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faire sa toilette
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to wash up
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se brosser les cheveux
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to brush ones hair
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se brosser à dents
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to brush ones teeth
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se coiffer
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to do ones hair
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se coucher
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to go to bed
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se déshabiller
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to undress
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s'endormir
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to go to sleep
to fall asleep |
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s'habiller
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to get dressed
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se laver
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to wash oneself
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se laver les mains
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to wash ones hands
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s'endormir
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to go to sleep
to fall asleep |
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s'habiller
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to get dressed
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se laver les mains
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to wash ones hands
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se lever
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to get up
to get out of bed |
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se maquiller
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to put on makeup
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prendre une douche
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to take a shower
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se raser
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to shave oneself
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un réveil
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alarm clock
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une brosse à cheveux
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hair brush
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une brosse à dents
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toothbrush
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la crème à raser
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shaving ccream
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se lever
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to get up
to get out of bed |
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se maquiller
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to put on makeup
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la crème à raser
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shaving ccream
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se lever
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to get up
to get out of bed |
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se maquiller
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to put on makeup
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se réveiller
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to wake up
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se sécher
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to dry oneself
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la crème à raser
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shaving cream
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le dentifrice
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toothpaste
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le maquillage
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makeup
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une pantoufle
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slipper
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un peigne
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comb
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un rasoir
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razor
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le savon
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soap
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une serviette
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towel
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une serviette de bain
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bath towel
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le shampooing
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shampoo
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être en pleine forme
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to be in good shape
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faire de l'exercice
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to exercise
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gardner la ligne
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to stay slim
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aller aux urgences
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to go to the emergency room
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aller à la pharmacie
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to go to the pharmacy
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avoir mal
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to have an ache
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avoir mal au cœur
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to feel nauseous
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éternuer
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to sneeze
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être en bonne santé
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to be in good health
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être mauvaise santé
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to be in bad health
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éviter de
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to avoid
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faire mal
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to hurt
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faire une piqûre
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to give a shot
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fumer
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to smoke
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gonfler
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to swell
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guérir
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to get better
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se blesser
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to hurt oneself
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se casser la jambe
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to break ones leg
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se casser le bras
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to break ones arm
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se faire mal à la jambe
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to hurt ones leg
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se faire mal au bras
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to hurt ones arm
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se fouler la cheville
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to twist/ sprain ones ankle
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se porter mal
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to be ill
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se porter mieux
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to be better (as in healthy)
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se sentir
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to feel
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tomber/ être malade
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to get/ to be sick
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tousser
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to cough
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une allergie
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allergy
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une blessure
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injury, wound
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une douleur
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pain
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une fièvre
(avoir de la fièvre) |
(to have) a fever
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la grippe
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flu
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un rhume
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ccold
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un symptôme
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symptom
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une aspirine
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asprin
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un médicament
(contre/ pour) |
medication
(to prevent/ for) |
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une ordonnance
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prescription
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une pilule
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pill
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la salle des urgences
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emergency room
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déprimé(e)
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depressed
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enceinte
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pregnant
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grave
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serioius
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sain(e)
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healthy
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un(e) dentiste
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dentist
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un infirmier
une infirmière |
nurse
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un(e) patient(e)
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patient
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un(e) pharmacien(ne)
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pharmacist
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s'amuser
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to play, to have fun
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s'appeler
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to be called
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s'arrêter
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to stop
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s'asseoir
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to sit down
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se dépêcher
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to hurry
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se détendre
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to relax
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se disputer (avec)
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to argue (with)
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s'énerver
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to get worked up, to become upset
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s'ennuyer
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to get bored
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s'entendre bien (avec)
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to get along well (with)
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s'inquiéter
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to worry
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s'intéresser (à)
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to be interested (in)
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se mettre à
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to begin to
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se mettre en colère
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to become angry
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s'occuper (de)
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to take care of
to keep oneself busy |
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se préparer
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to get reader
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se promener
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to take a walk
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se rendre compte
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to realize
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se reposer
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to rest
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se souvenir (de)
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to remember
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se tromper
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to be mistaken
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se trouver
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to be located
