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English Vocabulary: "La vie quotidienne" > Housekeeping activities > Flashcards

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1
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housework = housecleaning

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le ménage

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dirt = filth

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la saleté

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grim

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la crasse

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kitchen waste = household refuse

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les ordures ménagères

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litter

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les détritus

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rubbish = trash US

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les ordures

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a dustbin = a trash can / a garbage can US

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une poubelle

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a rubbish chute = a garbage chute US

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un vide-ordures

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dust

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la poussière

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a rag = a duster = a dust cloth US

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un chiffon

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a dustpan

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une pelle à poussière

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a broom

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un balai

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a vacuum-cleaner

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un aspirateur

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a floor cloth

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une serpillière

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a sponge

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une éponge

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kitchen paper = paper towels US

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l’essuie-tout

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17
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a cleaner

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un produit d’entretien

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polish

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l’encaustique

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wax

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la cire

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a spot = a stain

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une tache

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a washing-machine

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un lave-linge

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the washing = the laundry

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la lessive (linge)

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washing powder

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la lessive (produit)

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softener

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l’assouplissant

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bleach

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l’eau de Javel

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a clothes line = a washing line GB

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une corde à linge

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a clothes peg GB = a clothes pin US

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une pince à linge

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a drying rack

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un étendoir

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29
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a tumble dryer

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un sèche-linge

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an iron

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un fer à repasser

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31
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the washing-up

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la vaisselle

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a dishwascher

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un lave-vaisselle

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a dishcloth = a tea towel

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un torchon

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an air freshener

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un désodorisant

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cleanness / cleanliness

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la propreté

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36
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clean vs dirty = filthy

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propre vs sale

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37
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grimy

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crasseux

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spotless / immaculate

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impeccable / immaculé

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39
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tidy

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bien rangé, en ordre

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40
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to clean vs to dirty

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nettoyer vs salir

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41
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to dust

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épousseter

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42
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to scrub

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nettoyer à la brosse, récurer

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to sweep

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balayer

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to wipe something

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essuyer quelque chose

45
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to wash

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laver

46
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to mop up

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éponger

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to scour

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récurer, décaper

48
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to vacuum = to hoover GB

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passer l’aspirateur

49
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to iron

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repasser

50
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to tidy up

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faire du rangement

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a handyman

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un bricoleur

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a workbench

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un établi

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a tool

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un outil

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a tool-bag

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une trousse à outils

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a toolbox

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une boite à outils

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a hammer

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un marteau

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a nail

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un clou

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a screw

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une vis

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a screwdriver

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un tournevis

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pincers

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des tenailles

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pliers

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une pince

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a file

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une lime

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an electric drill

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une perceuse électrique

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a vice GB = a vise US

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un étau

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a nut

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un écrou

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a bolt

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un boulon

67
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a saw

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une scie

68
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sandpaper

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du papier de verre

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a ladder

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une échelle

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a stepladder

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un escabeau

71
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to file

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limer

72
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to drill

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forer, percer

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to saw

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scier

74
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to repair = to fix

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réparer

75
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to replace

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remplacer

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a garden

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un jardin

77
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a greenhouse = a hothouse

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une serre

78
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the lawn

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la pelouse, le gazon

79
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a lawnmower

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une tondeuse à gazon

80
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a fork

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une fourche

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a spade

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une pelle, une bêche

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a rake

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un rateau

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a weed

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une mauvaise herbe

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a weedkiller

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un désherbant

85
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a watering can

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un arrosoir

86
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a hose

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un tuyau d’arrosage

87
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to weed (out)

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désherber

88
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to hoe

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sarcler, biner

89
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to sow

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semer

90
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to water

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arroser

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to prune

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élaguer

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to rake up

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ratisser

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to dig

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bêcher

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To call a spade a spade.

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Appeler un chat un chat.

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They are dirt poor.

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Ils sont extrêmement pauvres.

96
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It’s dirt cheap.

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C’est très bon marché.

97
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Why do I always get to do the dirty job?

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Pourquoi c’est toujours moi qui fais le sale boulot ?

98
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Don’t wash your dirty linen in public.

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Lavez votre linge sale en famille.

99
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You need to come clean now.

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Maintenant, il faut que tu dises la vérité.

100
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You hit the nail in the coffin.

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C’est le coup de grâce.

101
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To lead somebody up the garden path

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Faire marcher quelqu’un

102
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To let the dust settle

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Laisser passer l’orage

103
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I’ll wipe that smile off your face!

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Je vais te faire passer l’envie de sourir !

English Vocabulary: "La vie quotidienne" (6 decks)

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