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la poste
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post office
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le bureau de poste
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post office
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un guichet
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ticket window
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un employé des postes
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male employee
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une employée des postes
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female employee
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une enveloppe
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envelope
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une lettre
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a letter
(a lot to say) |
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une carte postale
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postcard
(usually brief) |
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un aerogramme
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airgram -
sent by plane |
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un télégramme
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telegram
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un timbre
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stamp
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un carnet de timbres
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booklet of stamps
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un distributeur automatique
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automatic distributer
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c'est combien?
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how much
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une boite aux lettres
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mailbox
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mettre une lettre dans la boite aux lettres
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to put a letter in the mailbox
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envoyer une lettre
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to send a letter
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hier
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yesterday
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ce matin
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this morning
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cet après-midi
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this afternoon
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ce soir
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tonight
this evening |
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un facteur
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a mailman
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distribuer
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to distribute
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le courrier
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mail
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apporter des colis
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to bring packages
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l'exéditeur
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(male)
sender |
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l'expéditrice
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(female)
sender |
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le/la destinataire
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perrson who recieves
reciever |
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la rue
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road
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la ville
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city
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le code postal
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zip code
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le numéro (de la rue)
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street number
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l'adresse
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adress
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écrire une lettre à
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to write a letter to
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écrire une carte postale à
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to write a postcard to
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acheter
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to buy
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un colis
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package
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un paquet
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a package
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une balance
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scale
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le poids
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weight
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peser
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to weigh
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la valeur
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the value/worth
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payer
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to pay
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envoyer un colis à
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to send a package to
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envoyer une lettre à
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to send a letter to
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par avion
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by plane
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recevoir
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to recieve
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assurer
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to insure
to assure |
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le contenu
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the contents
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remplir une fiche
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to fill out a form
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Une machine a laver
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washing machine
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la cuisine
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kitchen
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un robinet
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faucet
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un evier
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kitchen sink
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un lave-vaisselle
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dish washer
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metter le couvert
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to set the table
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mettre la table
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to set the table
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une tartine
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toasted bread with a spread on it
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du beurre
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butter
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de la confiture
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jam
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un pot-au-feu
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stew
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debarrasser la table
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to clear the table
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un repas
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meal
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faire la vaisselle
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to do the dishes
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rincer la vaisselle
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to rince the dishes
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ouvert le robinet
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to turn on the faucet
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un telephone sans fil
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cordless telephone
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un magnetophone
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tape recorder
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une casette
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tape
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un repondeur automatique
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answering machine
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une chaine stereo
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stereo system
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mettre la tele
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turn on the television
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allumer la tele
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turn on the television
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eteindre la tele
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turn off the tv
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un magnetoscope
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VSR
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un videocassette
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videotape
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enregistrer
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to record
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la salle de sejour
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living room
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un poste de television
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tv
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un televiseur
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tv
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une telecommande
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remote
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un zappeur
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remote
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changer de chaine
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change the channel
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une emission
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tv show
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mon emission preferee est...
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my favorite show is...
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allumer
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past participle
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eteint
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turn off
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le lecteur de DVD
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DVD
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telephone fixe
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non cordless phone
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lumiere
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light
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boutons
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buttons
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touches
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something you have to press;
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l'ordinateur
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computer
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travailler
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to work
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au travaill
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at work
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une contremaitresse
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female supervisor
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un contremaitre
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superviser male
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un ouvrier
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worker
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une usine
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factory
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une fabrique
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factory
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fabriquer
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to manufacture
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un jouet
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toy
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un bureau
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office
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dans un bureau
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in an office
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se servir de
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to use
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employer
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to use
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souvent
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often
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une cliente
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client
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rappeler
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to call back
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la matinee de
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the morning of
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le matin
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the morning
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se reveiller
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to wake up
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de bonne heure
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early
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tard
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late
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surveiller
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to supervise
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etre en retard
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to be running late
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se lever
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to get up
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tout de suite
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immediately
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se laver
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to wash
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la figure
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face
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les mains
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hands
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se brosser les dents
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to brush teeth
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prendre son temps
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take your time
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se depecher
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to rush
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couru
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to run
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vite
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quickly
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rapidement
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fast
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lent
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slow
