
saisonnier; saisonnière
seasonal (masc.; fem.)
un souterrain
a tunnel; an underground passage
une merveille
a wonder; a marvel
restituer
to re-establish; to give back
un démon
a demon
balancer
to swing; to snitch on
un seigneur
a lord
infiniment
infinitely
acquis; acquise
acquired (masc.; fem.)
un récepteur
a receptor; a receiver
un glissement
a sliding
un auditeur; une auditrice
a listener (masc.; fem.)
indigène
native; indigenous
une disponibilité
an availability
indirectement
indirectly
l'obtention
the obtaining; the procurement
en grandissant
(when) growing up
un chagrin
a sorrow; a grief
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