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an article
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un article
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a TV program
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une émission
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an event
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un événement
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the news
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les informations (f)
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a newspaper (TV news)
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un journal (télévisé)
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a magazine (not revue)
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un magazine
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a historical figure
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un personnage historique
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a color photo
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une photo (en couleurs)
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a magazine (not un magazine)
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une revue
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a portrait
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un portrait
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an Internet site
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un site Internet
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an accident
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un accident
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a tree
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un arbre
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an inn
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une auberge
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an airplane
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un avion
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a key
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une clé
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a story
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une histoire
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a nest
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un nid
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a bird
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un oiseau
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a taxi
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un taxi
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vacation
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les vacances (f)
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to choose
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choisir
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to contribute
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contribuer
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to decide
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décider
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should, ought to
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devoir
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to send (to IM)
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envoyer (un SMS)
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to explain
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expliquer
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to finish
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finir
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to grow; to grow up
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grandir
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to gain weight; to get fat
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grossir
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to inform
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informir
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to lose weight / become skinny
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maigrir
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to obey
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obéir
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to tell
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raconter
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to react
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réagir
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to think; to consider
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réfléchir
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to meet up with; to find (a known person)
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retrouver
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to succeed
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réussir
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to blush; to turn red
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rougir
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to find
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trouver
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to live
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vivre
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to become
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devenir
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to enter
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entrer (dans)
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to go up (e.g. stairs)
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monter
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to die
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mourir
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to be born
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naître
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to pass (as in to pass by something)
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passer
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to happen
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se passer
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to return (e.g. home)
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rentrer
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to return (not rentrer)
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retourner
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to come back
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revenir
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to fall
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tomber
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the last time / most recent instance
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la dernière fois
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yesterday
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hier
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yesterday morning
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hier matin
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last night, yesterday evening
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hier soir
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six years (months, days) ago
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il y a six ans (mois, jours)
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a long time
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longtemps
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last month (weekend)
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le mois dernier (le week-end dernier)
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not yet
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pas encore
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during, for (time-related)
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pendant
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last week
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la semaine dernière
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elected
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élu(e)
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badly
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mal
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same
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même
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little (as in, not a lot)
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peu
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then / after
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après
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first (telling a story)
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d'abord
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finally
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enfin
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then; next (not après, puis, or alors)
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ensuite
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And then?
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Et alors?
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then (not alors, après, or ensuite)
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puis
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What's happening? What's going on?
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Qu'est-ce qui se passe?
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What happened?
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Qu'est-ce qui s'est passé?
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Tell me what happened.
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Racontez-moi ce qui s'est passé.
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Really?
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Vraiment?
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an ancestor
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un ancêtre
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a highway
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une autoroute
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a sound
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un bruit
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a trailer
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une caravane
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a castle
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un château
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a scientist / researcher
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un chercheur (-euse)
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a car trunk
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un coffre
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the sunset
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le coucher de soleil
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camping equipment
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l'équipement de camping
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a war
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une guerre
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a newsstand
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un kiosque à journaux
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a gold (silver) medal
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une médaille d'or (d'argent)
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peace
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la paix
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a beach
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une plage
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food
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les provisions (f)
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a daily (publication)
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un quotidien
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an appointment; a date (for meeting)
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un rendez-vous
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a heading; a news column
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une rubrique
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a street
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une rue
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a scientist or scholar
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un savant(e)
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an earthquake
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un séisme
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a suitcase
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une valise
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to hook; to hitch on
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accrocher
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to act
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agir
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to bring or take along (a person)
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amener
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to drive
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conduire
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to run
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courir
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to discover
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découvrir
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to read
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lire
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to obtain
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obtenir
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to open
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ouvrir
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to put, to arrange
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ranger
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to miss (e.g. a bus); to fail
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rater
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to receive
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recevoir
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to reserve
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réserver
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to review
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réviser
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to skip a class
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sécher un cours
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to keep up with the news; to stay informed
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s'informer
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to hold
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tenir
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to want to (not vouloir)
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tenir à
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to break down
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tomber en panne
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until
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jusqu'à
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I chose
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J'ai choisi
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I decided
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J'ai décidé
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I had to
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J'ai dû
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I sent
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J'ai envoyé
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I lived
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J'ai veçu(e)
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I became
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Je suis devenu(e)
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I died
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Je suis mort(e)
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I was born
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Je suis né(e)
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I came back
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Je suis revenu(e)
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I returned (two verbs)
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Je suis retourné(e) / Je suis rentré(e)
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I reflected
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J'ai réfléchi
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I maintained
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J'ai maintainu
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I obtained
