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To become

I think that mary wants to become a teacher/professor

All people can become friends even if their languages and customs are different

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Devenir

Je pense que Marie veut devenir professeur.

Même si leurs langues et leurs coutumes sont différentes, tous les gens peuvent devenir amis.

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To intervene/interrupt

You have no right to interfere in the affairs of others

The United Nations sent troops to intervene in the conflict

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Intervenir

Vous n’avez aucun droit d’intervenir dans les affaires des autres.

Les Nations Unies dépêchèrent des troupes afin d’intervenir dans le conflit.

(afin de faire - in order to do something)

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To obtain, to get

you are still too young to get/obtain a driver’s license

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Obtenir

Tu es trop jeune encore pour obtenir un permis de conduire

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To succeed (in), manage to

She finally managed to open the door

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Parvenir (à)

Elle est finalement parvenue à ouvrir la porte.

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To come back

You must come back before it gets dark

I don’t know when he’ll come back

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Revenir

Tu dois revenir avant qu’il fasse sombre

Je ne sais pas quand il va revenir

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To hold, have, keep

Could you hold these bags until 4pm?

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Tenir

Pouvez-vous tenir ces sacs jusqu’à quatre heures de l’apres-midi?

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To be attached to

That child is very attached to his brother

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Tenir à + person

Cet enfant tient beaucoup à son frere

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To be determined to do/bent on doing something

I’m determined to visit paris

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Tenir à + inf.

Je tiens à visiter paris

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To take into account, pay attention to

Do you attend to/take into account your friends’ needs?

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Tenir compte de + person/thing

Tu tiens compte des besoins de tes amis?

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To contradict

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Contredire

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To forbid, prohibit

We should prohibit (ban) advertising aimed at children

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Interdire

Nous devrions interdire la publicité à destination des enfants

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To say again, to repeat

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Redire

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To elect

Will they elect him for 4 more years?

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Élire

Vont-ils l’élire pour un nouveau mandat de quatre ans?

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To describe

Those students describe the problems

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Décrire

Ces étudiants décrivent les difficultés

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To write, inscribe

You write your name on the list

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Inscrire

Vous inscrivez votre nom sur cette liste

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To transcribe

They transcribe the lawyer’s statement

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Transcrire

On transcrit le discours de l’avocat

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To permit, to allow

I can’t allow you to do that
I can’t let you

She wouldn’t allow me to read the letter

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Permettre (à qqn de faire qch)

Je ne peux pas vous permettre de faire ça
Je ne peux pas te le permettre.

Elle ne voulait pas me permettre de lire la lettre.

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To promise

I can’t promise anything, but i’ll do my best

That’s all that i can promise

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Promettre (à qqn de faire qch)

Je ne peux rien promettre, mais je vais faire de mon mieux

C’est tout ce que je peux promettre

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To postpone, to give back, to turn in

It’s late, shall we postpone the session?

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Remettre

Il est tard, on remet la séance?

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To submit, to subject

He decided to submit his resignation

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Soumettre

Il a décidé de soumettre sa démission

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To hit, to beat

This team breaks (beats) records every year

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Battre

Cette équipe battre des records tous les ans.

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To combat, to fight

He dedicated his life to fighting corruption

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Combattre

Il a dédié sa vie à combattre la corruption.

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May I have a cup of tea? (Using puis)

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Puis-je avoir un tasse de thé

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To be willing (or glad) to do something

I would be happy to come along with the group

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Vouloir bien

Je veux bien accompagner le groupe

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To mean or to signify

What does amuse-bouche mean?

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Vouloir dire.

Que veut dire amuse-bouche?

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Verbs followed directly by infinitive

to like/love to
to go
to want/desire to
to hate/detest
to have to
to hope to
to have to/be necessary
to be able to/can
to prefer to
to know (how to)
to come 
to want/wish to
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aimer (j'aime aller)
aller  (je vais manger)
désirer (je désire aller)
détester
devoir
espérer
falloir (il faut)
pouvoir
préférer
savoir
venir
vouloir
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martin hates eating out, he prefers to cook

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Marin déteste diner au restaurant; il préfere faire la cuisine

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to forms of ne pas with the verb + inf structure

i don’t like to do homework on friday

I prefer not to go out (i prefer not to go out)

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je n’aime pas faire les devoir le vendredi
(neg, pos)

nous préfèrons ne pas sortir
(pos., neg)

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to count on or plan on doing something
(lit. “thinking to do)

Odette is planning to study medicine
They are planning to drop by our place

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Penser + inf

Odette pense faire des études de médecine
Ils pensent passer chez nous.

