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it seems that
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il semble que
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they don't want adults to organise their free time
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ils ne veulent pas que les adultes organisent leurs temps libres
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in the evening and at weekends
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le soir et le weekend
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lots of places
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beaucoup d'endroits
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I'm learning how to take better pictures
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j'apprends comment prendre de meilleurs photos
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what about you
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et vous?
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really
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vraiment
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it would be interesting to compare this ... with...
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ca serait interessant de comparer ce....a
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i have the same tastes as you
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j'ai les memes gouts que vous
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an american series
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un feuilleton/une serie american(e)
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quite
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assez
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tous les deux
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both of them
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un poste
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machine, ie television or radio set
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la poste
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post office
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wish
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souhaiter
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I wish that
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j'aimerais/je souhaiterais que + subjunctive
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i wish that my children did other things instead of spending so much time in front of a screen
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je souhaiterais que mes enfants fassent autre choses au lieu de passer tant/autant de temps devant un ecran
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what other types of leisure activity are available around here?
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quelles autres types de loisirs sont disponible pres d'ici
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il faut l'admettre
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it has to be said
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ll'association sportive
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sports club
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if I had more time I would do something like that
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si j'avais plus de temps je ferais quelquechose comme ca
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les horaires sont plus charges
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the timetable is busier
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durer
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last
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the longest one
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le plus long
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to concentrate
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se concentrer
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especially
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surtout
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notamment
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in particular
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I stay until 4pm
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je reste jusqu'a 16h
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there are lessons of saturaday so that they can do sport on wednesday
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il ya des lecons le samedi pour qi'ils puissent daire du sport le mercredi
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a sports goods shop
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un magasin d'articles de sports
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a part-time job
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un emploi a mi-temps
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a full-time job
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un emploi a plein-temps
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the customers
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les clients
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an advice
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un conseil
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un lyceen
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a sixth-former
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tu ne trouves pas que tu es trop fatigue
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don't you think that you are too tired
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not at all
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pas du tout
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it depends
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ca depend
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i'd say about fifteen hours a week on average
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je dirais environ quinze heures par semaine en moyenne
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I admit that we don't always deserce it
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je dois reconnaitre que nous ne le meritons pas toujours
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pas contre
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on the contrary
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level
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le niveau
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par rapport a nos profs
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on camparison with our teachers
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from what i've heard
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d'apres ce que j'ai entendu dire
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actually
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d'ailleurs
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the best teachers are the ones who make you learn
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les meilleurs profs sont ceux qui te font apprendre
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whether you like it or not
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que tu l'aimes ou pas
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whether ...or not
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que+verb in subjunctive+ou pas
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eh bien
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so
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sometimes I find it difficult to concentrate
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quelque fois je trouve ca difficile de me concentrer
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at the latest
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au plutard
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eariler
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plus tot
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I serve the clients
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je sers les clients
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I give them advice
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je leurs donne des conseils
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that depends on the week
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ca depend des semaines
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but I'd say
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mais je dirais
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that's what I've been told
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c'est ce qu'on m'a dit
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know more
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savoir davantage
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whether that would interest you
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si ca t'interesserait
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on saturday mornings
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le samedi matin
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ca ne me tente pas
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it odesn't appeal to me
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de toute facon
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in any case
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you can borrow some of mine
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tu epux emprunter des miens
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you're about the same size as me
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tu fais environ la meme taille
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nobody will notice
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personne ne remarquera
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merci quand meme
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thanks anyway
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on saturday afternoon
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le samedi apres midi
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we walk around a bit
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nous nous promenons un peu
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a propos je te signale que
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about that, i have to point out that
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signaler
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to bring to ones attention
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realise (2 words)
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se rendre compte
comprendre |
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unexpected
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imprevu
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it won't matter
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ce n'est pas grave
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if you like
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si tu veux
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ca me plairait de faire autre chose
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I would like to do something else
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as me
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que me
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don't worry about it
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ne t'inquiete pas
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I don't mind
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ca m'est egal
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the town hall
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la mairie
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the mayor
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le maire
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I wouldn't want to come if it will cause a problem
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Je ne voudrais pas venir si da doit cause un probleme
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he wouldn't want to accpe thtis money if he will end up in debt
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il ne voudrait pas accepter cette argent s'il doit etre en dette
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they would not want to come if the weather does not improve
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ils ne voudront pas venir si le temps ne s'amerloire pas
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a part
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apart from
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c'est dommage
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what a pity
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anything special
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quelquechose de special
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j'en ai deja entendu parler
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i've already heard about it
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I think it's sixteenth century
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je pense qu'il date du seizieme siecle
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exhibition
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exposition
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about
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au sujet de
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suppose we all go to the sea-side on sunday?
