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at the edge of

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au bord de

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on the banks of

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sur les bords de

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covered (with)

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couvert(e) (de)

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surrounded (by)

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entouré(e) (de)

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to flow into

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se jeter dans

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large

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wide

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swampy

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marécageux/marécageuse

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mountainous

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montagneux/montagneuse

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located

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situé(e)

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to be located

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se situer

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hills

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des collines (f.)

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the coast

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la côte

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a stream, river

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un cours d’eau

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east

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l’est (m.)

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a state

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un état

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a stretch, expanse (of)

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une étendue (de)

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a cliff

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une falaise

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a river

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un fleuve

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the rainforest

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la fôret humide

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the border

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la frontière

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a gulf

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un golfe

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an island

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une île

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the English Channel

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la Manche

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north

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le nord

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west

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l’ouest (m.)

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stone

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la pierre

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a pine tree

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un pin

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a peninsula

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une presqu’île

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oil reserves

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les reserves pétrolières

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a stream

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une rivière

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a rock

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un rocher

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sand

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le sable

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a fir tree

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un sapin

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south

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le sud

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surface area

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la superficie

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an extinct volcano

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un volcan éteint

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the sky

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le ciel

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a flash of lightning

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un éclair

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lightning

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la foudre

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frost

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le givre

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ice

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la glace

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a drop

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une goutte

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hail

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la grêle

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a flood

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une inondation

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a cloud

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un nuage

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cloudy

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nuageux/nuageuse

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a storm

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un orage

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a hurricane

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un ouragan

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it’s sprinkling (rain)

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il pleuviote

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rain

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la pluie

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dew

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la rosée

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a storm, tempest

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une tempête

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thunder

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le tonnerre

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a tornado

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une tornade

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a nuclear power plant

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une centrale nucléaire

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the increase (in)

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la croissance (de)

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trash

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les déchets (m.)

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the waters (of)

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les eaux (f.) (de)

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gasoline

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l’essence (f.)

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a snowmobile

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une motoneige

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the quantity of garbage

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la quantité des ordures (f.)

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oil

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le pétrole

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a four-wheel-drive car

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un 4 X 4

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global warming

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le réchauffement de la planète

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to contribute (to)

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contributer (à)

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to deforest, clear away trees

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déboiser (les fôrets)

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to disturb, bother

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déranger

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to waste energy

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gaspiller l’énergie

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to throw away (a can)

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jeter (un boîte)

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to leave water running

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laisser couler l’eau

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to use pesticides

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se servir de pesticides

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organic produce

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des aliments bio

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a lightbulb

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une ampoule

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cross-country bus

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l’autocar (m.)

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a solar power station

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une centrale solaire

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a ladybug

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une coccinelle

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a trash can

A

une poubelle

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a natural product

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un produit vert

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to lower (the volume)

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baisser (le volume)

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to consume less (of)

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consommer moins (de)

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to put, place in a garbage can

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déposer dans une poubelle

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to carry away one’s garbage

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emporter ses ordures

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to turn off the lights

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éteindre les lumières

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to carpool

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faire du covoiturage

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to make progress

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faire des progrès

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to clean

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nettoyer

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to volunteer

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se porter volontaire

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to recycle glass

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recycler le verre

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to replace

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remplacer

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to realize, recognize

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se rendre compte

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to resolve

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résoudre

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to save

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sauver

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to sort trash

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trier les dêchets

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lighted, lit

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allumé(e)

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attentive

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attentif/attentive

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hard (not soft)

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dur(e)

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lit, lighted

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éclairé(e)

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proud

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fier/fière

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Flemish

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flamand(e)

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forbidden

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interdit(e)

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carefully

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prudemment

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dry

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sec/sèche

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noise

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le bruit

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horseback riding

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l’équitation

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a place, spot

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un lieu

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the old part of an Arab city

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la médina

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half (of)

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la moitié (de)

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an ad

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une publicité

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a quarter (of)

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un quart (de)

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an Arab market

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un souk

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a text message

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un texto

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a flashlight

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une torche électrique

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the steering wheel

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le volant

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to take shelter

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s’abriter

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to cover one’s ears

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se boucher les oreilles

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to hide

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se cacher

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to move from one place to another

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se déplacer

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to set up a tent

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dresser une tente

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to carry with you

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emporter

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to extend, stretch

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s’étendre

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to go on a hike

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faire une randonnée

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to howl

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hurler

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to reduce the pressure (of air)

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réduire la pression

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to be located

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se trouver

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to live (in)

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vivre (à/en/dans)

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currently, now

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actuellement

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the 1950s

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les années 50

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(over) there

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là-bas

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in spite of, despite

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malgré

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however

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pourtant

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health

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la santé

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except, save

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sauf

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That’s enough!

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Ça suffit!

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I’m fed up!

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J’en ai marre!

135
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They’re wrong (to)…!

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On a tort (de)…!

136
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Are they nuts or what?

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On délire ou quoi?

137
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They should forbid it!

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On devrait l’interdire!

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Everybody does the same thing.

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Tout le monde fait pareil.