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lentement
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slowly
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partir
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to leave
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s'endormir
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to fall asleep
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se coucher
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to go to bed
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avoir besoin de
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to need
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s'asseoir
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to sit
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une secretaire
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secretary
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le patron
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the boss
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dur
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hard
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le telephone
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telephone
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un numero de telephone
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telephone number
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l'inticatif du pays
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country code
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l'indicatif de la ville
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area code
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un telephone a cadran
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rottery phone
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un telephone a touches
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touch tone phone
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un annuaire
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phone book
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une telecarte
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phone card
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une cabine telephonique
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phonebooth
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un telephone public
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pay phone
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le bon numero
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the right number
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le mauvais numero
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the wrong number
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un standardiste
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operator
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telephoner a quelqu'un
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to call someone
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donner un coup de fil a quelqu'un
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to call someone
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decrocher
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to pick up
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attendre la tonalite
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to wait for the dial tone
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composer le numero
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to dial the number
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faire le numero
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to dial the number
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raccrocher
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to hang up
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introduire une piece
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to put in a coin
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mettre une piece
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to put in a coin
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dans la fente
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in the slot
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oublier
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to forget
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se souvenir
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to remember
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se souvenir de quelque chose
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to remember something
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ca sonne occupe
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the line is busy
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la ligne n'est pas libre
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the line is not free
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avoir envie de faire quelque choise
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to feel like doing something
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appeler
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to call
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un appel interurbain
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national call
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un appel entre deux villes
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national call
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un appel international
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internation call
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un appel entre deux pays
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internation call
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passer par le standardiste
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to go through the operator
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rappeler
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to call back
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une vendeuse
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sales person
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laisser
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to leave (something)
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un appel
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a call
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la tonalite
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dial tone
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la fente
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slot
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le jeton
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token
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la ligne
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line
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le message
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message
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le bureau de tabac
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stationary-like store
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directement
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directly
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telephoner
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to call
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appeler
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to call
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soulever
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to pick up (an object)
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laisser un message
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to leave a message
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c'est une erreur
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it's a mistake
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allo
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hello
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pourrais-je parler a...?
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may i speak to...?
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c'est de la part de qui?
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who is calling?
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un moment
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s'il vous plait
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ne quittez pas
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please hold
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je regrette
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i'm sorry
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etre désolé(e)
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to be sorry
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avoir envie de
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to feel like
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il est necessaire de
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it's neccessary to
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surtout
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specially
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un telecopieur
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fax machine
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il n'est pas ici
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he's not here
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il n'est pas là
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he's not here
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voulez-vous laissez un message?
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would you like to leave a message?
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non merci. je vais rappeler plus tard
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non thank you. i will call back later
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a vous aussi
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to you too
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bonne journee
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good day
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l'appareil
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machine
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la gare
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train station
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le depart
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departure
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la fermeture des portes
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closing doors
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une tablette rabattable
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tray (folding tables)
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une place numerotee
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seat number
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un couloir
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isle
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le couloir central
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central isle
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une voiture-restaurant
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dining car
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une voiture gril-express
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snack car
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une place
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seat
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jeune
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young
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vieux
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old
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vieille
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old
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vieil
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old
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se tromper
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to be mistaken
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etre desole
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to be sorry
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ce n'est pas grave
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it's not serious
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un compartiment
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compartment
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complete
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full
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ne... plus
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no longer
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disponsible
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available
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occupe
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busy
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libre
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available
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un wagon a compartiments
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older train
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a couloir lateral
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old type of train
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gratuit
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free (merchandise)
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ex
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the gum was free
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debout
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to stand
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assis
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seated
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un voyageur
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passenger
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nombreux
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numerous
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le dernier
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the last
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le premier
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the first
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en face
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facing
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le controleur
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conductor
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verifier les billets
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check the tickets
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ramasser
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to collect
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poinconner
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to hole punch
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chercher
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to look for
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l'arrivee
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the arrival
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un wagon
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train car
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un siege
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seat
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chaque
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each
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s'asseoir
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to sit
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passer
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to spend
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hier
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yesterday
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hier soir
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last night
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ce matin
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this morning
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vous permettez?
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do you mind/allow?
