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turbot, m   flat and oval sea fish, large 10-15 kg, (etym. Swedish törnbut, törn thorn + but flatfish, L. turbo: toupie turning top توپ ball) سپرماهی  
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le perdreau, m = perdix   partridge, quail-like, πέρδικα, πέρδιξ کبک  
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scalp(e), m   scalp, head skin with the hair / (vb) to cut off the scalp /  
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escalope, f, (vb ~r), (:escalope)   cutlet (:la côtelette), chop, chipping, slice of meat, scallop, (etym. old fr eschalope: coquille: shell)  
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chaloupe, f   canoe (:le canot), (ety fr coquille de noix پوسته گردو)  
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coquille, f   shell, peel (:la coque), (~ de noix پوست گردو) / eatable animal, scallop, related to some ports: ~ St-Jacques en Galice, ~ St-Michel en Normandie  
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-ille   diminuative noun form, as: coquille, feuille  
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coquillage, m   all sea shells: mussel (:moule) oyster (:huître), calm (:clovisse), crayfish (:écrevisse), snail (:escargot or limaçon), etc. of spiral or 2-piece shells / animal or its shell (~s fossiles)  
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coque, f   bark, shell (of bird egg or fish), peel, hull (:cosse), (ety Spanish coca) (nb le coq: cock, ruster)  
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croquette, f   fishball, meatball, fried breaded roll or ball of mashed potato (cake), minced meat, rice, vegetables, etc  
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pâte de pommes de terre   mashed potatoes  
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maladroit, m   clumsy, awkward, unskilful, annoying, maladroit; gauche, left handed  
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chapelure, f   bread crumbs, small bits of bread, (etym. fr chapeler+ure: tailler/couper into tiny pieces)  
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chapeler   (fr tailler, abattre, couper par morceaux en râper la croûte, ~ du pain) خرد کردن به روش تراش نه قطع  
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tailler   to cut (into form), (trim, chip, prune, slice)  
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chapelle, f   chapel, cut branch of a church, hospital, prison to prey, (etym. L. cappella, little cape, cap head or head cover)  
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tremper   to dip, plunge into water, powder, etc / to soak, wet  
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après l'avoir trempée dans de farine (une boulette)   example of past participle agreement rule COD after le, la, que, l', qu'  
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faire frire   to fry, make, cause fry  
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le sort, m   fate, destiny / fortune, luck, chance / charm, spell  
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la sorte, f   kind, sort, type, manner, sort  
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exaucer un voeu   grant, bestow; fulfill, gratify, (syn réaliser un souhait) برآورده کردن یک آرزو  
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police, f   + font, (of text)  
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sois raisonnable!   be wise! be sensible!  
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tomber d'accord (sur)   to agree with / fall in with  
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(exp) se faire à qc   (exp) to get used sth  
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(exp) il faut s'y faire   one must get used to it  
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je me fais à mon chien   I got used to my dog  
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méduse, f   jellyfish  
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pronostic, m   forecast, prognosis  
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appendice, m [اَن]   appendage; appendix; proboscis; tailpiece  
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le carousel [z], m, (:~)   roundabout, merry-go-round, playful tournament of knights in chariots or on horseback / (airport) luggage ~, (etym. carro: chariot) (syn le manège)  
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entrée, f, (~s gratuites)   entry, entrance / first course  
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la porte d'entrée   front door  
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semer   to sow, seed, disseminate / scatter, spread (ideas), expand / (etym. L. seminare, semin: seed, dis- wide, apart, out) تخم کاشتن، منتشرکردن  
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écrevisse, f   crawfish (krafĭsh), crayfish (krāfĭsh), resembles a crab, small sea lobster (:petit homard), [corrupted fr. krebs, krebiz, crevis, creves, crevice, écrevisse  
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homard, m   lobster, large sea lobster (:grosse écrevisse de mer), with large pincers (nails), 10 legs, 1/2 m خرچنگ دریایی  
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stockage, m   woman's stockings / storage, reserve, stored goods / store, boutique / memory (computer) جوراب زنانه ساقه بلند  
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écueil, m, (same root: accueil)   reef (causing shipwreck), (sea) obstacle, barrier / pitfall  
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donner sur le sable   to run aground, strand  
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échouer   to fail, not succeed / run aground (ship or fish stuck on sand, coral reefs) / to get stranded, to strand  
