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	French	English
	en fait `{adv}`	basically `[the` `fact` `is` `that]`
	pas sincère `{adj}`	disingenuous `[context:` `It` `is` `disingenuous` `to` `do` `sth.]`
Nouns
	interlocuteur `{m}` `[dans` `une` `conversation]`	2 interlocutor `[male` `person` `to` `whom` `one` `is` `talking]`
	naut. éclusée `{f}`	`[volume` `of` `water` `released` `when` `lock` `gate` `is` `opened]`
	affirmation `{f}`	affirmation `[confirmation` `that` `sth.` `is` `true]`
	interlocutrice `{f}` `[dans` `une` `conversation]`	interlocutor `[female` `person` `to` `whom` `one` `is` `talking]`
	chasse hallali `{m}`	mort `[note` `sounded` `on` `a` `horn` `when` `the` `quarry` `is` `killed]`
	équi. bidet `{m}` `[fam.]` `[cheval]`	nag `[coll.]` `[horse` - `especially` `pne` `that` `is` `old` `or` `in` `poor` `condition]`
	arts polyptyque `{m}`	polyptych `[a` `painting` `(usually` `panel` `painting)` `which` `is` `divided` `into` `sections,` `or` `panels.]`
	cuis. potée `{f}`	potée `[soup` `or` `stew` `pork` `and` `vegetables,` `most` `frequently,` `cabbage` `and` `potatoes` `of` `which` `choucroute` `is` `the` `most` `characteristic]`
	géogr. Saba `{f}` `[une` `île` `néerlandaise` `qui` `se` `situe` `dans` `le` `nord` `des` `Petites` `Antilles]`	Saba `[a` `Caribbean` `island` `which` `is` `the` `smallest` `special` `municipality` `of` `the` `Netherlands]`
	pierre `{f}` de touche `[fig.]`	touchstone `[fig.]` `[standard` `or` `criterion` `by` `which` `something` `is` `judged` `or` `recognised`/`recognized]`
2 Words
	laisser (tomber) qc.	to let sth. be `[leave` `as` `is]`
	édition vade-mecum `{m}` `[aussi` : `vadémécum]`	vade mecum `[handbook` `or` `guide` `that` `is` `kept` `constantly` `at` `hand` `for` `consultation]`
3 Words
	loc. Les carottes sont cuites.	I've had it. `[All` `is` `lost.]`
	cuis. pouding `{m}` chômeur `[can.]`	poor man's pudding `[Canadian` `speciality:` `basic` `cake` `batter` `onto` `which` `a` `hot` `syrup` `or` `caramel` `is` `poured` `before` `baking]`
	hist. pol. serment `{m}` du Jeu de paume `[1789]`	Tennis Court Oath `[a` `pivotal` `event` `in` `the` `French` `Revolution.` `In` `1789,` `the` `members` `of` `the` `French` `Third` `Estate` `voted` `"not` `to` `separate` `until` `the` `Constitution` `of` `the` `kingdom` `is` `established"]`
4 Words
	Il lui manque une dent.	He's missing a tooth. `[One` `of` `his` `teeth` `is` `missing]`
	Le fric rentre à foison. `[fam.]` `[Les` `affaires` `marchent` `bien.]`	The money's rolling in. `[Business` `is` `thriving]` `[idiom]`
5+ Words
	Il a beau être riche, il n'est pas heureux.	Although he is rich, he is not happy.
	C'est au tour de qn./qc.	It is the turn for sb./sth. `[It` `is` `up` `to` `sb.`/`sth.]`
	Mieux vaut se taire que mal parler. `[loc.]`	Speech is silver, silence is golden. `[idiom]`
	Mieux vaut se taire que mal parler. `[loc.]`	Talk is silver, silence is golden. `[idiom]`
	L'erreur est humaine, persévérer `[dans` `son` `erreur]` est diabolique.	To err is human, (but) to persist is diabolical. `[Citation` : `Seneca]`
	dr. tracer une frontière précise entre le légal et l'illégal `[fig.]`	to draw the line between what is legal and what is illegal `[fig.]`
Taxa/Species (Animals, Plants, Fungi)
	bot. cuis. T piment `{m}` d'Espelette	Espelette pepper `[variety` `of` `Capsicum` `annuum` `that` `is` `cultivated` `in` `the` `French` `commune` `of` `Espelette,` `Pyrénées-Atlantiques,` `traditionally` `the` `northern` `territory` `of` `the` `Basque` `people]`

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