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si on allait au bord de la mer dimanche?
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it's only about half an hour away by car
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c'est a environ un demi heure d'ici en voiture
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I can take you
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je peux t'emmener
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borrow (2 word)
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emprunter
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there
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la-bas
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I better go and check that Dad won't need the car
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il vaut mieux que je verifie que mon pere n'aura besoin de voiture
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un maillot de bain
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swimming costume
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pourvu que
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so long as
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it's safer
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c'est plus sur
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goes well (2 words)
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se passe bien
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I wouldn't like to spend the evening
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Je n'aimerais pas passer la soiree
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non plus
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neither
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That's OK
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c'est d'accord
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if you don't...would you like...?
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si tu ne...est-ce que tu..?
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it goes at (ie train)
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il part a
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to ask him to bring us home
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pour lui demander de nous amener chez nous
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is that alright
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est-ce c'est d'accord?
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that depends on...
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ca depend de...
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in her place
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a sa place
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I rang yesterday to check whether that was possible
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j'ai appelle heir pous verifier si ca serait possible
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s'incrire
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enroll
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first of all
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tout d'abord
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yet
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encore
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whole (2 word)
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entiere
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just (2 words)
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juste, seulement
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although
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malgre que (indic)
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in the south of france
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au sud de la france
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in that area
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dans cette region
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she would be happy to live in such a lovely town
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elle serait contente de vivre dans une si belle ville
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I see
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je comprends
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that you ask for a minimum standard of french
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que vous demandez un niveau minimum de francais
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her spoken french
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son francais oral
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at leastat least
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au moins
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except ifexcept if
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a moins que
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As I said
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Comme je disais
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find out
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renseigner
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thank you for your help
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merci pour votre aide
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contact
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contacter
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to check
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pour verifier
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le dossier d'inscription
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application form
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first of all
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tout d'abord
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he wouldn't be able to do that
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il ne serait pas capable de le faire
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actuellement
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at the moment
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during the school holidays
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pendant les conges scolaires
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to be able to drive
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etre capable de savoir conduire
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would he have any free time?
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aurait-il du temps libre?
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ce n'est pas grave
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it's not a problem
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i don't think that
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je ne pense pas que +sub
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iron
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repasser
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I'm sorry I interrupted you!
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je suis desolee de vous acoir interrompu
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accommodation
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l'hebergement
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mes coordonnees
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my deails
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I'll tell him to get in youch with you
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je lui dirai de vous contacter
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as soon as he comes hom
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des qu'il rentra chez nous
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je suis responsable de
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i'm in charge of
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le vol
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flight OR theft
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I've just arrived from Manchester
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je viens d'arriver de manchester
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on the flight
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par le vol
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next to
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pres de
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when I came back it had disappeared
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quand je suis revenu il avait disparu
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un sac de voyage
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travel bag
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written on the side
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ecrit sur le cote
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it is almost as big as a suitcase
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c'est presque aussi grand qu'une valise
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but what will happen
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qu'est-ce qui se passera?
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but what will happen
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qu'est-ce qui se passera?
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prevenir
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alert
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mainly (2)
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essentiellement, principalement
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a rowel
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une serviette
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medicines
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medicaments
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but what worries me is...
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mais ce qui m'inquiete c'est
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avertir
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warn
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black leather booki
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un carnet en cuir noir
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indemnite
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compensation
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une declaration de vol
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theft report
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my friends have already gone to the hotel
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mes amis sont deja partis a l'hotel
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what will I do
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qu'est-ce que je ferai
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can you help me to do that
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pouvez vous m'aidez a le faire
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I'll be more careful next time
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je ferai plus attention la prochaine fois
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je n'en ai jamais fait chez moi
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I have never done any in my country
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to people who don't know any english
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aux gens qui ne connaissent pas du tout l'anglais
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ils ont lieu
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they take place
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attend
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assister a
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and she was soon able to say
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et elle a pu rapidement dire
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everything she needed
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tout ce dont elle avait besogne
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it's been possible to do ....for several years
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c'est possible de faire...depuis plusieurs annees
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le breton
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language of brittany -Breton
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up to a point
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jusqu'a un certain point
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such a range of subjects
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une si grande variete de matieres
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what are you good at?
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en quoi est-tu bon/fort?
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optional
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optionel
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par rapport au
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in comparison with
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vous voulez dire que
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do you mean...
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you're welcome
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de rien
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I hope that
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j'espere que (NOT plus subjunctive)
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