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French - Unité 4: Faites la fête! (Have a party!) Flashcards

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1
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Have a party!

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Faites la fête !

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Celebrations and festivals

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Les fêtes et festivals

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Celebration

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La fête

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Festival

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Le festival

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To have a party

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Faire la fête

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The day of the festival

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Le jour de fête

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National Day

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La fête nationale

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Family celebration

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La fête familiale

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Festivities

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Les festivités

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Birthday

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L’anniversaire (m)

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Happy birthday!

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Joyeux anniversaire !

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Wedding

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Le mariage

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New Year’s Day

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Le premier de l’An

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Eid festival

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La fête de l’Aïd

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The Festival of Breaking the Fast

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L’Aïd el-Fitr

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Christmas

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Noël (m)

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Carnival

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Le carnaval

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July 14th

(Bastille Day)

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Le 14 juillet

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Parade

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Le défilé

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Music festival

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La fête de la musique / le festival de musique

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Rock festival

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Le festival de rock

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Glastonbury festival

(A music festival in England)

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Le festival de Glastonbury

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Surprise party

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La fête-surprise

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Bat mitzvah

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La bat mitsva

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It is a big holiday for Muslim families.

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C’est une grande fête pour les familles musulmanes.

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The Lemon Festival

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La Fête du Citron

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The Litchi Festival

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La Fête du Letchi

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The Mango Festival

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La Fête de la Mangue

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The Pineapple Festival

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La Fête de l’Ananas

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The Lentil Festival

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La Fête des Lentilles

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The Citrus fair

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La foire aux agrumes

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The Festival of Old Plows

(This is the direct translation. It is a music festival in France.)

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Le Festival des Vieilles Charrues

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Quebec Student Film Festival

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Le Festival du Film Étudiant de Québec

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Aborigine’s Dream

(A French festival.)

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Le Rêve de l’Aborigène

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International Comic Festival

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Le Festival International de Bande Dessinée / le « BD FIL »

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“Cartoonists of tomorrow” competition

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Le concours « Dessinateurs de demain »

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Celebrations and festivals: where and when?

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Fêtes et festivals : où et quand ?

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Where?

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Où ?

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In the village square

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Sur la place du village

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At the mosque

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À la mosquée

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At my grandmother’s place in Algiers

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Chez ma grand-mère à Alger

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At the restaurant

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Au restaurant

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In the south of…

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Dans le sud de…

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In the south of France

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Dans le sud de la France

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In the west of…

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Dans l’ouest de…

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In the west of England

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Dans l’ouest de l’Angleterre

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In the village

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Dans le village

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At the synagogue

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À la synagogue

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In public

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En public

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In the streets

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Dans les rues (f)

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In Brittany, in France

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En Bretagne, en France

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In Airvault

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À Airvault

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In Lausanne

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À Lausanne

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In Marciac

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À Marciac

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Next to the city

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À côté de la ville

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When?

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Quand ?

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To take place

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Avoir lieu

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This year

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Cette année (f)

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All year

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Toute l’année (f)

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Next year

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L’année prochaine (f)

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Every year

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Tous les ans (m)

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Saturday

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Samedi

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Sunday

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Dimanche

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On Saturday

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Le samedi

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On Sunday

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Le dimanche

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Next week

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La semaine prochaine

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67
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In July

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En juillet

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In October

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En octobre

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In December

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En décembre

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70
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In the month of May

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Au mois de mai

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In the month of June

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Au mois de juin

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In the month of July

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Au mois de juillet

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In the month of October

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Au mois de octobre

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In the month of December

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Au mois de décembre

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75
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July 3rd

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Le 3 juillet

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76
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The first day of the festival

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Le premier jour de la fête

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77
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The day of the ceremony

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Le jour de la cérémonie

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78
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At breakfast

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Au petit déjeuner

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Formerly

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Autrefois

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Before

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Avant

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81
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In 1928

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En 1928

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A year ago

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Il y a un an

(‘Il y a’ in a time expression means ‘ago’.)

