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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| éperdument | madly |
| marteler | to hammer, to pound |
| le routier | truck driver |
| éparpillé | strewn |
| le toit | roof |
| guetter | to look out for |
| être aux aguets | to be on one's guard |
| quant à | as for, concerning |
| entrebâillé | ajar |
| roder | to break in |
| moche | ugly, ghastly |
| la prunelle | pupil |
| anodin | safe, innocent |
| le carillon | chime |
| moulant | tight-fitting |
| susurrer | to whisper |
| le flambeau | torch |
| auprès de | next to |
| insolite | unusual |
| le patineur artistique | figure skater |
| la bouillie | gruel |
| l'avoine (f) | oats |
| effréné | frenzied |
| défunt | former, late |
| le démarcheur | door-to-door salesman |
| lover | to curl up |
| le pompier | firefighter |
| une égratignure | scratch |
| le compte | bank account |
| le corail | coral |
| le bouton | pimple |
| la croissance | growth |
| le biberon | baby bottle |
| une agglomération | village |
| le porte-avions | aircraft carrier |
| achever | to finish |
| la coque | body, hull, shell |
| le chantier | building site |
| les déchets (m) | scrap, waste |
| veiller | to watch over |
| le parquet | the prosecution |
| la garde à vue | custody |
| prendre le relais | to fill in |
| fainéant | lazy |
| la toile | cloth, canvas |
| le taux | rate |
| entériner | to confirm |
| périmé | out of date, expired |
| avoisiner | to be close to |
| tant que | as long as |
| propos recueillis | interview by |
| les propos (m) | comments |
| recueillir | to gather |
| une investiture | inauguration |
| prêter serment | to be sworn in, to take oath |
| à même | from |
| en deçà | on this side, below |
| une apothéose | high point, culmination |
| s'écarter de | to move away from |
| miner | to sap |
| le licenciement | layoff |
| mener de front | to pursue with ease |
| le Proche-Orient | the Middle East |
| accroître | to increase |
| un abattoir | slaughterhouse |
| avoir fort à faire | to have much to do |
| survolté | highly charged |
| le clivage | divide |
| le défi | challenge |
| au fur et à mesure | gradually, bit by bit |
| susciter | to give rise to |
| un achat | purchase |
| Terms | 72 |
| Creator | unrelatedwaffle |
| Created | January 6, 2009 |
| Groups | None |
| Subject | français |
| Access | Anyone |
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