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172 Cards in this Set
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still, again
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encore
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to take again (more)
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reprendre
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to fetch
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chercher
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rents
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les loyers
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quite
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assez
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we are co-owners
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nous sommes en copropriété
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compensation
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le traitement
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caretakers, janitors
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les gardiens
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maintenance
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l’entretien (m)
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repairs
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les réparations (f)
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cleaning
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le nettoyage
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periodic
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périodique
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front (of building)
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la façade
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economical
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économique
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to become
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devenir
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infernal, horrible
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infernal
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at one time
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autrefois
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estate, property
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le domaine
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vineyards
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les vignes (f)
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manor
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le manoir
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hunting lodge
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le pavillon de chasse
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farmhouse (in South of France)
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le mas
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chalet
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le chalet
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manor house
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la gentilhommière
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cottage
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le cottage
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taxes
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les impôts (m)
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especially
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surtout
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the shortage of servants
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le manque de domestiques
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because after all
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car enfin
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You can’t get good help anymore
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On n’est plus servi
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I gotta say
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Il faut bien le dire
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You are so right, dear friend
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Comme vous avez raison, cher ami
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all the same
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tout de même
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secondary residence
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la résidence secondaire
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peasant
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le paysan, la paysanne
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in really bad condition
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en très mauvais état
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to close
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fermer
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window (pane)
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la vitre
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ourselves
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nous-mêmes
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tiles
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les tuiles (f)
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roof
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le toit
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to repaint
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repeindre
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to repaper
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retapisser
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to play the role of
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faire + article + noun
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masons
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les maçons
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cabinetmakers, woodsmen, joiners
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les menuisiers
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carpenters
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les charpentiers
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plumbers
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les plombiers
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painters
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les peintres
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It took us two years
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Ça nous a pris deux ans
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to make (something someway)
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rendre + adj
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habitable
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habitable
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to have something done
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faire + infinitive
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to bring in water
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amener l’eau
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to bring in electricity
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mettre l’électricité
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to transform (something) into
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transformer (quelque chose) en
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barn
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la grange
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to suffice
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suffire
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to add
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ajouter
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to take off/away (2)
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laisser tomber, enlever
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to reprimand
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réprimander
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This happens a lot
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Ça se fait beaucoup
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for some time
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depuis quelque temps
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to modernize
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moderniser
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I find it sad to see
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Je trouve ça triste de voir
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to drive away
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chasser
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abandoned
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abandonné
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to fall to ruins
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tomber en ruine
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most of the time
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la plupart du temps
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in any case
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en tout cas
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we’ve certainly earned it
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on l’a bien gagnée
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an awful lot (2)
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drôlement, joliment
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one hears
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on entend
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nun
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la bonne sœur
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to sell
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vendre
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lottery tickets
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les billets de loterie
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priory
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le prieure
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a fake nun
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une fausse bonne sœur
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moustache
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la moustache
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to be attached to something
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s’y attacher
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I wonder what that could possibly be
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Je me demande ce que ça peut bien être.
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What nerve!
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Quel culot!
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my life’s chance
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la chance de ma vie
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it’s too late
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c’est raté
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missed
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raté
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to dream
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rêver
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unknown, stranger
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l’inconnu(e)
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palace
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le palace
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crazy
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fou
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it’s incredible
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c’est fou
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ridiculous
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ridicule
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desire
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le désir
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rest
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le repos
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to get older
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vieillir
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in getting older
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en vieillisant
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thatched cottage
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la chaumière
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thatch
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le chaume
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tile
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la tuile
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slate
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l’ardoise (f)
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wood
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le bois
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made of hard material
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en dur
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stone
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la pierre
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brick
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la brique
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cement block
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le bloc de ciment
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to last
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durer
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standing
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debout
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great-grandchildren
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arrière-petits-enfants
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foreigners
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les étrangers
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most foreign countries
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la plupart des pays étrangers
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private individuals
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des particuliers
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bathroom
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le cabinet de toilette
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full board
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la pension complète
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in a sense
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dans un sens
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widow
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la veuve
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retired person
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le retraité
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neither…nor
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ni…ni
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to collect
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collectionner
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Canadian
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Canadien
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Chilean
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Chilien
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Algerian
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Algérien
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Israeli
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Israélien
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Syrian
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Syrien
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Tunisian
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Tunisien
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Egyptian
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Egyptien
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Italian
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Italien
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Japanese
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Japonais
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Danish
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Danois
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English
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Anglais
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German
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Allemand
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American
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Américain
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Romanian
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Roumain
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Hungarian
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Hongrois
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Turkish
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Turc
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Greek
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Grec/grecque
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Spanish
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Espagnol
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Russian
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Russe
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Swiss
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Suisse
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Swedish
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Suédois
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to want
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avoir besoin de
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Nous avons ___, Il nous a ___, Ça nous a ___
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mis, fallu, pris
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It took us 2 years TO make it habitable
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Ça nous a pris deux ans POUR la rendre habitable.
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opening
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l’ouverture
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to bed, bedtime
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au lit
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mechanic
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le mécanicien
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advice, notice
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l’avis (m)
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tenant
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le locataire
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tool
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l’outil (m)
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to use (2)
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utiliser, se servir de
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When do acheter, mener, lever, and their variations have an accent on the è, and when do they not?
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è – présent: je, tu, il/elle/on, ils/elles; futur; conditionnel --- e – présent: nous, vous; imparfait; participe passé
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to make the workers bring the water
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faire amener l’eau PAR les ouvriers
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to replace
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remplacer
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repaint them yourselves!
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Repeignez-les vous-mêmes!
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to slow down
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ralentir
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cave, grotto
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la grotte
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bridges
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les ponts
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endearing, likeable
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attachant(e)
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to become attached to, to fasten
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s’attacher
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verbs followed by de (6)
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finir, essayer, rêver, suffire, empêcher, arrêter
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verbs followed by à (5)
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commencer, réussir, aider, mettre, préparer
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verbs not followed by a preposition (3)
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vouloir, préférer, compter
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present participle of avoir
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ayant
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present participle of être
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étant
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present participle of savoir
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sachant
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thin
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maigre
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thick
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épais
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to enlarge
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grossir
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to get thinner
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maigrir
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to get thicker
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épaissir
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to get redder
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rougir
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to get blacker
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noircir
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to get harder
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durcir
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Robert asked if the Belleaus didn’t have, by any chance, the intention of receiving foreigners.
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Robert se demande si les Belleau N’AURAIENT pas, par hasard, l’intention de recevoir des étrangers.
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