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A few years ago

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Il y a quelques années

(‘Il y a’ in a time expression means ‘ago’.)

84
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Today

A

Aujourd’hui

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Nowadays

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De nos jours

86
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Now

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Maintenant

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At first

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Au début

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For a long time

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Depuis longtemps

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For now

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Pour le moment

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Someday

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Un jour

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This summer

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Cet été

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Evening

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Le soir

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Party and festival accessories

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Les accessoires de fête et festival

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One must

(As in, ‘One must study to succeed.”)

A

Il faut

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Outfit / costume

A

Le costume

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Dressed up

A

Costumé(e)

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Hat

A

Le chapeau

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To prepare

A

Préparer

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Christmas tree

A

L’arbre de Noël (m)

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Decoration

A

La décoration

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Drum

(The noun)

A

Le tambour

102
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New clothes

A

Les vêtements (m) neufs

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Disco

A

La disco

104
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Cake

A

Le gâteau

105
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A huge cake

A

Un énorme gâteau

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Candle

A

La bougie

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Gift

A

Le cadeau

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To make a gift

A

Faire un cadeau

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To receive a gift

A

Recevoir un cadeau

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The beautiful dress

A

La belle robe

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Mask

A

Le masque

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Masked

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Masqué(e)

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Balloon

A

Le ballon

(Can also mean ‘ball’ - the object.)

114
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Broom

A

Le balai

115
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A small bunch of sticks bound together with a cord

(The word does not have a direct English translation.)

A

Le ramon

(This word does not have a direct English translation.)

116
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Basket

A

Le panier

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Party and festival actions

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Les actions de fête et festival

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To organize a party

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Organiser une fête

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To invite friends

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Inviter ses amis

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To invite family

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Inviter sa famille

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To invite neighbours

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Inviter ses voisins

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To celebrate

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Célébrer / fêter

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I am celebrating my 16th birthday.

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Je fête mes 16 ans.

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To welcome visitors

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Accueillir des visiteurs

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To applaud the musicians

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Applaudir les musiciens

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To eat party food

A

Manger des plats de fête

127
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To eat dates

A

Manger des dattes

128
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To eat pastries, like makrout

(Makrout is a North African pastry.)

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Manger des pâtisseries comme les makrout

129
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To listen to music

A

Écouter de la musique

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To go to bed late

A

Se coucher tard

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To attend a parade

A

Assister à un défilé

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To go to a concert

A

Assister à un concert

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To watch a show

A

Assister à un spectacle

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To wear different clothes

A

Porter des vêtements différents

135
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To wear a beautiful dress

A

Porter une belle robe

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To sing

A

Chanter

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To laugh

A

Rire

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To dance

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Danser

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To drink

A

Boire

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To have fun

A

S’amuser

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To visit

A

Visiter

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To dress up / disguise oneself

A

Se déguiser

143
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To parade

A

Défiler

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To play music

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Jouer de la musique

145
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To play folk music

A

Jouer la musique des peuples

146
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To have a good day with family

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Passer une bonne journée avec sa famille

147
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To have a good day with friends

A

Passer une bonne journée avec ses amis

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Viewers

A

Les spectateurs

149
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To hear all the genres

A

Entendre tous styles

150
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To hear rock music

A

Entendre rock

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To hear folk music

A

Entendre folk

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To hear a variety

(A variety of music genres.)

A

Entendre variété

153
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To participate in the carnival

A

Participer au carnaval

154
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There is an initiation ceremony.

A

Il y a une cérémonie d’initiation.

155
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To fight against masked and costumed men

A

Se battre contre des hommes masqués et costumés

156
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Opinions and emotions

A

Opinions et émotions

157
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Positive

A

Positives

158
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To look forward to + infinitive verb

(Infinitive verbs are ‘to …’ such as ‘to eat’, or ‘manger’.)

