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1
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24 heures sur 24

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24 hours a day

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C’est pour ça que

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That’s why

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Croire à

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To believe (that something exists)

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Croire en

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To believe in, have faith in

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Croire préférable de +(infinitif)

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To think it preferable to

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Croire que

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To believe that

Is followed by indicative when it’s affirmative, but subjunctive when it’s negative or interrogative

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Croire que non

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To not think so

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Croire que oui

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To think so

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Croire que si

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To think so (in response to a negative)

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Croire qqch. dur comme fer(informal)

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To be absolutely convinced of something

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À croire que

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You’d think

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À l’en croire

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To hear him tell it, if you were to believe him

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Aurais-tu cru ça de lui?

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Would you have believed that of him?

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C’est à croire que

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You’d think

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C’est à n’y pas croire!

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It’s unbelievable!

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16
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Croyez-en mon expérience

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Take it from me

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17
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Croyez-m’en

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Believe me

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18
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Croyez-moi

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Believe

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19
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Faut croire que (informal)….

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It would seem/ appear that…

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20
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Fait pas croire! (Informal)

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Make no mistake about it!

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It est à croire que (formal)

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It is to be supposed/ presumed that …..

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Je l’ai cru sur parole

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I took his word for it

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Je n’arrive pas à croire que

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I just can’t believe….

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24
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Je n’en crois rien

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I don’t believe a word of it

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Je n’en croyais pas mes oreilles/yeux

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I couldn’t believe my ears/eyes

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Je ne suis pas celle que vous croyez!

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I’m not that kind of person!

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27
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Je te/ vous crois! (Informal)

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You bet

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28
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Je veux bien le croire

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I can well believe it

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29
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Le croira qui voudra

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Believe it or not

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30
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On croirait….

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It looks/ sounds/ seems like, you’d think it was….

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31
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On croit rêver! (Informal)

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I can hardly believe it

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32
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On l’a cru mort

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He was believe to be dead

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33
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Où vous croyez-vous?

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Where do you think you’re

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34
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Si vous m’en croyez

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If you want my opinion

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35
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Tu crois?

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Think so

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36
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Tu crois pas? (Informal)

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Don’t think so?

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37
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Tu ne crois pas si bien dire!

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You don’t know how right you are

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38
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Tu ne peux pas croire…

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You can’t begin to imagine

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39
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Veuillez croire à (formal)

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Yours sincerely (business letter ‘formal’)

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40
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Voir, c’est croire

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Seeing is believing

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Vous pouvez m’en croire

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Take it from me

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42
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Se croire

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To think/ believe oneself (to be), to feel as if

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43
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Se croire tout permis

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To think one can get away with anything

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44
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Il s’y croit (Informal)

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He thinks he’s really something

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45
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Qu’est-ce qu’il se croit?

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Who does he think he is

46
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Au plus

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At most, at the most

47
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D’autant plus

A

All the more reason

48
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De plus

A

More, additional, in addition

49
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De plus en plus

A

More and more, _er and _er

50
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En plus

A

Extra

51
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En plus de

A

On top of, in addition to

52
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… et plus

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… and more/ over/ older

53
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Une fois de plus

A

Once more

54
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J’en peux plus!

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I can’t take any more?

55
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Moi non plus

A

Me neither, neither do I

56
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Ne…plus que

A

Only nothing but

57
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… n’est plus.

A

… has passed away.

58
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Ni plus ni moins

A

Not more no less

59
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Plus + adverb

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More, _er (comparative)

60
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Le plus + adverb

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The most, the _est (superlative)

61
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Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose

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The more things change, the more they stay the same

62
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Plus fait douceur que violence.

A

Kindness succeeds where force will fail.

63
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Plus grand commun diviseur

A

Highest common denominator

64
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Plus jamais

A

Never again

65
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Plus on est de fous, plus on rit

A

The more, the merrier

66
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Plus ou moins

A

More or less, about

67
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Plus petit commun diviseur

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Lowest common denominator

68
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Plus que jamais

A

More than ever

69
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Qui plus est

A

What’s more, furthermore

70
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Tant et plus de

A

So many, so much

71
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Tirer plus vite que son ombre

A

To be quick off the mark, to move at lightning speed

72
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Tout au plus

A

At the very most

73
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  • 24 heures sur 24 [24 h sur 24 or 24 h/24]
  • 7 jours sur 7 [ 24 h sur 24, 7 j sur 7 or 24h/24, 7j/7]
  • 24/7
  • On peut louer un vélo 24 heures sur 24.
  • Ce resto est ouvert 24 heures sur 24.
A
  • 24 hours a day [lit: 24 hours out of 24]
    • is used I to indicate that something is always available or never closes.
  • 7 days a week
  • You can rent a bike 24 hours a day.
  • This restaurant is open 24 hours a day.
74
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À chaque instant

