French Vocabulary 2 Flashcards

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Victor reçoit un coup de fil

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Victor receives a phone call

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Je suis pour l’avortement
Je suis contre l’avortement
Je suis ni pou ni contre l’avortement

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I am for/against/ neither for or against abortion

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Le fisc

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Tax office

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Qui avez-vous choisi?

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Who have you chosen?

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5
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Une faute

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A mistake/ an error

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À peu près

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More or less

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retrouver (un vieil ami)

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to reconnect, to catch up (with an old friend)

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8
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l’impôt sur les sociétés (l’IS)

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Corporation tax

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9
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Inattendu

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Unexpected

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10
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Oh le con !

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What an idiot!

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11
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un café serré

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a strong, small coffee

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12
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Une fiche d’identité

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A personal file

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13
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Je dois y aller

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I need to go

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14
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Une subvention

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A government grant

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15
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il leur parlait

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he talked to them, he spoke to them

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je m’égare

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I digress, I’m going off topic; I get lost, I’m losing my way

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18
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Ah ! si j’avais des sous

Je ferais des affaires

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If I had money, I’d do business

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19
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Un seau

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A bucket

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20
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j’ai tant vu (les étoiles)

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I’ve seen the stars so many times

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22
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Un allongé

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Espresso with more water in a larger cup

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23
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Vaincu(e)

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Defeated/ vanquished

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25
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La francophonie

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The French speaking world

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26
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Démissioner

