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French vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| autremont | otherwise, differently |
| sauter le pas | to take the plunge |
| briser | to break, smash; ruin, wreck, crush |
| réparer | to repair, fix, mend; make up for; restore |
| recoudre | to sew back on, stitch back up (surgery) |
| ressemeler | to re-sole (shoes) |
| la semelle | sole (foot, shoe) |
| la semelle à l'intérieur | insole |
| battre la semelle | to stamp one's foot |
| ne pas quitter qqn d'une semelle | to stick to s.o. like glue |
| rebâtir | to rebuild |
| déblayer | to clear (away); prepare, sort out |
| minutieux, -euse | meticulous, detailed |
| minutieusement | meticulously |
| calciner | to burn to a crisp |
| refaire | to make/do again; redo, redecorate; start all over again |
| se refaire | to recoup one's losses; change (oneself) |
| se refaire une santé | to regain one's health, recuperate |
| la subvention | subsidy |
| l'arnaque (f) | scam (slang) |