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a comedy programme

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une comédie

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it was…

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c’était…

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quite…

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assez…

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really…

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vraiment…

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very…

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très…

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more…

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plus…

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less…

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moins…

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so…

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si…

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not…

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pas…

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action-packed

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plein d’action

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funny

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amusant
marrant
drôle

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good

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bien

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entertaining

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divertissant

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rather…

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assez…

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television programmes

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les émissions (f.) de télévision

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the cartoon

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le dessin animé

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a sci-fi programme

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une émission de science-fiction

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a cooking programme

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une émission de cuisine

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a sport programme

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une émission de sport

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a reality TV programme

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une émission de télé-réalité

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a musical programme

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une émission musicale

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the soap opera

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le feuilleton

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the game show

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le jeu télévisé

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the quiz programme

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le jeu télévisé

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the fantasy series

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la série fantastique

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the hospital series

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la série medicale

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the police series

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la série policière

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the detective series

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la série policière

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the talk show

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le talk-show

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It is presented by Jeremy Paxman.

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Elle est présenté par Jeremy Paxman.

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the series

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la série

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an actor

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un acteur

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an actress

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une actrice

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special effects

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les effets spéciaux (m.)

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a cartoon

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un dessin animé

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a Western

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un western

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an action film

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un film d’action

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a martial arts film

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un film d’arts martiaux

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a war film

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un film de guerre

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a horror film

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un film d’horreur

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a crime film

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un film policier

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a detective film

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un film policier

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a science-fiction film

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un film de science-fiction

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a comedy

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une comédie

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a love story

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une histoire d’amour

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a documentary

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une documentaire

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a police film

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un film policier

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in the past

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au passé

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I became

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je suis devenu

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I came back

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je suis revenu

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I died

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je suis mort

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I went back

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je suis rentré

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I left

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je suis parti
je suis sorti

[NB: when meaning ‘to take x out’, use ‘j’ai sorti x’]

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I spent

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je suis passé

[NB: this takes ‘avoir’ in some cases]

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I came

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je suis venu

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I went

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je suis allé

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I was born

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je suis né

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I descended

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je suis descendu

[NB: when this means ‘to bring x down’, use ‘j’ai descendu x’]

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I entered

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je suis entré

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I stayed

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je suis resté

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I fell

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je suis tombé

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I returned

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je suis retourné

[NB: when this means ‘I returned x’, use ‘j’ai retourné x’]

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I achieved

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je suis parvenu

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I arrived

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je suis arrivé

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I climbed

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je suis monté

[NB: when this means ‘to go up x’, use ‘j’ai monté’]

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I re-climbed

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je suis remonté

[NB: when this means ‘I re-climbed x’, use ‘j’ai remonté’]

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I danced

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j’ai dansé

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I finished

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j’ai fini

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I sold

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j’ai venu

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I drank

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j’ai bu

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I have read

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j’ai lu

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I knew

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j’ai su
j’ai connu

[NB: ‘j’ai su’ means ‘I knew how to x, a fact, piece of information, etc.’, whereas ‘j’ai connu’ means ‘I knew somebody, an artefact, a discipline, a film, etc.’]

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I saw

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j’ai vu

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I had to

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j’ai dû

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I received

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j’ai reçu

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I was able to

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j’ai pu

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I have put

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j’ai mis

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I took

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j’ai pris

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I was

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j’ai été

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I wrote

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j’ai écrit

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I did

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j’ai fait

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I wanted to

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j’ai voulu

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I had

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j’ai eu

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I said

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j’ai dit

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I held

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j’ai tenu

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it rained

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il a plu

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it was necessary to

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il a fallu

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I have…

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j’ai…

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We have…

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On a…

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bought

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acheté

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waited (for)

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attendu

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chosen

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choisi

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eaten

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mangé

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taken the bus

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pris le bus

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left the house

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quitté la maison

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watched

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regardé

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last weekend

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le week-end dernier

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last Saturday

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samedi dernier

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(two days) ago

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il y a (deux jours)

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music

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la musique

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hip-hop

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le hip-hop

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jazz

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le jazz

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R&B

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le R&B

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techno

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la techno

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rock

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le rock’n’roll

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classical music

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la musique classique

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pop music

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la musique pop

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I left again

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je suis ressorti

[NB: if this means ‘I left x out again’, use ‘j’ai ressorti x’]

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One has…

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On a…

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my routine

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ma routine

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I wake up

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je me réveille

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I get up

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je me lève

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I shower

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je me douche

je prends une douche

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I brush my teeth

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je me brosse les dents

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I wash

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je me lave

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I shave

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je me rase

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I am putting on make-up

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je me mâquille

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I get dressed

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je m’habille

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I go to bed

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je me couche

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I leave the house

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je quitte la maison

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I sleep

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je dors

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I fall asleep

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je m’endors

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I woke up

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je me suis réveillé

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I got up

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je me suis levé

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I showered

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je me suis douché

j’ai pris une douche

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I slept

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j’ai dormi

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I took (my) breakfast

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j’ai pris le petit déjeuner

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I left the house

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j’ai quitté la maison

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reading

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la lecture

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magazines

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les magazines (m.)

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a football magazine

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un magazine de foot(ball)

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a pop music magazine

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un magazine de musique pop

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a women’s magazine

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un magazine féminin

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a girls’ magazine

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un magazine féminin

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comics

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les BD (f.)

[NB: bande(s) dessinées]

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comics like (Asterix)

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les BD (f.) comme (Astérix)

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especially (Tintin)

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surtout (Tintin)

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books

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les livres (m.)

[NB: ‘une livre’ is a pound]

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Harry Potter books

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les livres (m.) d’Harry Potter

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horror books

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les livres (m.) d’horreur

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sci-fi books

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les livres (m.) de science-fiction

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fantasy novels

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les romans (m.) fantastiques

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I am a fan of…

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Je suis fan de…

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One of my favourite authors is (J.K. Rowling).

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Un de mes auteurs préférés est (J.K. Rowling).

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future projects

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les projets (m.) d’avenir (m.)

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I am going to listen (to)…

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Je vais écouter…

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One is going…

A

On va…

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We are going…

A

On va…

Nous allons…

149
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I am going to finish…

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Je vais finir…

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I am going to take…

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Je vais prendre…

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I am going to see…

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Je vais voir…

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yesterday

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hier

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next Saturday

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samedi prochain

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on Monday

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le lundi

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on Mondays

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lundi

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next week

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la semaine prochaine

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How was it?

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C’était comment?

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moving

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émouvant

touchant

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great

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génial

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informative

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informatif

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interesting

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intéressant

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original

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original

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perfect

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parfait

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exciting

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passionnant

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dramatic

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poignant

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realistic

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réaliste

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super

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super

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touching

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touchant

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awful

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affreux

nul

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odd

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bizarre

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weird

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bizarre

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bizarre

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bizarre

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strange

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bizarre

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stupid

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bête

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dumb

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débile

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boring

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ennuyeux

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useless

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inutile

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rubbish

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nul

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unoriginal

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peu original

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a bit too slow

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un peu trop lent

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violent

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violent

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okay

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bof

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it made me laugh

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ça m’a fait rire

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it made me cry

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ça m’a fait pleurer

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next weekend

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le week-end prochain

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fascinating

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passionnant

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culture

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la culture

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