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  • 131Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Thematic Index — absence absence makes the heart grow fonder he who is absent is always in the wrong the best of friends must part blue are the hills that are far away distance lends enchantment to the view out of sight, out of mind …

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  • 132cas — 1. cas [ ka ] n. m. • quas v. 1220; lat. casus « chute; circonstance, hasard », p. p. de cadere « tomber » I ♦ Emplois généraux 1 ♦ (XIVe ) Ce qui arrive ou est supposé arriver. ⇒ accident, aventure, circonstance, conjoncture, événement,… …

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