A

Avoir hâte de + verbe à l’infinitif

159
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To wait for… with impatience

A

Attendre… avec impatience

160
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It will be a day we will never forget.

A

Ce sera une journée qu’on n’oubliera jamais.

161
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What I like most is…

A

Ce que j’aime surtout, c’est…

162
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Spectacular

A

Spectaculaire

163
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Nice

A

Sympa

164
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Favourite

A

Préféré

165
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The atmosphere is extraordinary.

A

L’ambiance est extraordinaire.

166
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To love

A

Adorer

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The atmosphere seems very nice.

A

L’ambiance semble très sympathique.

168
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The atmosphere is very good.

A

L’atmosphère est très bonne.

169
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The spectators are cool.

A

Les spectateurs sont cool.

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I am a fan.

A

Je suis fan.

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It is an important celebration that means a lot to my family.

A

C’est une fête importante qui compte beaucoup pour ma famille.

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It is a beautiful occasion.

A

C’est une belle occasion.

173
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It’s a great opportunity for…

A

C’est une grande chance pour…

174
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It would be an irreplaceable experience!

A

Ce serait une expérience irremplaçable !

175
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Variations

A

Nuancées

176
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I’m (a little) scared.

A

J’ai (un peu) peur.

177
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I will feel like a real adult.

A

J’aurai l’impression d’être vraiment adulte.

178
Q

There are pros and cons.

A

Il y a du pour et du contre.

179
Q

It’s good, but…

A

C’est bien, mais…

180
Q

It’s good for the environment, but it’s not enough.

A

C’est bon pour l’environnement, mais ce n’est pas assez.

181
Q

It would be more convenient.

A

Ce serait plus pratique.

182
Q

Negative

A

Négatives

183
Q

It’s less good

A

C’est moins bien

184
Q

It’s too far

A

C’est trop loin

185
Q

It’s really noisy

A

C’est vraiment bruyant

186
Q

There is no atmosphere / vibe.

A

Il n’y a pas l’ambiance.

187
Q

Visitors leave tons of trash.

A

Les visiteurs laissent des tonnes de déchets.

188
Q

But in my opinion, access is not well organized.

A

Mais à mon avis, l’accès n’est pas bien organisé.

189
Q

Unfortunately

A

Malheureusement

190
Q

It was impossible to park in the city centre.

A

C’était impossible de se garer au centre-ville.

191
Q

I am against…

A

Je suis contre…

192
Q

I am against the noise after 10 pm.

A

Je suis contre le bruit après 22 heures

193
Q

We should ban…

A

Il faudrait interdire…

194
Q

Express an intention

A

Exprimer une intention

195
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I want to + infinitive verb

(Infinitive verbs are ‘to …’ such as ‘to eat’, or ‘manger’.)

A

J’ai envie de + verbe à l’infinitif

(‘Avoir envie de…’ also means ‘to feel like…’.)

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I intend to + infinitive verb

(Infinitive verbs are ‘to …’ such as ‘to eat’, or ‘manger’.)

A

J’ai l’intention de + verbe à l’infinitif

197
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I hope + infinitive verb

(Infinitive verbs are ‘to …’ such as ‘to eat’, or ‘manger’.)

A

J’espère + verbe à l’infinitif

198
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I would like + infinitive verb

(Infinitive verbs are ‘to …’ such as ‘to eat’, or ‘manger’.)

A

Je voudrais + verbe à l’infinitif

(‘Je voudrais’ places emphasis on obtaining something.)

199
Q

I would like (a lot) + infinitive verb

(Infinitive verbs are ‘to …’ such as ‘to eat’, or ‘manger’.)

A

J’aimerais (beaucoup) + verbe à l’infinitif

(‘J’aimerais’ places emphasis on liking something.)

200
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My dream is… + infinitive verb

(Infinitive verbs are ‘to …’ such as ‘to eat’, or ‘manger’.)

A

Mon rêve, c’est de + verbe à l’infinitif

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