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de temps en temps
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time in time
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frequemment
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frequently
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souvent
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often
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toujours
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always
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tous les jours
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everyday
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tous les mois
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every month
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toutes les semaines
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every week
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dans la gare
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in the train station
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le tableau des departs
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the departure board
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le tableau des arrives
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the arrival board
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les grandes lignes
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the main trains
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les lignes de banlieue
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local trains
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la banlieue
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suburb
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desservir
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to transport to
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un pays
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a country
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le bureau de location
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reservations office (purchasing tickets prior to)
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faire la queue
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wait on line
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louer
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to reserve
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reserver
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to reserve
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a l'avance
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in advance
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monter en voiture
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get on the train
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descendre
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to go down
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descendre de la voiture du train
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to get off the train
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le quai
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the platform
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rater
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to miss (a train/ plane/examen)
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j'ai rate mon train
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i missed my train
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s'arreter
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to stop
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changer de train
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to change train
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prendre la correspondance
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to take a corresponding train
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le prochain train
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next train
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un fourgon a bagages
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car of bagage
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un velo
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a bike
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louper
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to miss
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la voie
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the track
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un chateau
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castle
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emporter
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to bring something
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en retard
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late
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a l'heure
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on the hour
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le chargement
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loading (of luggage)
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le dechargement
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unload
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un parcours
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a distance traveled
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un bagage a main
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carry on
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composter le billet
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to validate the ticket
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une coiffure
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hair style
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les cheveux raides
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straight hair
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les cheveux frises
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curly hair
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les cheveux boucles
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wavey hair
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les cheveux longs
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long hair
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les cheveux mi longs
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mid length hair
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les cheveux courts
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short hair
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des pattes
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side burns
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une raie
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a part
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les cheveux blonds
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blond hair
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les cheveux roux
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red hair
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les cheveux chatains
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brown hair
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comment est-ce que tu te coiffes
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how do you style your hair?
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se coiffer
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to style one's hair
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une frange
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bangs
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un chignon
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bun
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une natte
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braid
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une queue de cheval
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ponytail
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une meche sur le front
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a lock of hair on your forehead
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les cheveux en brosse
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crew cut
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le haut de la tete
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top of the head
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le cote de la tete
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side of the head
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la nuque
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nape of the neck
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une mise en plis
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set your hair in curlers
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une permanente
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a perm
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lequel de ces styles preferes-tu?
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which one of these styles do you prefer?
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je prefere celui-la.
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i prefer that one
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le shampooing
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shampoo
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le shampooing- creme
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conditioner
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le talc
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baby powder
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l'eau de toilette
|
less expensive/less strong perfume
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le parfum
|
perfume
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la creme pour le visage
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face cream
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le gel
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hair gel
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la laque
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hairspray
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le maquillage
|
make up
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les cils
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eyelashes
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le mascara
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mascara
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les levres
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lips
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le rouge a levres
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lipstick
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les ongles
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nails
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le vernis a ongles
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nail polish
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le visage
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face
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le figure
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face
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la peau
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skin
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chez le coiffeur
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at the hair dresser
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la coiffeuse
|
hair dresser;female
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les cheveux mouilles
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wet hair
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les cheveux secs
|
dry hair
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un sechoir
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hair dryer
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des rouleaux chauffants
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hot rollers
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un seche-cheveux
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hair dryer
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un rasoir
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razor
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des ciseaux
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scissors
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le coiffeur lui coupe les cheveux
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the hair dresser cuts his/her hair
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le coiffeur lui fait une coupe aux ciseaux
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the hair dresser cuts his hair with scissors
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une coupe au rasoir
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a cut with a razor
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le coiffeur lui taille les pattes
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the hair dresser trims his side burns
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la coiffeuse lui fait un shampooing
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the hair dresser shampoos his/her hair
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elle lui fait un brushing
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she blow dries his/her hair
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elle lui donne un coup de peigne
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she combs his/her hair
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pour femmes
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for women
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pour hommes
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for men
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unisexe
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unisex
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se secher
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to dry oneself
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un accident
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accident
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glisser
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to slip
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tomber
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to fall
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le bras
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arm
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le doigt
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finger
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le doigt de pied
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toe
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la cheville
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ankle
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le genou
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knee
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se couper le doigt de pied
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to cut one's toe
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se fouler la cheville
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to sprain your ankle
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se tordre le genou
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to twist one's knee
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des bequilles
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crutches
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marcher avec des bequilles
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to walk with crutches
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appeler la polic secours
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to call the ambulance
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emmener la malade a l'hopital en ambulance
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to bring the sick person to the hospital in an ambulance
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un brancard
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stretcher
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une ambulance
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an ambulance
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la salle des urgences
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the emergency room
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qu'est ce qui est arrivé?
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what happened?
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j'ai eu un accident
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I had an accident.