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déclencher une bombe   to set off, trigger, launch, start, release  
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lisière, f   edge; border, margin, (etym. lisse: smooth)  
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pile, (adv)   exactly, indeed, precisely, (ça arrive ~ au bon moment)  
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proviseur   principal, headmaster, (directeur d'un lycée)  
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lycée, m, (masc. by exception)   grammar school (uk), high school (us)  
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toile, f   canvas / cloth, linen / web (internet), net (catching animals) / big screen, movie screen (us)  
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parcourir   , read through, look up, look into  
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balbutier   stammer, talk with difficulty / mumble, gibber, stutter لکنت داشتن، بالکنت حرف زدن  
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arrondir, (ar+rond)   to turn (round), go round, round (off)  
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meule, f   millstone, grindstone, whetstone سنگ آسیاب  
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fourrer   to push, stick in, shove in, thrust, poke / fill / (syn faire entrer) گیر کردن  
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Ne savoir où se fourrer   not knowing where to hide  
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être aux abois   to reach poverty, be at the end of resources, near dying state, dog's cry of hunger  
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heures creuses, f   off-peak hours  
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(gk) scatter, (:se disperser)   (En) σκορπίζω, διασκορπίζω  
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rebondissement (m)   rebound (ball), recoil / new development (affair, story)  
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adamant, adj   firm, tough, uncompromising, adamant, inflexible  
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belliciste, m   warmonger, advocate of war, hawkish (see below)  
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(en) hawkish   (en) resembling a hawk; advocating aggressive or warlike political policy  
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le tourment   suffering, agony, torment, (eg causer de ~; les ~s des martyrs)  
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je suis de votre avis   I agree with your opinion  
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Arcadie   Arcadia, Région de la Grèce, au centre du Péloponnèse  
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bastide, f   a fortified village or small town in southern Franc on top of a small hill / small country house, (etym. bâtir) / (syn bastille)  
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haler   to tow, haul in, move a boat by pulling on a rope connected to an anchor  
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contrebas, (adv)   below, at a further point, lower down, downwards, below, at a further point  
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contrebasse, f   contrabass, double bass, bass  
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rendre   to cause, make  
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apparat, m   pageantry: rich and showy display, magnificence, pomp, splendour, grandeur, show  
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gisement, m   resource, deposit, tract معدن  
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receler, (je recèle)   receive, harbor, hold, keep  
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amer   bitter  
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sommet, m   (mount) top, summit; height, peak / (cube) apex, vertex  
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sensibiliser   to educate, teach / raise awareness, make someone aware or conscience of, put sense into, make sensible, to sensitize  
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repère, m   landmark, marking (to locate a place)  
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le poisson plat, m   any flatfish (eg sole) سفره ماهی  
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geler   to freeze, frost, chill; ice over / (finance) halt, block, set  
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somnifère, m   sleeping pill, agent or drug causing sleep  
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dextérité, f, (:dexterity)   skill, cleverness, artfulness, readiness / (etym. Gk dexios: right, clever, skillful  
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faille, f   break, rupture, interruption, pause  
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reprocher à qn qc   to 'blame' sb for sth, put the blame on sb for sth, rebuke, reproach, reprove  
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il s'est rendu compte de son erreur   he understood his error  
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suite à qc   following sth, with reference to sth, (syn quant à)  
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s'ingérer de   to interfere with, intervene, to get mixed up with sth without having the right, ingest, (etym. into+carry)  
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même   even  
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chevelure, f   hair, hair as a whole, eg une bell ~  
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lot, m   prize (in a lottery) / batch, parcel, lot, potion, part of a whole  
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barème, m   scale, dial / marking scheme / (syn échelle)  
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