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la bouche
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mouth
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un bras
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arm
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le cœur
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heart
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le corps
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body
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le cou
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neck
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un doigt
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finger
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un doigt de pied
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toe
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le dos
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back
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un genou
(pl. genoux) |
knee
(knees) |
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la gorge
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throat
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une jambe
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leg
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une joue
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cheek
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le nez
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nose
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un œil
(pl. les yeux) |
eye
(eyes) |
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une oreille
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ear
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un orteil
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toe
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la peau
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skin
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un pied
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foot
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la poitrine
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chest
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la taille
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waist
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la tête
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head
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le ventre
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stomach
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le visage
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face
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bec (m)
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mouth
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caboche (f)
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head
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carreaux (m)
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eyes
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esgourdes (f)
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ears
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gosier (m)
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throat
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paluche (f)
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hand
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panard (m)
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foot
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pif (m)
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nose
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tifs (m)
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hair
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avoir le bras long
(french body saying) |
be an important legal persons governed that can influence someone
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avoir un chat dans la gorge
(french body saying) |
can not speak
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casser les pieds à quelqu'un
(french body saying) |
annoying person
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coûter les yeux de la tête
(french body saying) |
very expensive
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se mettre le doigt dans l'œil
(french body saying) |
make a mistake
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avoir quelqu'un dans le dos
(quebec body saying) |
detest someone
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coûter un bras
(quebec body saying) |
very expensive
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un froid à couper un cheveu
(quebec body saying) |
a very cold
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sur le bras
(quebec body saying) |
free, we do not need to pay
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avoir des tounements de tête
(swiss body saying) |
dizzy
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donner une bonne-main
(swiss body saying) |
tip
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Reflexive verbs
je tu il/elle nous vous ils/elles |
me
te se nous vous se |
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conjugate s'appeler
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je m'appelle
tu t'appelles il/ slle s'appelle nous nous appelons vous vous appelez ilss/ elles s'appellent |
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conjugate s'asseoir
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je m'assieds
tu t'assieds il/ elle s'assied nous nous asseyons vous vous asseyez ils/elles s'asseyent |
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huile de romarin
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rosemary oil
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marque
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brand
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lavande
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lavender
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fondé
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founded
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When did Oliver Baussan start to manufacture home of rosemary oil and sold it on the steps of Provence?
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1976
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The products made of Occitan are made of what natural ingredients?
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lavender
olive |
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What does the Occitan offer?
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beauty products
perfumes makeup bath products shower products home products |
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angine (f)
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strep throat
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bronchite (f)
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bronchitis
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carie (f)
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cavity
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frissons (m)
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chills
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migraine (f)
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migraine
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nex (m) bouché
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stuffy nose
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nez (m) qui coule
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runny nose
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sinusite (f)
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sinus infection
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toux (f)
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cough
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Who is Jules Bordet?
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doctor and microbiologist who discovered the bacteria in whipping cough
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angine (f)
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strep throat
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bronchite (f)
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bronchitis
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carie (f)
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cavity
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frissons (m)
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chills
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migraine (f)
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migraine
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nex (m) bouché
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stuffy nose
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nez (m) qui coule
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runny nose
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sinusite (f)
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sinus infection
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toux (f)
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cough
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Who is Jules Bordet?
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doctor and microbiologist who discovered the bacteria in whipping cough
Belgium |
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Who is Bernard Kouchner?
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doctor
co founder of the Doctors Without Borders and Doctors of the World French |
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Who is Yvonne Slyvain?
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first female doctor
obstetrician gynecologist Haiti Haiti |
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Who is Jeanne Mance
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founder of the first hospital in North America
Quebec |
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Who is Henri Dunat?
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founder of the Red Cross
Swiss |
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a découvert
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discovered
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coqueluche
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whooping cough
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cofondateur
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cofounder
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frontières
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Borders
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Croix-Rouge
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Red Cross
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What is the L'hôtel des Invalides?
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a Parisian landmark
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What is the L'hôtel des Invalides golden dome considered to be?
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a masterpiece of architecture of the seventeenth century
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When was L'hôtel des Invalides built?
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between 1670 and 1680
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Why was L'hôtel des Invalides built?
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to accommodate veterans and disabled soldiers
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During the Second World War what did the L'hôtel des Invalides serve as?
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a hiding place for soldiers of the resistance
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Who are some famous people burried at L'hôtel des Invalides?
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Napoleon Bonaparte
Charles Joseph Rouget de Lisle |
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Who is Charles Joseph Rouget de Lisle?
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the actor La Marseillaise, the national anthem french
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What is the L'hôtel des Invalides today?
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part hospital/ soldier residence
museam |
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doré
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gold
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chef-d'œuvre
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masterpiece
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roi
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king
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accueillir
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welcome
take in |
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Who build the L'hôtel des Invalides?
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King Louis XIV
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soldats
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soldiers
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invalides
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disabled
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Guerre mondiale
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World War
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cachette
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hiding place
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reposent
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are buried
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anciens
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formers
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What are the principal industries of Switzerland?
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financial activities (banks, insurance)
food processing livestock farming watch and clock making metal working tourism |
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List the principal villages of Swizterland.
