Chapter 6 Flashcards

1
Q
  1. How are you?
  2. Hey, how’s it going?
  3. I’m well, thanks
A
  1. Comment allez-vous? (Comment vas-tu?)
  2. Salut, ca va?
  3. Je vais bien, merci.
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next year

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l’année prochaine

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the day after tomorrow

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après-demain

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soon

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bientôt

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in a little while, soon

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tout à l’heure

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a little later

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(un peu) plus tard

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where are you going to stay tonight?

A

Ou est-ce que tu vas loger ce soir?

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(grammar) using “en”

  1. We’re in class this morning
  2. She’s late/early
  3. Michel prefers to travel by plane
  4. We ski in the winter
A

often used in fixed expressions of space and time

  1. nous sommes en classe ce matin
  2. Elle est en retard/en avance
  3. Michel préfère voyager en avion
  4. On skie en hiver
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(grammar) Using “à“

  1. I live in brussels
  2. They`re going to the bank
  3. Is pierre at home?
  4. You give the sweater to Jacques.
  5. He asks Chantal for the number.
  6. Wait up! We’re feeding fido!
A
  1. Used to indicate a location or destination, and with names of most cities
  2. J’habite à bruxelles
  3. Elles vont à la banque
  4. Est-ce que Pierre est à la maison?
  5. Meaning “to“ or “for“ before an indirect object noun like a person or a pet.
  6. Tu donnes le pull à Jacques
  7. Il demande le numéro à chantal.
  8. Attends! Nous donnons à manger à fido!
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6 verbs that require à after them

  1. To ask (for)
  2. To give (to)
  3. To show (to)
  4. To speak (to)
  5. To answer (to)
  6. To phone, call (to)
A
demander à
donner à
montrer à
parler à
répondre à
téléphoner à
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11
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The professor shows the lesson to the student

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Le prof montre la leçon à l’étudiant

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12
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Patrick, aren’t you going to answer mom?

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Patrick, tu ne vas pas répondre à maman?

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13
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4 uses for “de”

  1. To indicate where someone or something comes from
    - Is salim from Marseille?
  2. to express possession and concept of ‘belonging to’
    - Here’s Mme Leblanc’s suitcase
  3. ‘about’ when used with parler
    - What are you (vous) talking about?
  4. Used as a descriptive phrase before a noun
    - the travel agent, student life
A
  1. Est-ce que Salim est de Marseille?
  2. Voici la valise de Mme Leblanc
  3. De quoi parlez-vous?
  4. l’agent de voyages, la vie d’étudiant
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contraction of de les

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des

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to the right of

to the left of

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à droite de

à gauche de

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to the east of

to the west of

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à l’est de

à l’ouest de

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facing, opposite of

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en face de

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to the north of

to the south of

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au nord de

au sud de

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in, inside of

outside of

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dans

hors de

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on the floor/ground

the cat is on the floor, on marielle’s right

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par terre

le chat est par terre, à droite de marielle

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behind
in front of

she is in front of the fridge
the milk is behind the eggs

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derrière
devant

elle est devant le frigo
le leche est derrière les oeufs

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22
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under

on top

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sous

sur

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23
Q

cookies

A

les gâteaux

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24
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  • in* (time that elapses until something)
  • chantal arrives in 10 days
  • in* (length of time it takes to do something)
  • it’s possible to prepare a meal in an hour
A
  • chantal arrive dans dix jours

- il est possible de préparer un repas en une heure

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25
Q

(grammar) until

- Laurence is staying until wednesday

A

Jusqu’a + point in time

Laurence rest ici jusqu’a mercredi

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(grammar) during for

During the school year, rene works hard
In summers i go to Grenoble for two weeks

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pendant + time period

Pendant l’année scolaire, René travaille dur.
En ète, je vais à Grenoble pendant deux semaines

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27
Q

He watches TV all day long!

A

il regarde la télé toute la journée!

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Q

(grammar) for a period of time for future plans

We’re planning to go to Brazil for a month

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pour

Nous projetons d’aller au Brésil pour un mois

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Q

(grammar) “en” + mode of transportation

bus
(intercity) bus
plane
boat
subway
A

use for things you can ‘enter’

en autobus
en autocar
en avion
en bateau
en métro
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“à” + mode of transporation

by bicycle
by horseback
by motorcycle
by foot

A

use for things you can mount or ride on and on foot

à bicyclette
à cheval
à motorcycle
à pied

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31
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Use of lequel/laquel/lesquels/lesquelles

I’m picking three novels from the list.
–> which ones are you choosing?

A

Used for “which one(s)” when referring to something in a conversation

Je choisis trois romans dans cette liste.
–> lesquels (choisis-tu)?

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32
Q

Use of duquel/duquelle/desquels/desquelles

In my article I talk about several subjects
–> which ones (do you talk about)?

Auquel/auxquel(le)s

Bob and Jill are going to a few lectures
–> which ones (are they going to)?

A

Contractions of
de + quel

Dans mon article, je parle de plusieurs sujets
–> desquels (parlez-vous)?

à + quel

Bob et Jill vont à plusieurs conférences
–> Auxquelles (vont-ils)?

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33
Q

What are you thinking about?

A

À quoi penses-tu?

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34
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Even if…

A

Même si

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35
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To manage to do something / to succeed in doing something

A

Arriver à faire qch

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36
Q

I haven’t said anything to (Yuka)

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Je n’ai rien di à Yuka

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Q

Only (not seulement)

I have only one book

A

Ne que

Je n’ai qu’un livre

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38
Q

As far as..