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J'ai obtenu
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I went out
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Je suis sorti(e)
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I broke down
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Je suis tombé(e) en panne
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I got in/on (e.g. a vehicle)
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Je suis monté(e)
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I left
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Je suis parti(e)
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I passed (by something)
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Je suis passé(e)
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I went
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Je suis allé(e)
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I arrived
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Je suis arrivé(e)
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I descended
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Je suis descendu(e)
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I stayed
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Je suis resté(e)
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I fell
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Je suis tombé(e)
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We finish
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Nous finissons
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I grow
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Je grandis
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He blushes
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il rougit
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They lose weight (become skinny)
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ils maigrissent
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some asparagus
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des asperges (f)
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a loaf of French bread
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une baguette
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butter
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le beurre
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beef
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le boeuf
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cereals, grains
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des céréales (f)
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deli; cold cuts
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la charcuterie
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jam
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une confiture
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a meat cutlet
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une côtelette
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strawberries
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des fraises (f)
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cheese
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le fromage
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ice cream
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la glace
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(green) beans
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des haricots (verts) (m)
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ham
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le jambon
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milk
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le lait
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a vegetable
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un légume
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mustard
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la moutarde
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a tablecloth
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une nappe
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an egg
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un oeuf
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an onion
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un oignon
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bread
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le pain
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(country style) meat spread
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le pâté (de campagne)
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pasta
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les pâtes (f)
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fish
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le poisson
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pepper
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le poivre
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an apple
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une pomme
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a potato
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une pomme de terre
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French fries
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des pommes frites (f) / des frites
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pork
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le porc
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chicken
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le poulet
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grapes
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les raisins (m)
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rice
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le riz
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a salad; lettuce
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une salade
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a dry sausage
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un saucisson
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salt
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le sel
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a tart(let), a pie
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une tarte(lette)
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meat
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la viande
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yogurt
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le yaourt
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a banana
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une banane
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a carrot
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une carotte
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dessert
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un dessert
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a fruit
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un fruit
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mayonnaise
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la mayonnaise
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an orange
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une orange
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a soup
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une soupe
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a tomato
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une tomate
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food; cooking
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la cuisine
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hot or cold dish served before the main course
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une entrée
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a taste
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un goût
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appetizers
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les hors-d'ouvre (m)
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menu (fixed price)
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le menu (à prix fixe)
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breakfast
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le petit déjeuner
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a (main) course, dish
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un plat (principal)
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a tip
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un pourboire
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service
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le service
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tip (not) included
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le service (non) compris
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a vegetarian
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un végétarien(ne)
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a butcher shop
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une boucherie
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a bread shop
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une boulangerie
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a pastry shop
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une pâtisserie
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a delicatessen
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une charcuterie
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a neighborhood grocery store
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une épicerie
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a(n) (open air) market
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un marché (en plein air)
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a supermarket
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un supermarché
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a plate
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une assiette
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a bowl
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un bol
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a knife
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un couteau
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a (soup) spoon
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une cuiller (à soupe)
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a fork
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une fourchette
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a napkin
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une serviette
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a cup
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une tasse
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a glass
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un verre
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enough
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assez
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a lot
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beaucoup
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a box or can
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une boîte
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a bottle
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une bouteille
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a dozen
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une douzaine
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a gram
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un gramme
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(half) a kilogram
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un (demi-) kilo
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a (half) liter
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un (demi-) litre
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a piece
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un morceau
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a packet of
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un paquet
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(a) little
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(un) peu
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a jar
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un pot
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a sack, bag
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un sac
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a slice
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une tranche
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too many, too much
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trop
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to buy
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acheter
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to call
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appeler
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to be named
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s'appeler
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to be hungry
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avoir faim
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to be thirsty
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avoir soif
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to order
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commander
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to hope (for)
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espérer
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to be on a diet
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être au régime
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to put; to set (the table)
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mettre (la table)
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to forget
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oublier
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to reserve
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réserver
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medium (cooked meat)
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à point
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well done (cooked meat)
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bien cuit(e)
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delicious
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délicieux(euse)
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tough
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dur(e)
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fresh
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frais (fraîche)
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rare (meat)
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saignant(e)
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sweetened
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sucré(e)
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tender
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tendre
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an ingredient
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un ingrédient
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per day / week
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par jour / par semaine
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a country where French is spoken
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un pays francophone
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a recipe
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une recette
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a diet
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un régime
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A table for six, please.
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Une table pour six, s'il vous plait.
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What do you want for your main course?
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Que désirez-vous comme plat principal?
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To start with, I'll have ...
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Pour commencer, je vais prendre...
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I'm hungry.
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J'ai faim
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I'm thirsty.
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J'ai soif
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It's delicious / tender
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C'est délicieux / tendre.
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Is the tip included?
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Le service est compris?
