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une ambassade
an embassy
un diplôme
a diploma; a degree
le miroir
the mirror
la pop star
the pop star
une restructuration
a restructuring
une proie
a prey
la domination
the domination
un otage
a hostage
se moquer de
to make fun of
allier
to ally; to combine
couvert; couverte
covered (masc.; fem.)
spectaculaire
spectacular
difficilement
with difficulty
une grille
a grid; a metal gate
vieillir
to get old
exigeant; exigeante
demanding (masc.; fem.)
primitif; primitive
primitive (masc.; fem.)
une demi-heure
a half hour
une mention
a mention
pertinent; pertinente
pertinent; relevant (masc.; fem.)
brièvement
briefly
un actionnaire
a shareholder
emprisonner
to jail
un raisonnement
a reasoning
la lune
the moon
le quai
the platform
une légende
a legend
une spécialité
a specialty
cruel
cruel
la démission
the resignation
quatorze
fourteen; 14
redouter
to dread
le monstre
the monster
célibataire
single (unmarried)
une impasse
a dead end; a deadlock
contredire
to contradict
un atelier
a workshop
amical
friendly
un empire
an empire
redresser
to straighten up
une médaille
a medal
ramasser
to pick up
le politicien; la politicienne
the politician
la comédie
the comedy
une propagande
propaganda
une colonie
a colony
le désordre
the disorder
invisible
invisible
un savant; une savante
a scholar (masc.; fem.)
la terreur
the terror
recruter
to recruit
conformer
to conform
un virus
a virus
reconnaissant; reconnaissante
grateful (masc.; fem.)
délibérer
to deliberate
infini; infinie
infinite (masc.; fem.)
un tunnel
a tunnel
le cousin
the cousin
puiser
to collect (from a well); to obtain
géographique
geographical
un réacteur
a reactor
ajuster
to adjust
œuvrer
to work towards
inattendu; inattendue
unexpected (masc.; fem.)
automatiquement
automatically
une balance
a scale; a snitch (slang)
je suis en dépression
I have depression
une pompe
a pump; a shoe (slang)
une contestation
a dispute; a contestation
le sommeil
the sleep; the sleepiness
l'inconvénient
the drawback
un frein
a brake
une candidature
an application; a candidacy
l'armement
the arming
l'épargne
the savings
stupide
stupid
une inspiration
an inspiration
surpris
surprised
interpeller
to call out to
fréquemment
frequently
symbolique
symbolic
un pavillon
a pavilion; a detached house
préliminaire
preliminary
une sensation
a sensation
troubler
to disrupt; to disconcert
l'angoisse
the anxiety
la générosité
the generosity
la chaise
the chair
le pape
the Pope
la légitimité
the legitimacy
un emprunt
a loan
la clause
the clause
une clef
a key
une répression
a repression
une tombe
a grave
hautement
highly
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