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I am hanging out in my room at the moment

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Je glande dans ma chambre en ce moment

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Are you coming down?

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Tu descends?

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I’m (in the middle of) choosing a gift

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Je suis en train de choisir un cadeau

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Mathieu is (in the middle of) cooking

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Mathieu est en train de cuisiner

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I’ll be right there

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J’arrive tout de suite

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Will you call back tomorrow?

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Tu rappelles demain?

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Will you stop by this weekend?

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Tu passes ce weekend?

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Since you have been living here, I’m no longer alone

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Depuis que tu habites ici, je ne suis plus seule

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Since you got this iPad, you are constantly occupied

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Depuis que tu as cet iPad, tu es constamment occupé

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Kel often loses because she does not pay attention

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Kel perd souvent car elle ne fait pas attention

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To chat

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Bavarder

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To clean up

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Débarrasser

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To suffocate

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Étouffer

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To avoid

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Éviter

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To spend (time)

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Passer

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To joke

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Plaisanter

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To hang up

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Raccrocher

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To fool

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Tromper

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To dazzle

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Éblouir

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To seize

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Saisir

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These lights dazzle me

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Ces lumières m’eblouissent

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On Fridays, I come home from work early

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Le vendredi, je rentre tôt du travail

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Can you open the window please? We are suffocating in this room

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Tu ouvres la fenêtre s’il te plaît? On étouffe dans cette pièce

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Children discover sooner or later that there are rules to follow

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Les enfants découvrent tôt ou tard qu’il y a des règles à suivre

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He always seizes the opportunity to defend me

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Il saisit toujours l’occasion de me défendre

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To feel like

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Avoir envie de

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In short

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Bref

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After dinner, the children clean up the table and wash the dishes

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Après le dîner, les enfants débarrassent la table et lavent la vaisselle

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My eldest brother jokes all the time. He tells really funny stories

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Mon frère aîné plaisante tout le temps. Il raconte des histoires vraiment amusantes

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He works late at the office or accompanies a female friend to her house before returning home to us

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Il travaille tard au bureau ou il accompagne une copine chez elle avant de rentrer chez nous

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He chooses the moment when everything is ready to arrive

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Il choisit le moment quand tout est prêt pour arriver

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32
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She might fool the others, but not me!

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Elle trompe peut-être les autres, mais pas moi!

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He is very funny and loves to tell jokes

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Il est très drôle et adore raconter des blagues/des plaisanteries

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34
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We progress really slowly

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On avance vraiment doucement

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35
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Are you still calling your girlfriend?

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Tu appelles encore ta copine?

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36
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You’ll call back tonight, ok?

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Tu rappelles ce soir, d’accord?

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We throw away our shoes when they go out of style

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On jette nos chassures quand elles sont démodées

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To give up/to give in

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Céder

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To pass away

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Décéder

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To reveal

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Révéler

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To complain

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Rouspéter

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42
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To tolerate

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Tolérer

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43
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The weakest gives in to the strongest

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Le plus faible cède au plus fort

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44
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We hope to be right

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On espère avoir raison

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45
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To bring along

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Amener

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46
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To raise (children)

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Élever

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47
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To take along

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Emmener

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48
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To take/to put away

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Enlever

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49
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To sow

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Semer

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50
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To wipe (dry)

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Essuyer

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51
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This, that

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Cela

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52
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A lot of people make fun of him because he has an enormous nose

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Beaucoup de gens se mocquent de lui parce qu’il possède un énorme nez

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53
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To lock

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Enfermer

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54
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Desperate

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Désespérée

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55
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He tries to do this

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Il essaie de faire cela

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While the children spend the day at school, Mrs Duport works at her office and Mr Duport cleans the house and cooks

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Pendant que les enfants passent la journée de l’école, Madame Duport travaille à son bureau and Monsieur Duport nettoie la maison et cuisine

57
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For the moment, nobody’s complaining

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Pour le moment, personne ne proteste

58
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Is she an only child?

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Est-ce qu’elle est enfant unique?

59
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Twin boy/twin girl

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Le jumeau/La jumelle

60
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Poster

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L’affiche

61
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The little rat

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Le raton

62
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A razor

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Un rasoir

63
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The liar (male and female)

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Le menteur/la menteuse

64
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A nail

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Un clou

65
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A sales woman

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Une vendeuse

66
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The flirt (use for a female only)

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La coquette

67
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A little girl

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Une fillette

68
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Wheat grows well in Alsace

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Le blé pousse bien en Alsace

69
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The fame

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La célébrité

70
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The pride

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La fierté

71
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Money does not guarantee happiness

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L’argent ne fait pas le bonheur

72
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In the mornings, I am always sleepy

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Le matin, j’ai toujours sommeil

73
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She does not have a car

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Elle n’a pas de voiture

74
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I’m having milk

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Je prends du lait

75
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I have patience

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J’ai de la patience

76
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I do not have any patience

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Je n’ai pas de patience

77
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I replay my favourite movies several times

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Je rejoue mes films préférés plusieurs fois

78
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Tell the children that they must do the homework

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Dis aux enfants qu’il faut faire les devoirs

79
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I leave the house at 7am and I come back at 6pm

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Je pars de la maison à sept heures du matin et je rentre à six heures du soir

80
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For dessert, I would like some ice cream

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Comme dessert, je voudrais de la glace

81
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Among friends, we can say anything

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Entre amis, on peut tout se dire

82
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I have neither jam nor butter right at this moment

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Je n’ai ni confiture ni beurre en ce moment

83
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Their bowls are filled with water but these dogs need food.

