| Term | Definition |
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| volet | part, component, section |
| tout court | only, plainly, simply |
| cap | course |
| en dépit | despite |
| méditer | to give thought, ponder |
| dès | from |
| cependant | however, yet |
| saisir | to seize, grasp |
| coulisse | wings |
| apporter | to bring, give, provide |
| échantillon | sample, cross-section |
| en cours | ongoing, in progress |
| en fonction | according to |
| sens | meaning, sense, direction |
| régir | to govern |
| outil | instrument, resource, tool |
| rappeler | bring, call to mind |
| malgré | despite, in spite |
| bien entendu | as a matter of course |
| autrement dit | in other words |
| bouleversement | upheaval |
| même | same, even, the very |
| de même que | as well as |
| coupure | break |
| davantage | longer, more |
| soutenir | to support, maintain an opinion |
| entendre | to hear, understand |
| s'entendre | to get along, agree |
| souche | strain, stock, type, species |
| à la rigueur | in a pinch |
| dépasser | pass, overtake, exceed |
| tout au plus | at most |
| épreuve | ordeal, test |
| par rapport | compared with |
| en somme | all in all, in sum |
| tâche | stain, blot; job, task |
| aussi bien | as well as, both |
| sinon | otherwise, or else |
| bévue | blunder |
| prétendre | to claim |
| carte | map |
| selon toute vraisemblance | in all likelihood |
| sauf | save, except |
| entretemps | in the interim, meantime |
| associer | combine, include |
| voire | or even |
| hasard | fortune, chance, accident |
| toutes choses égales d'ailleurs | all else, things being equal |
| actuel | current, present |
| souplesse | suppleness, flexibility |
| lent | slow |
| maussade | dreary, gloomy |
| envahir | to overflow, invade, flood |
| toit | ceiling |
| répandre | to spread |
| vainqueur | victor, conqueror |
| gamme | range, scale |
| peloton | squad, platoon |
| nu | naked |
| bloquer | to stop, block, freeze |
| valoir | to earn s.th. |
| vaille que vaille | somehow |
| jadis | a long time ago |
| nier | to deny |
| étendre | to stretch, spread out |
| étendue | expanses, stretches |
| sceau | seal, hallmark, stamp |
| ramener | to lead, bring back; reel in |
| chétif | sickly, stunted |
| restreindre | to limit, restrict |
| éclatement | bursting, explosion |
| aube | dawn |
| ressort | spring, resilience, spirit, domain |
| prendre de parole | to speak, give a speech |
| par le biais de | by means of |
| lier | to link, bond, attach |
| rayonnement | influence, radiance |
| revêtir | to assume, take on, have |
| parasite | interference, static |
| se brouiller | to become cloudy, blurry |
| brouille | quarrel, rift |
| enfermer | to confine, lock in |
| foisonnement | abundance, multitude |
| bouillonnement | effervescence, bubbling |
| ajouter | to add |
| peser | to weigh |
| lourd | heavy |
| contentieux | disagreement, litigation |
| orgueil | pride |
| éclairer | to clarify, throw light on, illuminate |
| bavardage | gossip, idle chatter |
| aigre-doux | sweet and sour, bittersweet |
| préséance | precedence |
| imcomber | to fall to, to lie with |
| clivage | divide |
| livrer | to deliver |
| usine | factory, plant |
| usiner | to machine, manufacture |
| confondre | to confuse, mix up |
| plus que jamais | more than ever |
| rétrécir | to shrink, narrow |
| ampleur | degree, scope, extent, magnitude |
| semblable | similar, identical |
| vide | empty, space, vacuum |
| doué | gifted, talented, endowed |
| éclatement | outburst, explosion |
| journalier | daily |
| tranche | slice; period, time; edge |
| boiteux | lame, shaky |
| bientôt | soon |
| à peine | hardly |
| marée | tide |
| soulever | lift, raise, arouse |
| arracher | to pull out, tear out, rip down |
| inédite | new, unpublished |
| justement | precisely, correctly, justifiably |
| couper | to cut |
| franchir | to pass over, overcome, get through, cross |
| devant | in front of, a head of, before |
| or | yet, although |
| tout se passe comme si | it is as if |
| se rendre compte | to realize |
| se dresser | to stand before |
| aborder | to address, tackle, reach, approach |
| merveille | marvel, wonder |
| chute | fall, collapse |
| rompre | to break, break off, sever, disrupt |
| préalable | preliminary |
| en fait | indeed, actually, as a matter of fact, in effect |
| allure | appearance; pace; style |
| méfait | wrongdoing, crime, harm |
| quant | as for, in regards to |
| rater | to miss, to fail |
| apprivoiser | to tame |
| s'apercevoir | to notice, realize |
| démésurément | disproportionately |
| au lieu | instead of |
| tenace | persistent |
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