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Bale
Berne Geneve Lausanne Zurich |
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What languages are spoken in Switzerland?
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french
german Italian romanian |
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what is the Swiss form of money?
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swiss franc
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Who is Johanna Spyri?
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actor of Heidi
1827-1901 Swiss |
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Who is Louis Chevrolet?
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racecar driver
founder of the Cheverolet Society 1878-1941 Swiss |
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Who is Alberto Giacometti
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sculptor
1901-1966 Swiss |
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Who is Charles Edouard Jeanneret Le Corbuisier
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architect
1887-1965 Swiss |
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Who is Ella Maillart?
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writer
journalist sports photographer 1903-1997 Swiss |
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Who is Jean-Luc Godard?
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filmaker
1930--- Swiss |
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fiancières
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financial
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agroalimentaire
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food processing
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élevage bovin
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livestock farming
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horlogerie
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watch and clock making
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est
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east
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niveau
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level
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coureur automobile
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racecar driver
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guerres
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wars
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Battue
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Defeated
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paix
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peace treaty
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statut
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status
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ne ... ni
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neighter... nor
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OTAN
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NATO
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When was the last time the Swiss experienced war?
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16th Century
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When did Switzerland neutrality begin?
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1515
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What year was it declared that the Swiss can not participate in any war or be a member of military alliances such as NATO?
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1815
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What is the Swiss economy characterized by?
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the presence of large multinational enterprises and its financial sector
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Swiss multinational companies are particularly active in what?
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banking
assuraces food (Nestle) t he pharmaceutical industry clocks |
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what is one of the most stable currencies in the world?
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Swiss franc
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What do the Swiss banks have a reputation of?
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well manage the fortunes of their clients
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Where did Jean-Jacques Rousseau has spent his life?
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between France and Switzerland
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Rosseau was considered to be what?
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vagabond and self-taught
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What did Rosseau become?
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writer
philosopher political theorist musician |
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What principle did Rosseau advocate?
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man is born good and that he is corrupting society.
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What did Rosseau defend?
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religious tolerance and freedom of thought
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Where are many of Rosseau's principles seen in action?
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French Revolution
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What did Rosseau write at the end of his life?
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autobiography faiths for a genre Noveau era
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What did Carl Elsener realize in 1884?
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Swiss soldiers carry Swiss-German knives
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What did Carl Elsener decide to do to help the Swiss soldiers?
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found his own company in Switzerland and invented the knife the soldier has four tools
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When did every soldier in the Swiss army start carrying Swiss army knives?
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1891
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How many choices of accessories does the swiss army knife offer?
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90 accessories
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Geneve is what kind of city?
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Franco-Swiss international city
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What things do tourists appreciate in Geneve?
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Its flower clock
walks shops many different chocolatiers |
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What type of companies inhabit Geneve?
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large international companies international organizations
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What type of international organizations are found in Geneve?
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non governmental
UN Red Cross WHO |
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What percentage of the population of Geneve is foreign?
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40%
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entreprises
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companies
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mondiale
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worldwide
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articles
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products
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gérer
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manage
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autodidacte
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self-taught
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comme principe
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as a principle
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corrompt
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corrupts
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exprimés
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expressed
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oeuvre
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work
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se retrouvent
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are found
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époque
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time
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coutelier
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knife maker
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soldats
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soldiers
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outils
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tools
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officier
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officer
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orné de la croix
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adorned with the cross
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fond
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background
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frontière
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border
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rade
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harbor
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jet d'eau
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fountain
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horloge fleurie
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flower clock
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O.N.U
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UN
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O.M.S.
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W.H.O.
World Health Organization |
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cotisations
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contributions
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allocations
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allowances
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prestations
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benefits
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contient
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holds
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rembourse
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reimburses
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frais
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expenses
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taux
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rate
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soins dentaires
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dental care
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achats
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purchases
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selon
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depending on
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Ceux
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those
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n'ont pas droit à
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dont qualify for
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en moyenne
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on average
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dont
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of which
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ont lieu
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take place
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In France, almost all residents are covered by what type of insurance?
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national system of social security
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Social security is aka
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secu
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What does Social Security provide?
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which gives financial assistance to persons in receipt in its various topics
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What does the family branch deal with?
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maternity and children
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What does the old persons branch deal with?
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withdrawals of the elderly
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What does the maladie branch deal with?
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people in case of sickness and accidents
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The Social Security system reimburses about what percentage of medical costs?
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75%
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Visits to the doctor are reimbursed at what percentage?
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70%
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Universal Health Coverage is aka
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CMU
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What does the CMU provides in percentage reimbursement of medical expenses?
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100%
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