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1
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Behaviour

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Le comportement

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Remove, take away

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Enlever

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Lower, scale down

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Baisser

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It’s about / it would be

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Il s’agit / il s’agirait

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The worst

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La pire

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A crack

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Une faille

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Rule of de versus du / de la / des

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  1. To precisely define whose it is = de

E.g. les clés de Luc; le livre de Greg

  1. To give a general statement = du, de la, des

E.g. les clés de la voiture de Luc; le capuchon du stylo de Nathalie

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Cap of a pen

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Le capuchon

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Passé simple: premier groupe (-er) conjugation

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J’ai Je chantai
Tu as Tu chantas
Il a Il chanta
Nous âmes. Nous chantâmes
Vous âtes. Vous chantâtes
Ils èrent. Ils chantèrent

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Passé simple : deuxième groupe conjugation

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J’is. Je finis
Tu is. Tu finis
Il it. Il finit
Nous îmes nous finîmes
Vous îtes. Vous finîtes
Ils îrent. Ils finîrent

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Passé simple: troisième groupe conjugation

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J’us. Je reçus
Tu us. Tu reçus
Il ut. Il reçut
Nous ûmes. Nous reçumes
Vous ûtes. Vous reçutes
Ils urent. Ils reçurent

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Passé simple - Aller - conjugation

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J’allai
Tu allas
Il alla
Nous allâmes
Vous allâtes
Ils allèrent

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Passé simple - être - conjugation

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Je fus
Tu fus
Il fut
Nous fûmes
Vous fûtes
Ils furent

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Passé simple - avoir - conjugation

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J’eus
Tu eus
Il eut
Nous eûmes
Vous eûtes
Ils eurent

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Passé simple - venir - conjugation

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Je vins
Tu vins
Il vint
Nous vînmes
Vous vîntes
Ils vinrent

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Passé simple - faire - conjugation

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Je fis
Tu fis
Il fit
Nous fîmes
Vous fîtes
Ils firent

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17
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To escape

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Échapper

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Passé simple - courir - conjugation

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Je courus
Tu courus
Il courut
Nous courûmes
Vous courûtes
Ils coururent

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Passé simple - devoir - conjugation

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  1. Je dus
  2. Tu dus
  3. Il dut
  4. Nous dûmes
  5. Vous dûtes
  6. Ils durent
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A failure

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Un échec

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21
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To fail

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Échouer

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22
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Ideal / ideals

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Un idéal / Des idéaux

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23
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To write

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Écrire / rédiger

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24
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Feasible, realisable

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Réalisable

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25
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Optional

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Facultative

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26
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Feel better soon

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Bon rétablissement

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27
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I hope that you feel better soon

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J’espère que tu vas aller mieux rapidement

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28
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Major change / upheaval / chaos

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Un bouleversement

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29
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Laziness / to be lazy

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La paresse / être paresseux

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30
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How to form the Gérondif tense

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En + verb (nous conjugation less (-) ont) + ant

E.g. en partant

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31
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Gérondif conjugation
1. Être
2. Avoir
3. Savoir

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  1. En étant
  2. En ayant
  3. En sachant
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32
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When to use the Gérondif? 3 cases.

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Gérondif means “while” or “if”

  1. 2 actions at the same time by the same person (“while”)
  2. Cause, circumstance, manière (“while”)
    E.g. Je suis tombé en skiant.
  3. Condition (“if”)
    E.g. En signant, vous acceptez.
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33
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To shiver

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Grelotter

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34
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To stain (oneself) / a stain

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Se tacher / une tache

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35
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A task

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Une tâche

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36
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To snore

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Ronfler

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37
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To worsen

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Empirer

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38
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Aggravate this problem

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Aggraver ce problème

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39
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As you know

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Comme vous le savez

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40
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To be busy with

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Être occupées par (not with)

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41
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Put in place

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Mise en place

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42
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To be impacted

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Être impactée (not être dommagé)

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43
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In conclusion

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En conclusion / en résume

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44
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A change

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Un changement

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45
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Succinct

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Succinct / succincte

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46
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What is the difference between réunions and rendez-vous?

