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mette la main a\ la pa/\te.
to lend a hand, to help s/o do s/th.
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le riverain
resident, local.
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riverain.
- bordering, stretching along;
- riverside, waterside, riparian.
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costaud.
dough, hefty, beefy.
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a\ moyenne e/che/ance.
at mid-point, mid term.
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en vrac.
in bulk, higgledy-piggledy.
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transporteur en vrac.
bulk carrier.
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un ence/pagement.
wind stock plantings.
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le ce/pagement.
variety of vine, grape variety.
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radie/ (de)
struck off, removed (from).
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fro/\ler.
come close to, skirt, brush.
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notamment.
especialy, particularly.
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d'autant que.
especially as, particularly as. as far as.
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ce n'est pas sorcier.
it isn't rocket science.
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borgne.
blind in one eye; shady.
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a\ coeur serre/.
heavy hearted.
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a\ coeur brise/.
broken hearted.
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un portrait-robot.
composite sketch.
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prendre de court.
catch off-guard, unawares.
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mirobolant.
unrealistic, fabulous.
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eclairer la laterne de qqn.
enlighten sb, put sb in the picture.
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haie d'honneur.
guard of honor.
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de/risoire.
- derisory, pathetic, ridiculous;
- (price) insignificant, minimal, low.
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de toute sorte.
all sorts.
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souder a\ la chair.
bonded with the flesh.
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renouer.
renew, reestablish, revive, keep alive.
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peureux.
- fearful, apprehensive;
- jittery, uneasy, spooked.
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un volet.
- shutter, blind;
- part, section, component.
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une tranche.
slice, edge, part, round, group, bracket.
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trancher.
- slice, cut, chop;
- judge, decide, solve, cut short.
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ca me tourne en bourrique.
that will drive me crazy.
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faire tourner en bourrique.
to drive sb nuts, up the wall.
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pallier.
compensate, overcome, mitigate.
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une cellule souche.
stem cell.
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les gueles casse/es.
disfigured faces. (ww1, result of war wounds, poor surgery).
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battu en breche.
penetrated, beat (bre\che=breach)
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la bre\che
- breach, gap, hole;
- chip, chink.
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la ve/tuste/.
dilapidation.
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la ferronnnerie.
iron works.
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la de/sinvolture.
casualness.
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la aisance.
- ease, poise, facility;
- affluence, wealth;
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les aisance.
lavatory, rest room.
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