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To dream of
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r(e)ver de
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to make plans
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faire des projets
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to make preparations
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faire les pr(e)paratifs
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to pack ones suticase
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faire sa valise
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travel bureau
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l'agence de voyages
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travel agent
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l'agent de voyages
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travelers check
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le che(e)que de voyage
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the tourist
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le, la touriste
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passenger, traveler (fem. and mas.)
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le voyageur, la voyageuse
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passport
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le passeport
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visa
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le visa
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ID card
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la carte d'identit(e)
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customs officer
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le douanier, ;la douani(e)re
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to pass through customs
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passer (a) la douane
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to search (a person or suit case)
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fouiller
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to have something to declare
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avoir quelque chose (a) d(e)clarer
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to take a trip
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faire un voyage
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to go on vacation
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partir en vacances
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to take a guided tour
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faire une visite guide(e)
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to take pictures
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prendre des photos
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to visit (a person)
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rendre visite (a)
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to visit (a place)
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visiter
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camera
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l'appareil(appareil-photo) -masculine
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digital camera (masculine)
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l'appareil num(e)rique
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map;menu
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la carte
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postcard
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la carte postale
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tour guide; guide book
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le guide
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stay
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le s(e)jour
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souvenir
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le souvenir
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homeland
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la patrie
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foreigner
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l'(e)trangere, l'(e)trang(e)re
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native
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l'indig(e)ne
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french-speaking
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francophone
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french-loving
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francophile
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french-hating
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francophobe
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hospitality
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l'hospitalit(e)-feminin
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pleasant
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agr(e)able
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accommodating
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complaisant(e)
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to have an open(closed) mind
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avoir l'esprit ouvert (ferm-e-)
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to welcome warmly
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accueillir chaleureusement
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hospitable
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accueillant(e)
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to be well received
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(e)tre bien re(c)u(e)
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to adapt to the habits of a people
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s'adapter aux coutumes (aux habitudes) d'un peuple
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to get along, to manage
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se d(e)brouiller
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to trust
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se fier (a)
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to feel, to be at ease, comfortable
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se sentir, (e)tre (a) l'aise
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to welcome someone
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souhaiter la bienvenue (a) quelqu'un
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unpleasant
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d(e)sagr(e)able
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out of one's element, lost
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d(e)pays(e)(e)-double E if feminine...no accent on second e!
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to be badly received
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(e)tre mal re(c)u(e)
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to be homesick
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avoir le mal du pays
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to distrust
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se m(e)fier de
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to feel (to be) ill at ease (lost, etc)
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se sentir (etre) mal (a) l'aise (perdu, etc)
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exploited
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exploit(e)(e) only second e if feminin
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to get sick
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tomber malade
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bomb
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la bombe
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terrorist
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le,la terroriste
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terrorism
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le terrorisme
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language
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la langue
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native language
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la langue maternelle
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a living (dead) language
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une langue vivante (morte)
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a foreign language
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une langue (e)trang(e)re
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language (of an individual)
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le langage
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slang (m)
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l'argot
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jargon
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le jargon
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dialect
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le dialecte
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a cultivated, vulgar, popular (i.e common language) language
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un langage cultiv(e), vulgaire, populaire
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idiom
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l'idiotisme (m)
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commonplace, platitude
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le lieu commun
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proverb
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le proverbe
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neologism
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le n(e)ologisme
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joke
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la plaisanterie
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anglicism
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l'anglicisme (m)
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to express oneself
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s'exprimer
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to get along with
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s'entendre avec
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to murder french
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parler fran(c)ais comme une vache espagnole
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to speak softly (loudly)
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parler bas (fort)
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to quarrel
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la dispute
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to insult
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insulter
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insult
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l'insulte (f)
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to be quiet
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se taire
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to improve one's accent (one's french)
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perfectionner son accent (son francais)
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to speak fluently
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parler couramment
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to be bilingual
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(e)tre bilingue
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to be a polyglot, to speak many languages
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(e)tre polyglotte
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to use the amiliar TU with someone
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tutoyer
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to use VOUS with someone
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vouvoyer
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televison
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la t(e)l(e)vision
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television set
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le t(e)l(e)viseur
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VCR
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le magn(e)toscope
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mass media
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les mass media (m)
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screen
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l'(e)cran
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channel
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la cha(i)ne
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program, telecast
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l'(e)mission (f)
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to turn on (off) the set
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allumer (-e-teindre) le poste
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to broadcast
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diffuser
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news report (tv)
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le journal t(e)l(e)vis(e)
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cartoon
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le dessin anim(e)
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television viewer
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le t(e)l(e)spectateur, la t(e)l(e)spectatrice
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announcer
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le speaker, la speakerine
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computer (lap top)
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l'ordinateur (portable)-masculin
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internet
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l'internet (m)
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internet user
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l'internaute (m)
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to visit a site
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visiter une site
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to surf (browse) the net
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surfer (naviguer) sur le net
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to download(upload) a file
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t(e)l(e)charger un fichier
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chatroom
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le forum de discussion
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to chat
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causer
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on line
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en ligne
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advertising, advertisement
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la publicit(e)
