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Passé Composé
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1)is used to indicate a single completed action, something that began and ended in the past, or a sequence of such actions.
2)is generally used for the narration of specific events in the past. |
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Imparfait
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1)usually indicates an ongoing or habitual action in the past. It does not emphasize the end of that action.
2) is generally used for descriptions in the past. 3) also often sets the stage for an event expressed with the passé composé. |
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Indirect objects
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answer the question what or for whom?
The preposition à is always used before an indirect object noun. |
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Indirect object pronouns
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me, m' (to/for) me
te, t' (to/for) you lui (to/for) him, her nouns (to/for) us vous to/for) you leur (to/for) them |
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Present Tense of SAVOIR
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Je sais nouns savons
tu sais vous savez i/e sait ils/elles savent Past Participle: su |
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Present Tense of Connaître
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je connais nous connaissons
tu connais vous connaissez i/e connait ils/elles connaissent Past Participle: connu |
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Savoir
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to know or to have knowledge of a fact, to know by heart, or to know how to do something. It is frequently followed by an infinitive or by a subordinate clause introduced by que, quand, pourquoi, and so on
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Connaître
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to know or to be familiar (acquainted) with some or something. to know a person or a place.
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In the Passé Composé of savoir (su) means
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learned or found out
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In the Passé Composé of connaître (connu) means
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met for the first time
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Pronoun "y"
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refer to a place that is already been mentioned. It replaces a prepositional phrase, "there" "y" can replace a combination à +noun when the noun refers to a place or thing. The placement of "y" is identical to that of object pronouns: it precedes a conjugated verb, and infinitive, or an auxiliary verb in the passé composé. "y" is placed between the tow verbs when in use of the future actions.
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Pronoun "en"
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can replace a combination of a partitive article (du, de la, de l') or indefinite articles ( un, une, des) plus a noun. "some or any" en is placed directly before the verb that refers to it. In the passé composé, it is placed directly before the auxiliary verb.
can also replace a noun modified by a number or by an expression of quality such as beaucoup de, un kilo de, trop de, deux, and so on. "en" ( of it, of them) and the number of expression of quanity are placed in place of a noun. "en" is also used to replace de plus a noun and its modifiers ( unless the noun refers to people) in sentences with verbs or expressions that use de: "en" is used with numbers as well |
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Connaître
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to know, to be familiar with
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empruntre (à)
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to borrow (from)
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penser à
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to think of (about)
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penser de
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to think of (about)(to have an opinion about)
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poser une question (à)
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to ask a question
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prêter (à)
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to lend (do)
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savoir
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to know ( how, a fact)
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l'arrondissement
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district, section (of Paris)
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la banlieue
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suburbs
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le bâtiment
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building
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le bois
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forest, woods
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le boulevard
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boulevard
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le café-tabac
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bar-tobacconist
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le carrefour
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intersection
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la carte
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map (of a region, country)
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le centre-ville
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downtown
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le château
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castle, château
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le chemin
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way (road)
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le coin
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corner
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le commissariat
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police station
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l'église
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church
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l'île
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island
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la mairie
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town hall
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le marché en plein air
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open-air market
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la piscine
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swimming pool
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la place
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square
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le plan
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map (of a city)
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le poste de police
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police station
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la Rive droite
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the Left Bank (in paris)
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le syndicat d'initiative
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touist information bureau
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la tour
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tower
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au moment oû
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a the time when
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autrefois
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formerly
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d'abord
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first, first of all, at first
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enfm
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finally
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ensuite
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then, next
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pendant que
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while
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puis
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then, next
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soudain
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suddenly
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tout à coup
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suddenly
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une fois
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once
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À votre (ton) avis.......?
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In your opinion....
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de nouveau
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again
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en
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of them: of it: some: any (in negative)
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jusqu'à
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up to , as far as
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partout
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everywhere
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plusienurs
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several
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Qu'en penses-tu?
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What do you think of that?
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Que pensez-vous de.....?
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What do you think about....?
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tout droit
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Straight ahead
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y
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there
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Suivre
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"to follow"
je suis nous suivons to suis vous suivez i/e suit ils/elles suivent past participle: suivi |
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vivre
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To live
je vis nous vivons to vis vous vivez i/e vit ils/elles vivent past participle: vécu |
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Stressed pronouns
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moi-i, me
toi-you lui-he, him elle-she, her soi-oneself nous-we, us vous-you eux-they, them (m) elles-they, them (f) |
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Order of object pronouns in declarative statements
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when tow or more pronouns are used in a declarative sentence, thety follow a fixed order. The direct object pronoun is usually "le , la, or les. Me, te, nous and vous precede le, la and les: lui and leur follow them. The pronouns y and en in that order , come last.
