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135 Cards in this Set
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etre belle (beau)
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to be beautiful
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joil(e)
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pretty
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laid(e)
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ugly
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fort(e)
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strong
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gros(se)
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fat
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costaud
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robust
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mince
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thin
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maigre
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skinny
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avoir les cheveux
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to have...hair
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long
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long
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courts
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shorts
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fins
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thin
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epais
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thick
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raides
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straight
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ondules
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wavy
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frises
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curly
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ebouriffes
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uncombed
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teints
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dyed
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en dreads
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in dreadlocks
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en tresses africaines
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in corn rows
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etre chauve
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to be bald
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avoir
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to have
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la tete rasee
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a shaved head
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une barbe
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a beard ....
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...de trois jours
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"designer stubble"
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une moustache
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a moustache
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avoir le visage....
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to have a (an)...face
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ovale
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oval
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round
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round
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carre
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square
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pointu
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pointed
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joufflu
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fat-cheeked
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avoir le nez
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to have a ....nose
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droit
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straight (le nez)
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busque
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hooked
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avoir les levres
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to have...lips
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pleines
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full
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minces
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thin
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pincees
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pinched
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etre
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to be
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bronze(e)
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tan
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pale
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pale
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bleme
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sick looking
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avoir le teint
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so have a.........complexion
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clair
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light
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olivatre
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olive
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avoir des taches de rousseur
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to have freckles
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le caractere
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the character
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etre, avoir, l'air
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to be, to look, to be...looking
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franc (franche)
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honest
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eveille(e)
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awake
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endormi(e)
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sleepy
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malin (maligne)
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smart, shrewd
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dur(e)
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hard
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doux (douche)
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sweet
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froid(e)
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cold
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gentil(le)
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kind, nice
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sympathique, sympa
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friendly
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poli(e)
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polite
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impoli(e)
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impolite
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discret( ete)
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discreet
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sensible
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sensitive
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insensible
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insensitive
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reveur(euse)
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dreamer
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drole
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funny
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desagreable
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unpleasant
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rouspeteur (euse)
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grouchy
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paresseux (euse)
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lazy
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energique
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energetic
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decontracte(e)
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relaxed
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tendu(e)
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tense
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debrouillard(e)
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resourceful
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maladroit(e)
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awkward, clumsy
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les vetements
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clothes
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chics
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stylish
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demodes
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out-of-style
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vintage (invariable)
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vintage
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propres
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clean
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sales
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dirty
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le pantalon
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pants
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jean (delave)
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faded jeans
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short
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shorts
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le tee shirt
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t-shirt
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le costume
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suit (men)
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le tailleur
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suit (women)
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le chemisier
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blouse
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le pull
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sweater
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l'impermeable (imper)
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raincoat
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le manteau
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coat
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le blouson (en cuir)
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leather jacket
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le maillet de bain
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swimsuit
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le chapeau
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hat
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le bracelet
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bracelet
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le collier
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necklace
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le vernis a ongles
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nail polish
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le maquillage
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make-up
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le piercing
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body piercing
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le piercing au nez
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nose piercing
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le piercing au nombril
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navel ring
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le tatouage
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tattoo
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la chemise
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shirt (men)
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la cravate
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tie
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la jupe
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skirt
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la robe
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dress
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la veste
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suit jacket (men/women)
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les chaussures
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shoes
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les bottes
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boots
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les sandales
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sandals
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la casquette
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cap
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la (les) bouchle(s) d'oreille(s)
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earrings
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s'habiller
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to dress
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se coiffer
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to comb one's hair
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se couper les cheveux
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to cut one's hair
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se maquiller
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to put on make-up
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jouer (a) + sports et jeux
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to play...
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au tennis
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tennis
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au basketball
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basketball
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au football
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soccer
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au football amercain
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football
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a des jeux video
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video games
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jouer (de) + instruments de musique
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to play....
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du piano
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piano
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de la guitare
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guitar
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faire (de) + sports / activites
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to go/ to do
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du jogging
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jogging
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du leche-vitrines
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window-shopping
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des courses
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shopping
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etre
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to be
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musicien(enne)
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a musician
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dans a groupe (de musique)
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in a band
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sportif (ive)
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athletic
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membre d'une equipe
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on a team
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Note that pantalon, jean, and short are all singular in French, whereas they are plural is English: J'aime ton pantalon gris. Il porte un jean. Elle s'achete un short kaki.
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Il porte un jean. Elle s'achete un short kaki. (example)
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Revenons a nos moutons!
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Let's focus! Get back on subject!
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In French, descriptive adjectives agree in gender (masculine/feminine) and in number (singular/plural) with the nouns or pronouns they modify, some short ones come before.
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A few adjectives change meaning depending on whether they precede or follow the noun they modify.
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