As for me, I have nothing against the plan.

A

Quant a

Quant à moi, je n’ai rien contre le plan.

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39
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Given that…

A

Étant donné que

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40
Q

To bring someone up to date on something

A

Mettre qqn au courant de qch

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41
Q
Provinces:
Alberta
B.C
PEI
Manitoba
N.B.
N.S
Nunavut
Ontario
Quebec
Sask.
NFLD
N.E. territories
Yukon
A
l'Alberta (M)
la Colombie-Britannique
L'ile du Price Edouard (F)
le Manitoba
le Nouveau-Brunswick
la Nouvelle-Ecosse
le Nunavut
l'Ontario (M)
le Quebec
la Saskatchewan
la Terre-Neuve-et Labrador
les Territoires du Nord-Ouest (M)
le Yukon
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Q
  1. saying you live in cities, and many islands:
    - We live in Geneva
  2. Saying you live in masculine countries, states, provinces etc
    - French is spoken in Quebec
  3. Saying from with masculine states etc.
    - we’re coming back from Mexico and Texas
  4. Saying you live in or are from feminine countries, states, etc
    - He has a home in France
A
  1. Nous habitons à Genève (use à)
  2. On parle français au Québec (use au)
  3. Nous rentrons du Mexique et du Texas (use du)
  4. Il a une maison en France (en for in, de or d’ for from)
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43
Q

I’m packing my bag

A

je fais ma valise (use of faire for packing)

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Q

We’re cleaning the house today

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Nous faison le ménage aujourd’hui

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45
Q

To shop, go shopping

A

faire des achats

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46
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to do errands

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faire des courses

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47
Q

to cook

A

faire la cuisine

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48
Q

to save money

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faire des économies

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49
Q

to do the laundry

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faire la lessive

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50
Q

to make the bed

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faire le lit

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51
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to shop for groceries

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faire le marché

52
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to clean house

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faire le ménage

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to fill up with gasoline

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faire le plein

54
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to go for a walk or outing

A

faire une promenade

55
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to take a nap

A

faire la sieste

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to wash up, get ready

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faire sa toilette

57
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to do the dishes

A

faire la vasselle

58
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to pack one’s bags

A

faire les valises

59
Q

to take a trip

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faire un voyage

60
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to go camping

A

faire du camping

61
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to exercise

A

faire de l’exercice

62
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to ride a motorcycle

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faire de la motocyclette (de la moto)

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to study, to be in school

A

faire des (ses) études

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to study (biology, chemistry, physics etc)

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faire de la (biologie, chemie)

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to do or play music

A

faire de la musique

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to do photography

A

faire de la photographie

67
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to pay attention (to)

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faire attention (à)

68
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to do good, to be good for

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faire du bien (à)

69
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to hurt (someone)

A

faire du mal (à)

70
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to do one’s best

i’m a beginner, but i do my best

A

faire de son mieux

Je suis débutante, mais je fais de mon mieux

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to belong to, to be a part of

i belong to a band (orchestra)

A

faire partie de

je fais partie d’un orchestre

72
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to hurt (emotionally)

A

faire de la peine à

73
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to frighten, scare

you are scaring the kids!

A

faire peur

vous faites peur aux enfants!

74
Q

to please (someone)

A

faire plaisir (à)

75
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to meet (for the first time), to get acquainted with

He’s meeting the professor (for the first time)

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faire la conaissance de

Il fait la connaissance du professeur

76
Q

atmosphere

A

l’atmosphère (f)

77
Q

dawn

A

l’ambe

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bay

A

la baie

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fog

A

le brouillard

80
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mist

A

la brume

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canyon

A

le canyon

82
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sky

A

le ciel

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hill

A

la colline

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comet

A

la comète

85
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continent

A

le continent

86
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coast

A

la côte

87
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sunset

A

le coucher du soleil

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desert

A

le désert

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sand dune

A

la dune

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star

A

l’étoile (f)

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cliff

A

la falaise

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river

A

le fleuve

93
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lightning

A

la foudre

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cave

A

la grotte

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flood

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l’inondation (f)

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lake

A

le lac

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sunrise

A

le lever du soleil

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moon

A

la lune

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swamp, marsh

A

le marais

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mountain

A

la montagne

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Q

show

A

la neige

102
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clouds

A

les nuages (m)

103
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ocean

A

l’océan (m)

104
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storm

A

l’orage (m)

105
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hurricane

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l’ouragan (m)

106
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beach

A

la plage

107
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plain

A

la plaine

108
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rain

A

la pluie

109
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pollution

A

la pollution

110
Q

dust

A

la poussière

111
Q

global warming

A

le réchauffement de la planète

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Q

river (tributary)

A

la rivière

113
Q

rock

A

la roche

114
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stream

A

le ruisseau

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sand

A

le sable

116
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sun

A

le soleil

117
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storm

A

la tempête

118
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the earth, soil, land

A

la terre

119
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thunder

A

le tonnerre

120
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earthquake

A

le tremblement de terre

121
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valley

A

le vallée

122
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wind

A

le vent

123
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volcano

A

le volcan

124
Q

First, (we’ll do so and so, then…)

A

D’abord

125
Q

to divide, to share (the work)

A

partager

126
Q

the cost(s)

A

les frais

127
Q

and then

A

et puis