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to advertise
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faire de la publicit(e)
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press
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la presse
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newspaper
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le journal
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magazine
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le magazine
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to subscribe to
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s'abonner (a)
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news
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les actualit(e)s, les nouvelles (f)
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artlicle
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l'article (m)
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heading
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la rubrique
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editorial
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l'(e)ditorial (m)
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horoscope
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l'horoscope (m)
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weather report
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la m(e)t(e)o
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crossword puzzle
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les mots crois(e)s (m)
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classified ads
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les petites annonces
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sports
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les sports
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lonely-heart column
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le courrier du coeur
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obituary
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la notice n(e)crologique
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cartoon,comics
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la bande dessin(e)e
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daily
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quotidien, quotidienne
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weekly
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hebdomadaire
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monthly
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mensuel, mensuelle
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journalist
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le,la journaliste
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reporter
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le, la reporter
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reader
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le lecteur, la lectrice
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radio
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la radio
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radio news
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le journal parl(e)
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music
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la musique
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listener
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l'auditeur, l'auditrice
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paint;painting
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la peinture
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picture, painting
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le tableau
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canvas
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la toile
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drawing
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le dessin
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poster
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l'affiche (f)
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painter
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le peintre
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to paint
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peindre, faire de la peinture
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to draw
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dessiner, faire du dessin
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model
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le mod(e)le
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exhibition, show
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l'exposition (f)
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work (of art, literature)
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l'oeuvre (F)
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backround
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le fond
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foreground
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le premier plan
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technique
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lat technique
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color(brilliant, deep, pure)
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la couleur (vive, fonc(e)e, pure)
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figure
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la figure
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line
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la ligne
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shadow; shade
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l'ombre
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light
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la lumi(e)re
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scene
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la sc(e)ne
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landscape
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le paysage
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seascape
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la marine
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still life
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la nature morte
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abstract painting
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la peinture abstraite
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playwright
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l'auteur dramatique (m)
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director
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le metteur en sc(e)ne
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actor
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l'acteur
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actress
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l'actrice
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comedian
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com(e)dien, com(e)dienne
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troupe
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la troupe
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to play or acta role, part
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jouer un r(o)le
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to know (forget) one's lines
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savoir (oublier) son texte
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to have stage fright
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avoir le trac
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interpretation
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l'interepr(e)tation (f)
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rehearsal
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la r(e)p(e)tition
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tp rehearse, to practice
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r(e)p(e)ter
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stage, scene
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la sc(e)ne
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costume
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le costume
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decor, scenery
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le d(e)cor
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makeup
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le maquillage
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play
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la pi(e)ce
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show
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le spectacle
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tragedy
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la trag(e)die
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comedy
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la com(e)die
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performance
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la repr(e)sentation
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production, staging
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la mise en sc(e)ne
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hero
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le h(e)ros
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heroine
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l'h(e)ro(i)ne
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character
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le personnage
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plot
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l'intrigue (f)
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intermission
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l'entracte (m)
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criticism;critique
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la critique
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critic
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le critique
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to critique
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critiquer
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audience
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le public
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spectator
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le spectateur, la spectatrice
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to attende
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assister (a)
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to applaud wildly
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applaudir fr(e)n(e)tiquement
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to hiss;whistle; boo
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siffler
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to praise
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louer
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hit
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le succ(e)s
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flop(theater)
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le four
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to please, displease someone
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plaire, d(e)plaire (a) quelqu'un
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writer
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l'(e)crivain
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reader
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le lecteur, la lectrice
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poet
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le po(e)te
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essayist
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l'essayiste
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short-story writre
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le conteur, la conteuse
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novelist
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le romancier, la romanci(e)re
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to tell a story
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raconter une histoire
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reading
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la lecture
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to describe
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d(e)crire
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publisher
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l'(e)diteur, l'(e)ditrice
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book
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le bouquin(colloq)
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bookstore
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la librairie
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writings
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les (e)crits
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short story
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le conte, la nouvelle
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poetry
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la po(e)sie
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essay
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l'essai (m)
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novel
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le roman
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mystery (novel)
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le roman policier
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adventure story
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le roman d'aventures
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love story
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le roman d'amour
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bedside book
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le livre de chevet
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textbook
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le manuel
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best seller
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le best-seller
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paperback
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le livre de poche
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style
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le style
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tone
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le ton
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theme
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le th(e)me
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