French-English translations for paraphe

flourish
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The barley flourished in the warm weatherThe town flourished with the coming of the railwayThe cooperation flourished as the customers rushed in the business
initial
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On Friday last week we managed, at last, to initial the agreement with Egypt and we are encouraged by the progress we are making with Algeria, with Lebanon and with Syria. Vendredi dernier, nous sommes enfin parvenus à parapher l'accord avec l'Égypte et nous sommes encouragés par les progrès accomplis avec l'Algérie, le Liban et la Syrie. Our initial admiration for their efficiency gave way to disgust about their methodsThe initial stages of a syndrome may differ vastly from the final symptoms