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One bucket contained a pot for the broth and an earthenware stove, called a coffre-feu in French.
The Dish: Pho 2008
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À REVOIR : le tarif astronomique de l'exclusivité, le coffre minuscule, les remous d'air
Archive 2009-07-01 2009
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À REVOIR : le tarif astronomique de l'exclusivité, le coffre minuscule, les remous d'air
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My six- and eight-year-olds specialize in food retrieval, but also in food storage, so when the coffre was finally emptied, they gladly joined me in arranging the items.
Words in a French Life Kristin Espinasse 2007
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Indeed, “tronc” is the appendage of the elephant but “coffre” is the box into which one can place luggage, etc.
Archive 2006-12-01 Oleg Kuzin 2006
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Indeed, “tronc” is the appendage of the elephant but “coffre” is the box into which one can place luggage, etc.
MICROSOFT PEOPLE READY/Publicité boiteuse Oleg Kuzin 2006
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Arriver au coffre elle ouvre je pose les paquets de bonbec dedans, me dirige vers la porte passagere attendant que Mademoiselle ait finit de tripatouiller sa nouvelle acquisition lumineuse.
pinku-tk Diary Entry pinku-tk 2006
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As I could only oppose my single asseveration to his suspicion, he told me one day, “Your vord not be give me de satisfaction — me find necessaire to chercher for my medicine; pardonnez moi — il faut chercber — me demand le clef of your coffre a cette heure.”
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This formidable "coffre fort" was a favourite residence of the Dukes of
Brittany & Its Byways Fanny Bury Palliser
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It is always better to watch ze thief than ze _coffre-fort_.
The Dark House 1922
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