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To resign

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Nier

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To deny/ refute

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prendre (un café, une douche)
to take, to have (a coffee, a shower)
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traiter quelqu’un en (patron)
To act like someone’s boss.
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Par ici
This way
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Qu’est-ce qui vous amène ici ?
What brings you here?
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Une lâche
Coward
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un tableau en liège
a noticeboard, a corkboard
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un trimestre
A quarter of a year
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Il se baladait
He was walking
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Une couche
Happy
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Cendrier
Ashtray
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J’ai réusi mon permis | J’ai raté mon permis
I passed my driving test
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Laisse tomber !
Forget (about) it
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La peine de mort
Death penalty
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Pas du tout
Not at all
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le covoiturage
Car sharing
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Cela vous convient? | Oui, ça me convient
Does that work for you? | Yes, it works for me
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Vous me l’avez (déjà) dit
You (already) told me that
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montrez-moi (ça, cette photo)
Show me that/this photo
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Indéniable
Indeniable
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Je voulais
I wanted to
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afficher
to display, to show
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Grosse modo
More or less
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Vous tombez bien
You’re just in time
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les contingences matérielles (de la vie quotidienne)
Mundane/ trivial things in everyday life
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ne nous emballons pas
Let’s not get carried away
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Une liasse fiscale
A tax return
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L’âme
Soul
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(Tais-toi,) bordel ! | (Range ton) bordel
Shut up, dammit | Tidy up your filth
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Je n’ai rien compris
I didn’t understand a thing
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tromper (son mari)
To cheat on ones husband
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(tu as) une bosse sur le dos
(You have) a humpback / hunchback, (you have) a hump on your back
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(un document) en pièce jointe / en PJ
An attached document
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TVA (taxe sur la valeur ajoutée)
VAT
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ça tombe bien
That’s lucky/ perfect timing
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à votre bon cœur
I’m counting on you, I’m counting on your generosity or kindness
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À vos stylos !
Get writing! It’s time to get writing!
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(remplir) une fiche
To fill out a form
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Postulez dès aujourd’hui
Apply now
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je vais vous faire visiter
I’ll show you around
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Comment avez-vous su?
How did you know?
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Néamoins
Nonetheless/nevertheless
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Accorder (une bourse) à quelqu’un
To grant someone a scholarship
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accueillir (quelqu’un)
To welcome/ greet someone
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Debarrasser
Rid
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Au moins
At least
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(trouver) l’âme sœur
(to find) your soulmate
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pris entre deux paliers
Caught between two floors
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Il (ne) voit rien
He doesn’t see anything
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La confiance
Trust
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Le temp passe tellement vite
Time really flies
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je sors ici (train, bus)
This is my stop (bus, train etc)
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(ce chat, il veut) s’en débarrasser
(this cat, he wants) to get rid of it
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Une noisette
a ‘macchiato’, a small coffee with a drop of milk
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Salut à tous et à toutes !
Hi, everybody!
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C’est toujours pareil.
It’s always the same
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du fromage) râpé, (une carotte) râpée
grated (cheese, carrot)
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(le festival) se tient (tous les ans)
The festival is held every year
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Une pièce jointe / une PJ
An email attachment
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Une baffe
A slap
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Tu m’énerves
You annoy me/ you are annoying me
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Les droits de l’homme
Human rights
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Au boulot
Let’s get to work
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Un vaisseau spatial
Spaceship
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Une enquête
An investigation/inquiry/survey
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(l’événement) a lieu (chaque semaine)
The event takes place each week
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Partir á la retraite
To take retirement
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Il n’était pas là avant
He wasn’t here before
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Ne changez pas
Don’t change
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Et sinon ? | Sinon
What else? If not/ otherwise
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Ce n’est jamais qu’(un moyen)
It’s only a means
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Le conducteur le train
(Train) driver
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se placer (à côté de quelqu’un)
To take a place beside someone; to sit/stand beside someone
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on n’a plus rien
We have nothing left
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Au bord
Sides
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une trompe (d’éléphant)
An elephants trunk
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Méfiant envers quelqu’un
Mistrust/ wary of someone
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faire pencher la balance (en sa faveur)
to tip the scales (in one’s favor, to one’s advantage)
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Noisette
Hazelnut | Espresso with a drop of added milk
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Je vous sers un café ?
Shall I make you a coffee?
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Bien sûr que non
Of course not
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faire des affaires
To do business
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Ben, voyons !
Oh, come on now
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Comme convenu
As agreed
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Je vous laisse
I’ll leave you to it
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Une serpillière
Floorcloth/ rag
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il n’y a pas (d’espoir)
There’s no hope
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Une table á langer
Baby changing table
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Ce film est tellement bien que je l’ai vu 112 fois
This film is so good that I’ve seen it 112 times
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pour rappel
As a reminder
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est-ce que je t’ai déjà traité en patron, moi ?
Did I already call you boss?
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il a rétorqué
He retorted/ replied
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La retraite
To retire
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Poser as démission
To hand in your resignation
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Un tapis d’éveil
Play mat
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Vous m’entendez? | On vous entend (bien)
Can you hear me? | Yes, we can hear you well
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je vais vous faire visiter
I will visit you
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Il ne sait pas conduire
He doesn’t know how to drive
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Je me perds
I digress/ I’m losing my train off thought.....
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Il faut appeler la police !
You need to call the police
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pencher (la tête)
To tilt or incline one’s head
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Je sais compter jusqu’à 10
I can count up to 10
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Nous devons faire attention
We must pay attention
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Un bon plan
A tip/ a good deal
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Un envoyé spécial
A special correspondent
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Une laisse
(Dog) lead
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Tchin, tchin
Cheers
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La méfiance
Mistrust/ suspicious
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C’est n’importe quoi !
It’s nonsense.
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En soi
In and of itself, per se
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un dépaysement
A change of scene; culture shock
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Où ça?
Where? Where do you mean?
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Un bilan comptable
A finance report
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peut-être existe-t-il (une langue parfaite)
maybe (a perfect language) exists, maybe there is such a thing as (a perfect language)
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(Des fraises) ou alors (une pomme)
Strawberries or maybe an apple
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se ballader
To go for a walk/stroll
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C’est pareil | (Une) chose pareille
It’s the same | Such a thing
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À toute à l’heure
See you later
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Vous êtes tranquilles
You’re ok /you’re all set
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Une pays francophone
A French speaking country
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un ouvrage
a work, a piece of creative work