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Réunions - internal meetings, regular meetings

Rendez-vous - external meetings

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47
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To show

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Montrer

48
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The email

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Le courriel

49
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When I’ll be better / when I’ll feel better

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Quand j’irai mieux / quand je me sentirai mieux

50
Q

A pain

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Un douleur

51
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To highlight / to put forward

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Mettre en exergue / mettre en avant

52
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Beneficial / benefit

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Bénéfique / un avantage

53
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Profit

A

Le Bénéfice

54
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Last weekend or next weekend

A

Ce week-end
(Never use dernier or proclaim with week-end)

55
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When to use ses amis versus leurs amis

A

Use ses amis when the subject is singular

Use leur amis when the subject is a group

56
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Furthermore / moreover (2 options)

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Par ailleurs/ en outre

57
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Costume

A

Un déguisement

58
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To Authorise or to permit / to forbid

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Autoriser / interdire

59
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For example - list synonyms/ options

A
  1. Par exemple
  2. On peut citer (we can cite)
  3. C’est le cas de (this is the case of)
  4. Ainsi (thus)
  5. Comme (like)
  6. Tel que (like, such as, for example)
    E.g. J’adore les fruits rouges comme / tel que les frais et les cerises
60
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By the way

A

D’ailleurs

61
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First of all

A

Tout d’abord
(Use for 1st paragraph)

62
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A colleague

A

Un collègue
(Can be masculine or feminine - use masculine if it is a general comment)

63
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A thing

A

Une chose
(it is feminine)

64
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Nice

A

Sympathique
(Don’t use gentil - gentil is nice / kind but not 100% positive)

65
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If there is an adjective in front of a noun (eg grands, petits, nouveaux) do you use de or des/du/de la?

If adjective comes after the noun, do you use de or des/du/de la?

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If before, use de
E.g. de grandes maisons; de nouvelles choses

If after, use des/du/de la
E.g. des maisons verts

66
Q

Review Checklist to complete in last 8-10 minutes of the production écrite

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  1. Conjugation
  2. Spelling
  3. Masculine / feminine
  4. Articles
  5. Quantité
  6. Punctuation- never use exclamation points (!)
  7. Use “ “ with justifications
67
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To feel the same (emotions)

A

Ressentir

68
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To smell

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Sentir

69
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To feel (emotions)

A

Se sentir

70
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Qualification / capability

A

Une compétence

71
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During
(During / in this week)

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Durant
E.g. Durant cette semaine
(Never use “dans cette semaine”)

72
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In a year / in a week

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Dans un an / dans une semaine

73
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In order to

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Afin de
E.g. afin de trouver une solution

74
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Revise / fix a report

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Résoudre un rapport

Le rapport est résolu

75
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During this month

A

Durant ce mois

76
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I’m teasing you

A

Je vous taquire

77
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Competition - for sports vs for business

A

For sports - la compétition

For business - nouveaux challenges

78
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Lead / manage a project

A

Piloter un projet

79
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S’améliorer

A

To improve

80
Q

Win new clients

A

Acquérir /développer de nouveaux clients
(Don’t use gagner)

81
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Which has the goal

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Qui a pour but
(NOT qui a le but)

82
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To do (something)

A

De faire quelque chose

83
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In conclusion

A

En conclusion
Pour conclure

84
Q

School playground or house courtyard

A

Une cour

85
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Shopping bags

A

Un sac de courses

86
Q

Spelling

A

Une Orthographe

87
Q

Cheaper / more expensive

A

Bon marché / plus cher

(Don’t say plus bon marché)

88
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When to use C’est versus il est

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  1. C’est : use this for speaking, for writing it is a bit familiar
  2. Il est : ‘plus jolie’ for writing
89
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At the same time

A

En même temps

90
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Give the opportunity

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Permettre l’opprtunité

(Don’t use donner)

91
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Easy / easily

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Façile / façilement

92
Q

Use avec with de / d’ or du / de la / des?

A

Always use avec de / d’

And NOT avec des / du / de la

93
Q

Face-to-face

A

En face à face

94
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To lean upon

A

S’appuyer sur

95
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Mutual aid, mutual assistance

A

L’entraide (f.)

96
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Soaked, Drenched

A

Trempé

97
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Labelling

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Étiquetage

98
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Like, just like, just as

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Ainsi que

99
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Device, apparatus

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Un dispositif

100
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Attached, fastened, fixed

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Lié

101
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Further, more

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Davantage

102
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Released

A

Paru

103
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Half

A

La moitié

104
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To spare

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Épargner

105
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Think of

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Se rappeler

106
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To remember

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Se rappeler de

107
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To lie

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Mentir

108
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Wrestle, fight, combat, battle

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Lutter

109
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In fact, in effect

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En effet

110
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Yet, however, though

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Pourtant

111
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Dreaming

A

En rêvant

112
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As well as

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Ainsi que

113
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To locate

A

Repérer

114
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Crossed

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Franchi / franchie

115
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In single file line

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En file indienne

116
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Further reading

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Approfondir le sujet

117
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To deepen

A

Approfondir

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