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garlic
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l'ail (m)
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food
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l'alimentation (f)
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a pineapple
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un ananas
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a cookie; a cracker
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un biscuit
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a cherry
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une cerise
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a mushroom
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un champignon
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a crepe
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une crépe
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shrimp
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les crevettes (f)
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a spice
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une épice
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seafood
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les fruits de mer (m)
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a cake
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un gâteau
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an afternoon snack
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un goûter
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(olive) oil
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l'huile (d'olive) (f)
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whole-wheat bread
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le pain complet
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a grapefruit
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un pamplemousse
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peas
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les petit pois (m)
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a fish shop
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une poissonnerie
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a bell pepper
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un poivron
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a dairy product
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un produit laitier
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salmon
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le saumon
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bread with butter and jam
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une tartine
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tuna
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le thon
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salade dressing made with oil and vinegar
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une vinaigrette
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a teaspoon (tablespoon)
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une cuiller à café (à soupe)
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to add
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ajouter
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to recommend, to advise
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conseiller
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to cut
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couper
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to manage, to make do
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se débrouiller
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to avoid
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éviter
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to taste
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goûter
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to snack
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grignoter
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to throw (away)
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jeter
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to mix
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mélanger
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allergic
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allergique
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culinary
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culinaire
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disgusting
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dégoûtant
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melted
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fondu(e)
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garnished
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garni(e)
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with melted cheese
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gratiné(e)
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grilled
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grillé(e)
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light
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léger (légère)
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vegan
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végétalien(ne)
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a (photo) album
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un album (de photos)
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a (soccer) ball
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un ballon (de foot)
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a building
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un bâtiment
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a map
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une carte
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a courtyard
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une cour
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a principal (head teacher)
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un directeur (une directrice)
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discipline
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la discipline
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a kindergarten
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une école maternelle
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an elementary school
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une école primaire
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a pupil (pre-university)
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un(e) éléve (m,f)
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childhood
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l'enfance (f)
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former name for an elementary school teacher
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un instituteur (-trice)
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a high school
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un lycée
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recess (at school)
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la récréation (la récré)
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a memory
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un souvenir
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to chase
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chasser
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to compare
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comparer
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to copy
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copier
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to criticize
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critiquer
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to say; to tell
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dire
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to give
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donner
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to write
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écrire
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to borrow
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emprunter
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to bother
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ennuyer
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to irritate
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irriter
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to read
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lire
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to share
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partager
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to ask (a question)
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poser (une question)
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to loan; to lend
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prêter
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to resemble
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ressembler
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to remember
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se souvenir de
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as good as
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aussi bon que
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less prosperous than
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moins prospère que
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more athletic than
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plus sportif que
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what are the differences between (among) ...
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Quelles sont les différences entre...
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different
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différent(e)
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elegant
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élégant(e)
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worried
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inquiet (inquiète)
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better
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meillur(e)
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worse
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pire
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well-behaved
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sage
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similar
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semblable
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an (e-mail) addres
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une adresse (électronique)
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outside (e.g. the house)
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a l'extérieur
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as ____ as ____
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aussi ___ que
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a cartoon
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une bande dessinée (une BD)
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a song
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une chanson
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like, as
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comme
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fluently
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couramment
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(e-) mail
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le courrier (électronique)
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an animated cartoon
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un dessin animé
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toward
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envers
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an era
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une epoque
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at that time
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à l'epoque
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a place
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un lieu
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less___ than ___
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moins ___ que
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more ___ than ___
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plus ___ que
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rather
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plutôt
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fast
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vite
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a report card
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un bulletin scolaire
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corporal punishment
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le châtiment corporel
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conformity
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le conformisme
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a legend
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un mythe
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a butterfly
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un papillon
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a lawn
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une pelouse
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a punishment
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une punition
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a neighborhood
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un quartier
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a ruler; a rule
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un règle
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a person in charge of discipline
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un surveillant(e)
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private
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privé(e)
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satisfied
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satisfait(e)
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alone
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seul(e)
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homogenous
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homogène
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lamentable
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lamentable
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perfectionist
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perfectionniste
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turbulent
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turbulent(e)
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in a row
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en rang
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to be afraid
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avoir peur
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to behave
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se comporter
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to drive
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conduir
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to describe
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décrire
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to take (someone along somewhere)
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emmener
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to send
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envoyer
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to be in fashion
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être à la mode
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to spoil (as in a child or fruit)
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gâter
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to slide
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glisser
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to scold
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gronder
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to influence
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influencer
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to play with dolls
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jouer à la poupée
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to play boules
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jouer aux boules
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to release
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lâcher
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to offer
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offrir
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to shout
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pousser un cri
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to protect
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protéger
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to suspend (e.g. from school)
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renvoyer
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to laugh
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rire
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to follow
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suivre
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