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Leurs bols sont remplis d’eau mais ces chiens ont besoin de nourriture

84
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She is a manager

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Elle est gérante

85
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What do you want, lemonade or water? - A little water, please!

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Qu-est-ce que tu veux, de la limonade ou de l’eau? - Un peu d’eau, s’il te plaît!

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Do you have coffee in the morning? - Yes, I always have a cup of coffee.

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Tu prends du café le matin? - Oui, je prends toujours une tasse de café.

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Do you need some sugar in your coffee? - Yes, I need a lot of sugar.

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Tu as besoin de sucre dans ton café? - Oui, j’ai besoin de beaucoup de sucre.

88
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Can you buy a bottle of wine for dinner? - Sure, a dinner without wine is not a real dinner!

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Tu peux acheter une bouteille de vin pour le dîner? - Bien sûr, un dîner sans vin n’est pas un vrai dîner.

89
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Do not bring any flowers this time! - Why not? You love flowers.

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N’apporte pas de fleurs cette fois! - Pourquoi pas? Tu adores les fleurs.

90
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Yes, but I have lots of roses from the garden - May I bring a dessert?

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Oui, mais j’ai beaucoup de roses du jardin. Est-ce que je peux apporter un dessert?

91
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We have fruit for dessert. - Fruit is perfect in the summer, you’re right!

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On a des fruits comme dessert. - Les fruits sont parfaits en été, tu as raison.

92
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What is your favourite subject this year?

A

Quelle est ta matière préférée cette année?

93
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What is important? Money, fame, pride?

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Qu’est-ce qui est le plus important? L’argent, la célébrité, la fierté?

94
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You close your eyes, you fall asleep, and you feel better

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Tu fermes les yeux, tu t’endors, et tu te sens mieux

95
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Take your finger out of your nose!

A

Sors le doigt du nez!

96
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Do not suck your thumb!

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Ne suce pas ton pouce!

97
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Suck in your belly!

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Rentrez le ventre!

98
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Pull up your chest!

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Redressez la poitrine

99
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Do not lower your eyes!

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Ne baissez pas les yeux

100
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Lift your chin!

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Haussez le menton

101
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Put your feet together

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Mettez les pieds l’un à côté de l’autre

102
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My head has been hurting for five days

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J’ai mal à la tête depuis cinq jours

103
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My right cheek hurts a lot

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J’ai très mal à la joue droite

104
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My big toenail hurts. I think it is broken

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J’ai mal à l’orteil. Je crois qu’il est cassé

105
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My wrist hurts. I play tennis too often

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J’ai mal au poignet. Je joue trop souvent au tennis

106
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I have a toothache. I need a dentist

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J’ai mal aux dents. J’ai besoin d’un dentiste

107
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I have a scratch on my face

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J’ai une griffure au visage

108
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My elbow hurts

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J’ai mal au coude

109
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Shoulder

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L’épaule

110
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Ankle

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La cheville

111
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Nape of neck

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La nuque

112
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Neck

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Le cou

113
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Your sons are adorable

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Tes fils sont à croquer

114
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I make mistakes in French

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Je fais des fautes en français

115
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You (f.) are making a mistake

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Vous faites une erreur

116
Q

Go get the mail

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Va chercher le courier

117
Q

This scarf goes well with your shirt

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Ce foulard va bien avec ton chemisier

118
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I’m getting straight to the point: I need money

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Je vais droit au but: il me faut de l’argent

119
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It is self-evident

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Ça va de soi

120
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It goes without saying

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Ça va sans dire

121
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Is that ok? / Does it work?

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Ça va comme ça?

122
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How is work?

It is fine, thanks

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Comment va le travail?

Il va bien, merci

123
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This afternoon I’m going to get my new dress

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Cet après-midi, je vais chercher ma nouvelle robe

124
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It is zero degrees. I am cold

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Il fait zéro degré Celsius. J’ai froid.

125
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Mathieu feels like going to the movies

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Mathieu a envie d’aller au cinema

126
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I have the feeling I know this gentleman

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J’ai l’impression de connaître ce monsieur

127
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You are in a hurry to arrive, aren’t you?

A

Tu as hâte d’arriver, n’est-ce pas?

128
Q

We trust our parents

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On a confiance en nos parents

129
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Are you so anxious to leave?

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Tu as hâte que ça de partir?

130
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Your friends look happy

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Tes amis ont l’air heureux

131
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After dinner, my grandmother is sleepy

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Après le dîner, ma grand-mère a sommeil

132
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Leo feels ashamed when he goes to school without his homework

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Léo a honte quand il va à l’école sans ses devoirs

133
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We are planning to stay at home this weekend

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Nous comptons rester chez nous ce weekend

134
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You think you are sick?

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Tu crois être malade?

135
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Are you sleepy?

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Tu as sommeil

136
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Usually we eat together

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D’habitude nous mangeons ensemble

137
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Unfortunately, their friends do not always feel like being silent

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Malheureusement, leurs amis n’ont pas toujours envie d’être silencieux

138
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The children are fully aware of that.

A

Les enfants sont pleinement conscients de ça/cela

139
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They are afraid of loud noises

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Ils ont peur des bruits forts

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