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French Phrases - Spring 2024 Flashcards

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1
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to delay doing something

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tarder à faire quelque chose

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I delayed going to the shops because of the rain

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J’ai tardé à aller faire les courses à cause de la pluie

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the days are getting shorter

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les jours raccourcissent

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night falls earlier

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la nuit tombe plus tôt

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to extend

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rallonger / allonger

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to shorten

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raccourcir

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on the scale of …

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à l’échelle de

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major / large-scale project

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projet d’envergure

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he is very annoying

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il est très ennuyeux

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to get on someone’s nerves / annoy someone

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courir sur le haricot

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I’m full of beans / I’m ready for it / I’m up for it

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j’ai les patates

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I don’t want to step on your toes

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Je ne veux pas te marcher sur les pieds

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it annoys me

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ça m’agace

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it’s all over / we’re out of options

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c’est la fin des haricots

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a speech

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une allocution

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16
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to nickname

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surnommer

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a nickname

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un surnom

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to have enough votes in parliament

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avoir assez de voix au parlement

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to evoke

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évoquer

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his poor performance

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sa contre-performance

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to put something behind you

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faire oublier quelque chose

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22
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a hangover

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une gueule de bois

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he could have done without it

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il s’en serait probablement bien passé

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I can’t do without fags

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Je ne peux pas me passer de cigarettes

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to bully / to rough up

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malmener

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to mock / jeer

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railler

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a tank (military)

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un char

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28
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to park (a tank)

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garer un char

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I am trying to understand this concept

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J’essaie de comprendre ce concept.

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Don’t forget to call me.

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N’oublie pas de m’appeler.

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She wants (desires) to travel in Europe.

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Elle désire de voyager en Europe.

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I like to read crime novels.

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J’aime de lire des romans policiers.

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They succeeded (managed) to repair the machine.

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Ils sont parvenus de réparer la machine.

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He stopped smoking.

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Il a arrêté de fumer.

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She refused to leave.

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Elle a refusé de partir.

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She dreads travelling alone.

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Elle redoute de partir en voyage seule.

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They dread having to make a decision.

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Ils redoutent de devoir prendre une décision.

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We dread losing our jobs.

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Nous redoutons de perdre notre emploi.

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to block / to obstruct / to resist / to defy

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faire barrage à

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40
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The police blocked the demonstration.

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La police a fait barrage à la manifestation.

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The citizens opposed the new law.

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Les citoyens ont fait barrage à la nouvelle loi.

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She stood up to her boss.

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Elle a fait barrage à son patron.

43
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to spoil (in a ‘positive’ way)

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gâter

44
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to spoil (in a negative way)

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gacher

45
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The rain spoiled (ruined) the picnic.

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La pluie a gâché le pique-nique.

46
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I like to spoil my children when they get good marks.

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J’aime gâter mes enfants quand ils ont de bonnes notes.

47
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sweets / goodies / treats

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les friandises

48
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my mother is an extrovert

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ma mère est extravertie

49
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on the edge of the abyss

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au bord du gouffre

50
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undermined by rising inequality

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minée par la montée des inégalités

51
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to strike / collide / impact

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percuter

52
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ammunition supplies

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approvisionnements en munitions

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to secure

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sécuriser

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to kick off

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donner le coup d’envoi

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however

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toutefois

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to fuel

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carbure

57
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the fuel

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le carburant

58
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to put together a majority

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composer une majorité

59
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to try

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tâcher / essayer

60
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a step backwards

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une reculade

61
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to manage

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gérer

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on the other hand

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par contre

63
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to unfold

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se dérouler

64
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events unfolded quickly

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les événements se sont déroulés rapidement

65
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to kick off

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donner le coup d’envoi

66
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just elected

A

à peine élu

67
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the lock

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le verrou

68
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to snore

A

ronfler

69
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a stirring

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un remue-ménage

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there’s a lot going on in the news

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L’actualité est riche

71
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to house a collection

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abriter une collection

72
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the party of the extreme right

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le parti d’extrême droite

73
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the largest share of the vote

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la plus grande part des suffrages

74
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which is rather worrying

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ce qui est plutôt inquiétant

75
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if it will be able to form a majority government

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s’il sera en mesure de former un gouvernement majoritaire

76
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to win the largest share of the vote

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remporter la plus grande part des suffrages

77
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the two-stage voting process

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le processus de vote en deux étapes

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79
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the first round of parliamentary elections

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le premier tour des élections législatives

80
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to override / go beyond / ignore / disregard

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passer outre

81
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the boss disregarded the warnings

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Le directeur a passé outre aux avertissements

82
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Despite the rain, we decided to press on ..

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Malgré la pluie, on a décidé de passer outre

83
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to warn against

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mettre en garde contre

84
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on the fringe of

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en marge de

85
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autistic

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autiste

86
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to be heading for disaster

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aller droit dans le mur

87
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If you keep this up, you’re heading for disaster.

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Si tu continues comme ça, tu vas droit dans le mur!

88
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Sunday (adjective)

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dominical

89
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a vowel

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une voyelle

90
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to tint

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teinter

91
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to taint / marr

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entacher

92
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to ballot

A

le scrutin

93
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a foot in the door

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un pied dans la porte

94
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he got his foot in the door

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il a mis le pied dans la porte

95
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a lot of

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pas mal de

96
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the political party

A

le parti politique

97
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to promote

A

promouvoir

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a ruined building

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un bâtiment en ruine

99
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to ruin (financially especially)

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ruiner

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a brook / stream

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un ruisseau

101
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although

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bien que

102
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although I saw her

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bien que je l’aie vue

103
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the storm ruined the crops

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La tempête a ruiné les récoltes

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