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Quaint

quaint /ˈkweɪnt/  adjective : having an old-fashioned or unusual quality or appearance that is usually attractive or appealing The fishing village was very quaint. The writer talks about the quaint customs of the natives. …

Occasion

occasion : n. f. Circonstance qui vient à propos et permet de faire une chose. Mme Hespel n’a jamais eu l’occasion de rencontrer le docteur Séverac. Julie a organisé un …

Dependable

dependable /dɪˈpɛndəbəl/  adjective able to be trusted to do or provide what is needed : able to be depended on The old well is a dependable source of water. a dependable old car He’s the …

Floor 

floor  /flɔr/  verb [+ object] 1 : to cover a surface with material to make a floor — usually used as (be) floored The lobby is floored with marble. 2 a : to knock someone …

snowbank

snowbank /ˈsnoʊbæŋk/  noun [count] : a pile of snow especially along the side of a road The car slid into a snowbank. Huge snowbanks on both sides of the road

habituer

habituer : v. Habituer quelqu’un à faire quelque chose, c’est lui donner l’habitude de faire cette chose. Mme Hespel a habitué Sylvain à mettre le couvert. S’habituer à faire quelque …

barefoot

barefoot /ˈbɛrfʊt/  adverb without shoes : with the feet bare We walked barefoot in the stream. — barefoot or barefooted adjective barefoot children He was barefoot.

shoehorn 

shoehorn  /ˈʃuhɔrn/  verb [+ object] : to force (something or someone) into a small space, a short period of time, etc. A parking garage has been shoehorned between the buildings. She’s trying to shoehorn …