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Sans gêne. Without restraint

26. Nous avons beau vivre. Althongh living, or li is no lise orir living. Avoir beau, now idiomaticall}^ used, meanl originally to hâve a good opportunity. It tben came to mean to hâve a good opportnnity and not take advaîitage of it, or to hâve a useless opportunity ; Ihen, to do a tliing in vain.

28. Trouvât à redire. Trouver à redire, lilerall}', to find (something) to say agaijist (a thing) ; bence, to find f nuit with.

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