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verbs requiring à before the infinitive

to help someone to
to manage to
to try to (not essayer)
to begin to
to continue to
to teach someone to
to hesitate to
to invite someone to
to succeed in
to serve to
to be eager to
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aider qqun à
arriver à
chercher à
commencer à
continuer à
enseigner à qqun à
hésiter à 
inviter qqun à
réussir à
servir à
tenir à
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i’m anxious (eager) to buy that camera

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tenir à fair qch - to be eager or anxious to do something

je tiens à acheter cet appareil photo

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both, at the same time

it expresses both an objective and the search for a method to attain it

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à la fois

exprime à la fois un but et la recherche d’une méthode pour l’atteindre.

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i am helping the students do their homework

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j’aide les élèves à faire leurs devoirs

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michael teaches his daughter to write

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Michel enseigne à sa fille à écrire

remember both à in there

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verbs requiring de or d’ before the infinitive

to accept, to agree
to be afraid of
to choose to
to advise to
to decide to
to ask to
to tell to
to prevent someone from
to try to
to avoid 
to finish (doing something)
to forget
to allow (someone to)
to promise (someone that)
to refuse to
to regret (doing)
to dream about
to have just (done something)
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accepter de
avoir peur de
choisir de
conseiller de
décider de
demander de
dire de
empêcher qqun de
essayer de
éviter de
finir de
oublier de
permettre à qqun de
promettre à qqun de
refuser de
regretter de
rêver de
venir de
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article

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l’article (m)

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author

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l’auteur (m)

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38
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library, shelf

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la bibliothèque

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39
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biography

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la biographie

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40
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notepad

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le bloc-notes

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41
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notebook

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la cahier

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map, menu

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la carte

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postcard

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la carte postale

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44
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chapter

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le chapitre

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45
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review

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le compte rendu

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story (fairy tale)

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le conte (de fées)

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47
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pencil

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le crayon

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48
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critic

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le or la critique

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dictionary

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le dictionnaire

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50
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term paper

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la dissertation

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screen

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l’écran

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writings

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les écrits (m)

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writer

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l’écrivain (m)

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publisher

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l’éditeur (m)

55
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bookstore

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la librairie

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literature

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la littérature

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link, weblink

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le lien

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(history) book

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le livre (d’histoire)

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software

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le logiciel

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magazine

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le magazine

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textbook

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le manuel

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monthly

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mensuel(le)

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word

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le mot

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search engine

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le moteur de recherche

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novella, news

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la nouvelle

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computer

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l’ordinateur (m)

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paper

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du papier (m)

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words (poem, song)

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les paroles (f)

69
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paragraph

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le paragraphe

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classified ads

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les petites annonces (f)

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sentence

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la phrase

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publishing

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l’édition (f)

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encyclopedia

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l’encyclopédie (f)

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envelope

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l’enveloppe (f)

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nonfiction

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l’essai (m)

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(research) study

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l’étude (f)

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exam, test

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l’examen

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a sheet of paper

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une feuille de papier

79
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computer file

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le fichier

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weekly

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hebdomadaire

81
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to print (something out)

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imprimer

82
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printer

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l’imprimante (f)

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on the internet (m)

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sur internet

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newspaper

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le journal

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play (theatre)

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la pièce (de théâtre)

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poem

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le poème

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poetry

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la poésie

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laptop, cell phone

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le portable

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program

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le programme

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advertising

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la publicité (la pub)

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research

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les recherches (f)

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journal, review

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la revue

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novel

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le roman

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mystery

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le roman policier

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website

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le site web

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mouse

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la souris

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pen

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le stylo

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thesis

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la thèse

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postage stamp

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le timbre

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journalist

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le or la journalist

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newsstand

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le kiosque

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reader

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le lecteur, la lectrice

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letter

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la lettre

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word processing

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le traitement de texte

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keys (keyboard)

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les touches (f)

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translator

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le traducteur, la traductrice

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translation

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la traduction

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hotel management

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l’hôtellerie (f)

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(academic) advisor

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le directeur d’études

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in the future

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à l’avenir

111
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an inn, a small hotel

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une auberge

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upscale, upmarket

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haut de gamme

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neighboring

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voisin(e)

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advice

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les conseils (m)

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department (of a school or university)

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la faculté

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to stay, remain

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rester

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to do an intership

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faire un stage

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famous

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célèbres

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or

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ou bien

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overseas, abroad

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à l’étranger

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what

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ce que

122
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support

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soutiennent (soutenir)

123
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i’ll miss them

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ils vont me manquer

124
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as well as

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ainsi que

125
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on the other hand

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en revanche

126
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write to each other

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nous écrirre

127
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quickly

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vite

128
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First

First, i’ll try to understand why he thinks so

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D’abord

D’abord je vais essayer de comprendre pourquoi il pense ainsi.