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écoeurant: adjective no direct English translation, but close to “nauseating,” as in anything that makes one want to vomit, especially something that is so sweet or rich or delicious it makes one want to hurl after consuming too much.

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ignifuger: transitive verb to make flame-retardant

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imberbe: adjective beardless

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hâbleur: noun, masculine someone who boasts and exaggerates, braggart, hotshot

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igname: noun, feminine yam

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