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Order of pronouns
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Direct or indirect object
me,te, nous, nous Direct object le, la, les Indrect object lui, leur y/en |
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Forms of adverbs
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modify a verb, an adjective, or another adverbs.
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adverbs ending in -ment
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example
lent - lenement franche - franchement active - activement |
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adverbs ending with -ment
absolu poli rapide vrai |
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absolument poliment rapidement vraiment |
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adverbs ending in -ent or ant add emment or amment
différent évident constant courant |
différemment
évidemment constamment couramment |
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Position of Adverbs:
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1) when adverbs qualify adjectives or other adverbs, they usually precede them
2) when a verb is in the present or imperfect tense, the qualifying adverb usually follows it. Tn the negative construction , the adverb comes after Pas 3) short adverbs usually precede the past participle when the verb is in a compound form: they usually follow pas in a negative construction 4) adverbs ending in -ment flow a verb in the present or imperfect tense, and usually follow the past participle when the verb is in the passé composé |
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bâtir
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to build
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dater (de)
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to date from
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deviner
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to guess
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peindre
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to paint
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poursuiver
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to pursue
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suivre
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to follow; to take (a course)
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vivre
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to live
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accepter (de)
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to accept (to)
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aider (à)
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to help (to)
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arrêter (de)
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to stop
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cherecher à
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to try to
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commencer par
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to begin by (doing something)
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conseiller (de)
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to advise (to)
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continuer (à)
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to continue (to)
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décider (de)
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to decide (to)
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empêcher (de)
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to prevent (from)
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enseigner (à)
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to teach (to)
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essayer (de)
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to try (to)
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finir par
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to end up (doing something)
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permettre (de)
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to premit, allow (to)
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refuser (de)
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to refuse (to)
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réussir (à)
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to succeed (in)
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l'acteur/l'actrice
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actor
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les arènes
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arena
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l'artise
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artist
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la cathédrale
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cathedral
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le chef-d'oeuvre, les chefs-d'oeuvre
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masterpiece
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le/la cinéaste
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filmmaker
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le compoisteur/la compositrice
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composer
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la conférence
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lecture
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l'écrivain/la femme écrivain
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writer
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l'époque
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period
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l'événement
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event
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l'exposition
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exhibit
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l'horaire
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schedule
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le Moyen Àge
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Middle ages
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le/la musicien (ne)
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musican
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le/la cinéaste
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filmmaker
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le compoisteur/la compositrice
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composer
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la conférence
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lecture
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l'écrivain/la femme écrivain
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writer
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l'époque
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period
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l'événement
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event
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l'exposition
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exhibit
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l'horaire
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schedule
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le Moyen Àge
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Middle ages
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le/la musicien (ne)
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musican
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l'oeuvre (d'art)
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work (of art)
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le palais
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place
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le patrimoine
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legacy, heritage
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le peintre /la femme peintre
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painter
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le peinture
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painting
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la pièce de théàtre
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play
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la place
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seat
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le poème
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poem
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;a [pésoe
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poetry
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le poete/ la femme poète
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poet
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le recueil
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collection
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la reine
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queen
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la Renaissance
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Renaissance
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le roi
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king
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le sculpteur/ la femme sculpteur
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sculptor
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la sculpture
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sculpture
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le siècie
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century
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le tableau
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painting
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le théàtre
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theater
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actif/ active
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active
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absolu (e)
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absolute
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classique
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classical
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constant(e)
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constant
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courant(e)
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common, standard
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évident
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evident, obvious
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franc(he)
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frank
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gothique
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gothic
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historique
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historical
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lent(e)
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slow
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magnifique
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magnificent
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malheureux/ malheureuse
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unhappy, unfortunate
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médiéval(e)
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medieval
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poli(e)
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polite
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rapide
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fast, rapid
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romain(e)
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Roman
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activement
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actively
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absolument
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absolutely
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constamment
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constantly
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couramment
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fluently
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difeféremment
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differently
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évidemment
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evidently, obviously
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franchement
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frankly
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heureusement
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fortunately
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lentement
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slowly
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malheureusement
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unfortunately
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opoliment
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politely
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rapidement
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rapidly
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récemment
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recently
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vraiment
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really
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