29 La Ville - The City Flashcards

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**Les zones urbaines**

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**Urban areas**

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Une ville

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A town

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Une grande ville

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A city

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Une mégalopole

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A megalopolis

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Une capitale

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A capital (city)

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Une bourgade

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A market town

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Une ville champignon

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A boomtown

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L’urbanisme

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Town planning

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Un citadin

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A town dweller / a city dweller

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Le paysage urbain

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The townscape / the cityscape

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Un riverain

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A local resident

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Un habitant

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An inhabitant / a resident

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La banlieue

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The suburbs

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Un banlieusard (travaillant en ville)

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A commuter

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  1. Un quartier / 2. ~ un arrondissement
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A district

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Un quartier

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A neighborhood

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Un quartier commercial

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A shopping area

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Un centre commercial

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A shopping centre / a mall

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Une zone piétonne

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A pedestrian precinct

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Une zone industrielle

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An industrial estate

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Une cité, un lotissement

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A housing estate

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Un square / un jardin public

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A public garden / a park

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Un espace vert

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A green area, a green space

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Un kiosque à musique

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A bandstand

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Une fontaine

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A fountain

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Une aire de jeu

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A playground

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Un terrain vague

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Waste ground, a sandlot

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De banlieue, banlieusard

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Suburban

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Populeux

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Populous

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Surpeuplé

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Overcrowded

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Habiter

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To inhabit

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32
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**Les équipements collectifs**

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**Public amenities**

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33
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Un égout, les égouts

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A sewer, sewerage

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34
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Le réseau d’autobus

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The bus network

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Un autobus

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A bus

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Un conducteur de bus

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A bus driver

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Un arrêt d’autobus

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A bus stop

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Un abribus

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A bus shelter

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39
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Un bus à impériale

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A double-decker

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La mairie, l’hôtel de ville

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The town hall

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41
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Une caserne de pompiers

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A fire station

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Un pompier

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A fireman, a firefighter

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Un camion de pompiers

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A fire engine, a fire truck

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Des équipements sportifs

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Sports facilities

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Une piscine municipale

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A public swimming-pool

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Un stade

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A stadium

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Un gymnase

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A gymnasium, a gym

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Une maison de jeunes, une maison de quartier

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A youth club

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Une bibliothèque

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A library

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Un centre hospitalier

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A hospital complex

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Des toilettes publiques

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A Public lavatory

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Ramasser les ordures

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To collect, to pick up the garbage

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**La rue**

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**The street**

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Le mobilier urbain

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Street furniture

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L’éclairage public

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Street lighting

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Un banc public

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A public bench

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Un taxi

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A taxi, a cab

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Le prix de la course

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The farr

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Le compteur

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The metrr

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Un couloir d’autobus

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A bus lane

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Une piste cyclable

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A bicycle lane

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Un piéton

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A pedestrian

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Un passage pour piétons

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A pedestrian crossing, a zebra crossing

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Des feux tricolores

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Traffic lights

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Le stationnement

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Parking

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Une place de stationnement

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A parking space

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Un parcmètre

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A parking metre

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Un horodateur

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A pay-and-display machine

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A car park

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Un parking

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Une artère

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A thoroughfare

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Une avenue

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An avenue

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Un boulevard

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A boulevard

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Une ruelle

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A lane, an alley

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Une rue à sens unique

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A one-way street

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Une impasse, une voie sans issue, un cul de sac

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A blind alley, a dead end, a cul-de-sac

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Une place

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A square

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Une esplanade

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A plaza

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La place du marché

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The marketplace

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Une rue en arc de cercle

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A crescent

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Un quai

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An embankment

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Le bord du trottoir

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The kerb

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Un caniveau

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A gutter

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Une bouche d’égout

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A manhole

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Traverser

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To cross

85
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Se garer

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To park

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Se garer en double file

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To double-park

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Héler un taxi

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To hail, to flag a taxi

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Il passe deux heures par jour dans les transports pour aller au travail

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He spends two hours commuting every day

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Ils vivent à la périphérie de la ville

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They live on the outskirts of the city

90
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C’est la ville où j’ai grandi

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It´s my home town

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Miami a une population de 400 000 habitants

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Miami has a population of 400,000

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L’agglomération compte 5,5 millions d’habitants

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The metropolitan area hosts 5.5 million people

93
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Nous habitons une petite rue tranquille

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We live on a quiet side street / back street

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Les grévistes sont descendus dans la rue hier

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The strikers took to the streets yesterday

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La rénovation est commencée

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Rehabilitation is under way

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Le feu peut être vert, orange ou rouge

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The traffic lights may be green, amber, or red

97
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  • Où est l’école ?

- À cinq rues d’ici

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“Where is the school ?”

“It´s five blocks down the street”

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Jane habite les beaux quartiers

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Jane lives uptown

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Le métro de Londres

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The Tube

100
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Faire la fête en ville

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To paint the town red

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Toute la ville en parle

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It´s the talk of the town

102
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C’est dans mes cordes !

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That´s right up my street !

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L’homme de la rue

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The man in the street

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Ils ont étudié toutes les possibilités

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They explored every possible avenue

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Un terrain communal

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A green