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un fauteuil roulant
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wheel chair
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se couper
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to cut oneself
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emmener
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to bring (a person)
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emporter
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to bring (an object)
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avoir mal à..._____
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to have pain in..._____
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montrez-moi
|
show me
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chez le medecin
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at the doctor
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un infirmier
|
male nurse
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une imfirmiere
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female nurse
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une blessure
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injury/wound
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des pointes de suture
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stitches
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un pansement
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bandage
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se blesser
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to injure oneself
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soigner
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to heal
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à tes souhaits
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to your wishes
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à vos souhaits
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to your wishes
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la verglas
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black ice
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Il s'est fait mal à la jambe.
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he hurt is leg.
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une salle d'operation
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operating room
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une anesthesiste
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an anesthesiologist
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un chirurgien
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surgeon
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une table d'operation
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an operating table
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un os (des os)
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a bone(bones)
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une radio(graphie)
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an x-ray
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un radiologue
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a radiologist
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faire une piqure a quelqu'un
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to give some someone a shot
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prendre le pouls a quelqu'un
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to take someone's pulse
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prendre la tenstion arterielle
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to take someones blood pressure
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un formulaire
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a form
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remplir un formulaire
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to fill out a form
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une fracture
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a fracture
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faire une anesthesie a quelqu'un
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to give someone anesthesia
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un chirurgien-orthopediste
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an orthopedic surgeon
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remettre l'os en place
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to set the bone back into place
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un platre
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a cast
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ausculter quelqu'un
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to listen to someones hearbeat or breathing with a stethoscope
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"respirez a fond"
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breath deeply
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un avion
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air plaine
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une aile
|
wing
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le decollage
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the take off
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l'atterissage
|
the landing
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le vol
|
flight
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une collation
|
snack
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l'equipage
|
flight crew
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le pilote
|
pilot
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le commandant de bord
|
captain of the plane
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le personnel de bord
|
flight attendants
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une hotesse
|
female stewardess
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un steward
|
male steward
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la cabine
|
cabin
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une sortie de secours
|
emergency exit
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une issue de secours
|
emergency exit
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premiere classe
|
first class
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classe affaires
|
business class
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class economique
|
coach
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le poste de pilotage
|
cock pitt
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interdire
|
to forbid
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un coffre a bagages
|
bagage compartment
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il est interdit
|
it is forbidden
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le dossier du siege
|
back of the seat
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un siege reglable
|
adjustable seat
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une tablette rabattable
|
foldable tray
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un masque a oxygene
|
oxygen mask
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un gilet de sauvetage
|
life jacket
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une ceinture de securite
|
seat belt
|
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un repas
|
meal
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un oreiller
|
pillow
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des ecouteurs
|
head phones
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une couverture
|
blanket
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distribuer
|
to distribute
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passer un film
|
to show a movie
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atterir
|
to land
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decoller
|
to take off
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j'espere que l'equipage nous servira une collation
|
i hope that the flight crew serves us a snack
|
|
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embarquer
|
to board
|
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debarquer
|
to get off
|
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recuperer les bagages
|
to claim the luggage
|
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un tapis roulant
|
luggage claim
|
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un chariot a bagages
|
baggage cart
|
|
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prendre l'autocar
|
to take the bus
|
|
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prendre un taxi
|
to take a taxi
|
|
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arriver a l'aerogare
|
to arrive at the terminal
|
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Arriver au terminal
|
arrive at the terminal
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en retard
|
late
|
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tot
|
early
|
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a l'heure
|
on time
|
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annuler
|
to cancel
|
|
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un vol sans escale
|
a flight without stopping
|
|
|
lourd
|
heavy
|
|
|
léger
|
light
|
|
|
l'appareil
|
appliance
|
|
|
la chaine
|
chanel
|
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|
le plateau
|
tray
|
|
|
la boisson
|
drink
|
|
|
fatique
|
tired
|
|
|
piloter
|
to pilot
|
|
|
plusieurs
|
several
|
|
|
malheureusement
|
unfortunately
|
|
|
Devenir
|
devenu
|
|
|
rester
|
resté
|
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mourir
|
mort
|
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rentrer
|
rentré
|
|
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sortir
|
sorti
|
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|
venir
|
venu
|
|
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aller
|
aller
|
|
|
naître
|
né
|
|
|
descendre
|
descendu
|
|
|
entrer
|
entré
|
|
|
retourner
|
retourné
|
|
|
tomber
|
tombé
|
|
|
revenir
|
revenu
|
|
|
arriver
|
arrivé
|
|
|
monter
|
monté
|
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|
partir
|
parti
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