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la toilette
to wash up, to get ready
l'entretien (m.)
maintenance; self-care
l'épaisseur (f.)
thickness, girth
le galbe
curve, roundness
le traité
treatise (text that thoroughly discusses a topic)
habile
skillful
souple
flexible
améliorer
to improve
la confiance
confidence
soutenu/soutenue
supported
brimé(e)
bullied
l'échec
defeat, failure
la déception
disappointment
s'en ressentir
to be affected
avenant(e)
pleasant
remettre en cause
to challenge
s'en remettre (à quelqu'un)
to rely on
suscité(e)
caused
le primat
primacy (being first in importance)
soigné(e)
neatly dressed, well-kept
dans l'air du temps
to be fashionable, trendy
être bien dans sa peau/ dans ses baskets
to feel good in one's skin/shoes (to feel good about oneself)
la gamme
range, choice
donner le la
to set the tone, standard
un sens
sense
à l'unité
by the unit, individually
se déployer
to roll out
au détriment de
to the detriment of
déboucher
to lead to
hisser
to raise
l'établissement (m.)
establishment
l'abonnement (m.)
subscription
le bien-être
well-being
le plateau
to set (in a television studio)
acculturer
to modify one's culture to fit in
tendre la main
to extend a hand, help someone
l'affrontement (m.)
confrontation
la lutte
struggle
se défier lui-même
to challenge oneself; to fight oneself
baigner
to bathe; to surround
imprégner
to permeate, to penetrate
l'emprunt (m.)
loan, borrowing
le lien
tie, link
franchir le pas
to take the leap
la laconisme
terseness (using few words with much meaning)
méfiant(e)
suspicious
la bêtise
stupid thing
l'argot (m.)
slang
le verlan
French slang in which syllables are inversed
la veuve
widow
loger
to house, lodge
bourru(e)
gruff
l'écuelle (f.)
bowl used once by French peasants
affamé(e)
starving
la maraude
pilfering, stealing
ensanglanté(e)
covered in blood
le braconnier
poacher
le naufrage
wreck, complete disaster
la galère
galley (type of boat rowed by prisoners)
la rentrée littéraire
start of the literary publishing season
avoir la trouille
to be scared to death
le déroulement des faits
the progression of events
englober
to include
le repérage
locating
la singularité
uniqueness, singularity
veiller à
to see to
le chapiteau
the big top (circus)
la démarche
step, approach
relever de
to pertain to
le paysage
landscape
feutré(e)
soft
convoquer
to convene, summon
tisser
to weave
le castelet
puppet theater
l'allure (f.)
look (appearance)
le mets
dish
le goût
taste
puiser
to draw from
l'agencement (m.)
layout, organization
le palais
palate (roof of the mouth)
la garniture
garnish, accompaniment (culinary)
un en-cas
snack
aiguiser
to whet, stimulate
la paille
taste bud
l'odorat (m.)
smell
la narine
nostril
dévoiler
to unveil, reveal
le courtier en bourse
stockbroker
se prédestiner à
to intend to do something
une boîte à images
camera
le récit
story
effectuer
to make; to carry out
s'éloigner
to get or move away from
la brousse
the bush (undeveloped Africa)
bercé(e)
cradled
tenter
to try
s'envoler
to fly away
le régisseur
stage manager
s'évanouir
to faint
jurer
to swear
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