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751 toiles d'araignée
          1. n. plural of toile d'araignée
752 en haut de
          1. prep. at the top of
753 en masse
          1. adv. en masse
          2. adv. in large amounts, massively
          3. adv. (Canada) in sufficient amounts
754 avoir envie de
          1.
755 cannes à sucre
          1. n. plural of canne à sucre
756 prendre des mesures
          1. v. to take steps; to take action
757 sur le bout de la langue
          1. adj. on the tip of one's tongue (known but not quite remembered)
758 âme sœur
          1. n-f. soulmate (someone with whom one has a special connection)
                On n'a qu'une âme sœur. - One has but one soulmate.
                J'ai su que t'étais mon âme sœur dès la première fois que je t'ai vu(e). - I knew you were my soulmate since the first time I saw you.
759 jus de fruit
          1. n-m. fruit juice
760 d'eau douce
          1.
761 tueur en série
          1. n-m. serial killer
762 rouleau compresseur
          1. n-m. road roller
763 en vie
          1. adj. living, alive
                être en vie - to be alive
                rester en vie - to remain alive
                maintenir quelqu'un en vie - to keep someone alive
764 Amérique latine
          1. Proper noun. Latin America
765 allez savoir
          1. interj. go figure!
766 clairs de lune
          1. n. plural of clair de lune
767 se souvenir
          1. v. remember (to recall one's memory)
                Je ne me souviens plus de rien. - I don’t remember anything.
768 lune de miel
          1. n-f. honeymoon (period of time immediately following a marriage)
          2. n-f. honeymoon, wedding trip (trip taken by a newly wed married couple)
769 chemise de nuit
          1. n-f. nightgown, nightie
770 au fil de
          1. prep. in the course of, over the course of
                au fil des mois - over the months
                au fil des années - over the years
                au fil des siècles - through the centuries
                au fil du temps - throughout time
771 contre toute attente
          1. adv. against all odds (despite seemingly insurmountable opposition or probability)
772 chaîne alimentaire
          1. n-f. food chain
773 au diable
          1. Phrase. to hell with
774 politiquement correct
          1. adj. politically correct ((of language) not objectionable)
          2. n-m. (France) political correctness
775 haute école
          1. n-f. (France) Very academic, high-level, equitation style school of higher education
          2. n-f. (Belgium) a school of higher education, academic but not ranked as a university
776 astre du jour
          1. n-m. (literary) the sun
777 en aval
          1. adv. downstream, downhill (lower than, on a river or a hill)
778 ours blanc
          1. n-m. polar bear
779 porter plainte
          1. v. to complain, to lodge a (formal) complaint
          2. v. (indtr, contre) legal to bring a criminal action, to press charges against
780 jeune mariée
          1. n-f. female equivalent of jeune marié
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