Kawtar Vocabulary Flashcards

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1
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account department

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service comptabilité
“serviss comp-ta-bill-et-tay”

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Annual General Meeting

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assemblée générale annuelle
“ass-om-blay”

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Assembly line OR Mountain range

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chaine de montage
“shen duh monta-j”

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assets

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actif
“act-iff”

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balance sheet

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bilan
“bee-lon”

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to be listed (on the stock exchange)

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être coté en Bourse
“et-ra cote-ay on boorse”

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board of directors

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conseil d’administration
“con-say da-mini-stray-sion”

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branch

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succursale
“sook-ur-sell”

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branch manager

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directeur d’agence
“da-jance”

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brand

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marque
“marc”

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CEO Chief Executive Officer

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PDG Président-Directeur Général

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chairman

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président
“presi-don”

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company (small)

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enterprise
“on-truh-priz”

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company (large)

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société
“so-see-et-ay”

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15
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department

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service

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16
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to dodge taxes

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éviter de payer des impôts
“eh-v-tay duh pay-yay days-amp-o”

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17
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to expand

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se développer
“suh dave-el-o-pay”

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flexitime

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horaires flexibles
“oh-air flex-ee-bleh”

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to go bankrupt

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faire faillite
“fair fah-yeet”

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20
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headquarters

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siége social
“see-ege so-see-ahl”

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to hire

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embaucher
“ahm-bow-shay”

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22
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human resources

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ressources humaines
“rruh-sore-es uum-ain”

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job perks

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avantage en nature
“ave-on-tage on nat-ure”

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labor cost

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coût de la man d’œuvre
“coo duh la man deh-vrrah”

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labor force

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main d’œuvre
“man deh-vrrah”

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26
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to launch

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lancer
“lawn-say”

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to lay off

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licencier
“lee-saunce-see-ay”

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28
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liabilities

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passif
“pass-iff”

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to fire someone (to make redundant)

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licencier quelqu’un
“lee-saunce-see-ay kel-cahhn”

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30
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under

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sous “sue”

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31
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near

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a coté de

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32
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behind

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derriére

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33
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before

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devant

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34
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manager

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responsable “reh-sponse-ah-bleh”

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35
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to manufacture items

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fabriquer “fab-rreek-aye”

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36
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to manufacture a home

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construire “con-st-rweer”

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37
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monopoly

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monopole “mon-oh-paul”

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38
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multinational coropration

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société multinationale

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39
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non-profit

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à but non lucratif “ah boot non-look-ra-tiff’

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40
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to offset

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compenser “com-pon-sehy’

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41
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offshoring (relocating to another country)

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délocalisation “day-loc-cal-ee-za-sion’

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42
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organization chart

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organigramme “or-gan-ee-grahm”

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43
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to outsource (verb)

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externaliser “extern-all-ee-zay”

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44
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outsourcing (noun)

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externalisation “extern-nal-ee-zeh-sion”

45
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payroll

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l’ensemble des salariés “lon-somb-ble-day-sell-are-ee-ay’

46
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personnel department

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service de personnel

47
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production department

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service production

48
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to pull out/withdraw

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se retirer “suh ruh-teer-ay”

49
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purchasing department

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service des achats “dez-ah-sha”

50
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rank and file

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base (des salariés) “baz day sal-are-ee-ay”

51
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reception

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réception “rhay-sep-sion”

52
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chair

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chaise

53
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couch

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Canapé

54
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cabinet

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placard

55
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drawer

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tiroir

56
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a friend and the friends

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un ami et des amis

57
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a notebook and the notebooks

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un cahier et des cahiers

58
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a pipe and the pipes

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un tuyau “twee-yo” et des tuyau
(pronounced the same)

59
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jewelry

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bijou ‘bee-joo’

60
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cabbage

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chou ‘shoo’

61
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pebble

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caillou ‘kai-oo’

62
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knee

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genou ‘jeuh-noo’

63
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owl

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hibou ‘ee-boo’

64
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toy

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joujou ‘joo-joo’

65
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louse

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pou ‘poo’

66
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a horse and the horses

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un cheval et des chevaux
“chev-alh’ “shev-oh”

67
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ball

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bal ‘bah-l’

68
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jackal

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chacal ‘shak-ahl’

69
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carnival

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carnaval ‘carn-ah-val’

70
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festival

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festival ‘festy-val’

71
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recital

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récital ‘reh-C-tahl’

72
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treat

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régal ‘rreg-ahl’

73
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except

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sauf ‘so-ff’

74
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lease

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bail ‘bye’

75
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coral

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corail ‘cor-eye’

76
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ventilator

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soupirail ‘soup-ear-eye’

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leaf

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vantail ‘vont-eye’

78
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a lease and the leases

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un bail et des beaux

79
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a job and the jobs

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un travail et des travaux

80
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a coral and the corals

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un corail et des coraux

81
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to add on to

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ajouton

82
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end

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fin “fah”

83
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masculin apprentice and feminin apprentice

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un apprenti et une apprentie
‘ap-pron-tee’

84
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a M merchant and a F merchant

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un marchand et une marchande
‘mah-shon’ ‘mah-shond’

85
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a M student and a F student

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un étudiant et une étudiante
‘eh-tude-ee-on’ ‘et-tude-ee-ont’

86
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a M cook and a F cook

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un cuisinier et une cuisinière
‘cuizeen-yay’ ‘cuizeen-yare’

87
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a M dog and a F dog

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un chien et une chienne
‘sh-iah’ ‘sh-ehn’

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a M cat and a F cat

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un chat et une chatte
‘sha’ ‘shat’

89
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the M hairstylist and the F hairstylist

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le coiffeur et la coiffeuse
‘queff-eur’ ‘queff-ooze’

90
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a prince and a princess

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un prince et une princesse
‘prr-ance’ ‘prr-ance-ess’

91
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an uncle and an aunt

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un oncle et une tante
‘uhn-cleh’ ‘tah-nt’

92
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a bull and a F cow

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un taureau et une vache
‘torh-row’ ‘vash’

93
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a rooster and a F chicken

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un coq et une poule
‘cuh-k’ ‘pool’

94
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on and above

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sur et au-dessus ‘oh-deh-sue’

95
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in and inside

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dans et dedans ‘don’ ‘duh-don’

96
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below and underneath

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sous et en dessus ‘sue’ ‘on-deh-sue’

97
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near

A

a côté de

98
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behind

A

Derrière

99
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In front of / before

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devant ‘duh-von’

100
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someone

A

quelqu’un

101
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something

A

quelque chose

102
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eyeglasses

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lunettes

103
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broken

A

cassées

104
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MINE: masculin, feminine, plural

A

mon, ma, mes

105
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YOUR: masculin, feminine, plural

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ton, ta, tes ‘te’

106
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HIS/HER: masculin, feminine, plural

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son, sa, ses ‘se’

107
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OUR: masculin, feminine, plural

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notre, notre, nos ‘no’

108
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YOUR: masculin, feminine, plural

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votre, votre, vos ‘vo’

109
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THEIR: masculin, feminine, plural

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leur, leur, leurs