A

At every moment

75
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À tout moment

A

At any time, at all times

76
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En tout temps

A

All the time

77
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Toujours

A

Always

78
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Tout le temps

A

All the time

79
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En avoir assez (de)

A

To have had enough (of)

80
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En avoir marre (de)

A

To be fed up (with)

81
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En avoir ras le bol (de)

A

To have had it up to here (with)

82
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En être à

A

To be at a certain point, to be part of

83
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En finir de faire

A

To never stop doing

84
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En pincer pour (Informal)

A

To have a big crush on

85
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En rester là

A

To let the matter rest

86
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En revenir à

A

To return to (what we were discussing)

87
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En tenir pour

A

To have a crush on, fancy

88
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En venir à

A

To (finally) be in a position to

89
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En vouloir (Informal)

A

To really want to win, succeed

90
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En vouloir à qqun

A

To be resentful, think badly of someone

91
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S’en aller

A

To go away

92
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S’en faire

A

To worry

93
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S’en prendre à qqun

A

To lay into, attack someone

94
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S’en retourner (archaic)

A

To journey back, return

95
Q

S’en rapporter à

A

To rely on

96
Q

S’en revenir (archaic)

A

To come back

97
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S’en tenir à

A

To limit oneself to

98
Q

S’en venir (archaic)

A

To come, approach

99
Q

C’en est fait de

A

That’s the end of

100
Q

Ce qu’il en coûte

A

What it costs

101
Q

Je vous en prie

A

You’re welcome (lit: I beg you about it)

102
Q

Ne pas en revenir

A

To not be able to get over something

103
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à condition que

(Il a suivi par le Subjonctif)

Par exemple:
- Je vous prêterai l’argent à condition que vous me le rendiez le plutôt possible

A

on condition that

(It is followed by subjunctive)

For example:
- I will lend you the money on condition that you give it back to me as soon as possible.

104
Q

à moins que

( il est suivi par le Subjonctif)

Par exemple:
- Je pars à six heures précises à moins qu’il (n’) y ait un orage.

[expletive (ne) is optional]

A

unless

(It is followed by subjunctive)

For example:
- I’m leaving at 6 o’clock sharp unless there is going to a storm.

105
Q

afin que

(Il est suivi par le subjonctif)

Par exemple:
- Je vous explique clairement afin que vous compreniez.

A

in order that, so that

(Il est suivi par le subjonctif)

Par exemple:
- I’m explaining to you so that you understand

106
Q

Attendre que

(Il est suivi par le subjonctif)

Par exemple:
- Attendez que je finisse mon dîner.

A

To wait until

(Is followed by subjunctive)

For example:
- Wait until I finish my dinner

107
Q

au cas que

(Il est suivi par le subjonctif)

Par exemple:
- Au cas qu’il vienne, je pars tout de suite.

A

In case

(Is followed by subjunctive)

For example:
- In case he comes, l’m leaving right away.

108
Q

autant que

(Il est suivi par le subjonctif)

Par exemple:
- Autant que je le sache…

A

as far as

(Is followed by subjunctive)

For example:
- As far as I know…

109
Q

Avant que

(Il est suivi par le subjonctif)

Par exemple:
- Ne me dites rien avant qu’il vienne

A

Before

(Is followed by subjunctive)

For example:
- Say nothing to me before he comes

110
Q

bien que

(Il est suivi par le subjonctif)

Par exemple:
- Bien que Madame Cartier soit malade, elle a toujours bon appétit

A

Although

(Is followed by subjunctive)

For example:
- although Madam Cartier is sick, she still have good appetite

111
Q

de crainte que

(Il est suivi par le subjonctif)

Par exemple:
- La mère a dit à sa petite fille de rester dans la maison de crainte qu’elle ne se fasse mal dans la rue

[expletive ‘ne’ is required]

A

for fear that

(Is followed by subjunctive)

For example:
- the mother said to her little girl to stay in the house for fear that she may hurt herself in the street

112
Q

de façon que

(Il est suivi par le subjonctif)

Par exemple:
- Barbara étudie de façon qu’elle puisse réussir

A

so that, in a way that, in such a way that

(Is followed by subjunctive)

For example:
- Barbra studies so that she can succeed/pass the exam

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