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to tackle

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aborder

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leader, front-runner

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le chef de file

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composer

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le compositeur

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to convince

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convaincre

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beginning

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le début

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to define oneself

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se définir

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approach

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la démarche

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to relax

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se détendre

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live

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en direct

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to have at one’s disposal

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disposer de

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gold / patinum record

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le disque d’or / de platine

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to distinguish

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distinguer

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to entertain

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divertir

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gift, talent

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le don

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to give pleasure

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donner du plaisir

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international scale

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l’échelle (f) internationale

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recording

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l’enregistrement (m)

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to foresee

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envisager

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to evolve

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évoluer

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genius

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le génie

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musical tastes

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les goûts (mpl) musicaux

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tribute, compliment

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l’hommage (m)

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innovation

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l’innovation (f)

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to launch

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lancer

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to link

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lier

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mix

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le mélange

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to mix styles

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mêler les styles

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melody

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la mélodie

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popular movement

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le mouvement populaire

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stage name

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le nom de scène

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notoriety, fame

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la notoriété

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lyrics

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les paroles (fpl)

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pioneer

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le / la pionnier (-ière)

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programming

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la programmation

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to provoke

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provoquer

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audience

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le public

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to miss

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rater

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cover version of a song

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la reprise de chanson

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an immense success

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la réussite primordiale

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concert hall

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la salle de concert

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on stage

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en scène

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single

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le single

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to stimulate

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stimuler

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recording studio

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le studio d’enregistrement

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success

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le succès

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mixing deck

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la table de mixage

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talented

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talentueux (-euse)

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to take place

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se tenir

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star

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la vedette

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sales

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les ventes (fpl)

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virtuosity, skill

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la virtuosité

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cultural activity

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l’activité (f) culturelle

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display

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l’affichage (m)

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comfortable, at ease

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à l’aise

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above all

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avant tout

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soundtrack

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la bande sonore

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singer

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le / la chanteur (-euse)

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anger

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la colère

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mass communication

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la communication de masse

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Facebook account

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le compte Facebook

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to construct an identity

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construire une identité

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held back

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contraint (e)

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to start big, start in style

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débuter en grand

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to unwind

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se défouler

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to take shape, to appear

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se dessiner

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streaming

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la diffusion en continu

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to disperse

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dissiper

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moved emotionally

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ému

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discussion, interview

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l’entretien (m)

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MP3 file

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le fichier MP3

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immediately afterwards

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dans la foulée

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fond (of)

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friand (de)

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to start, initiate

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initier

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to integrate (oneself)

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s’intégrer

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free access, free rein

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libre accès (m)

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social media

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les médias (mpl) sociaux

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new things

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les nouveautés (fpl)

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integral part

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la partie intégrante

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power

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le pouvoir

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on the increase

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en progression

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to search for

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rechercher

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to thank

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remercier

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rehearsals

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les répétitions (fpl)

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to feel

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ressentir

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to ease, to soothe

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soulager

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streaming

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le streaming

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tour

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la tournée

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three quarters

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les trois quarts (mpl)

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album

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l’album (m)

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unoriginal, trite

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banal

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indeed, to be sure

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certes

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to cite, to make reference to

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citer

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music videos

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les clips (mpl) vidéos

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original concept

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le concept original

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competition

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le concours

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to be awarded

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décerner

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in decline

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en déclin

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despite

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en dépit de

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disappearance

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la disparition

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(computer) hard disk

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le disque dur

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field, subject area

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le domaine

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to have the right to

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avoir droit à

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recording

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l’enregistrement (m)

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enriched

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enrichi

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cultural habits

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les habitudes (fpl) culturelles

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in play, at play, at stake

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en jeu

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to leave a lot to be desired

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laisser beaucoup à désirer

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threat

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la menace

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billion

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le milliard

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digital music

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la musique numérique

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provative

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provocateur (-trice)

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recognition

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la reconnaissance

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rerelease

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la réédition

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chorus, refrain

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le refrain

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reversal

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le renversement

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success

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la réussite

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significant, important

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significatif(-ve)

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to uphold, maintain

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soutenir

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it is enough to

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il suffit de

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to be tempted to

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être tenté de

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à ce rythme

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at that rate

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teenager

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un(e) adolescent(e) / ado

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West Indian

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Antillais

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within reach

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à portée de main

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d’après moi

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in my opinion, as I see it

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to warn

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avertir

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to be right

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avoir raison

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result, assessment

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le bilan

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channel

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la chaîne

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full frontal

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de face

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partially

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en partie

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to praise

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s’enthousiasmer pour

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astonishing, amazing

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étonnant

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background

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le fond

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different, unusual

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inhabituel

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to be unaware

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méconnaître

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way of life

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le mode de vie

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subsequently, thereafter

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par la suite

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to vote in

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plébisciter

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yet, however

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pourtant

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ready

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prêt(e)

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to bring closer

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rapprocher

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survey, poll

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sondage

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suprising, perplexing

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surprenant

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to type (keyboard)

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taper

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to download

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télécharger

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to stand ready

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se tenir prêt

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author, writer

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un auteur

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drums

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la batterie

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composer

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un(e) compositeur(-trice)

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double bass

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la contrebasse

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voice / vocal effect

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un effet de voix

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musical genre

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un genre musical

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band

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un groupe

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guitar

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une guitare

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fashion, trend

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la mode

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mode

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le mode

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yé-yé fever / movement

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le mouvement yé-yé

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contemporary (classical) music

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la musique contemporaine

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world music

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les musiques du monde (f pl)

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music note

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une note

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New Wave

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la nouvelle vague

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computer

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un ordinateur

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B (music note)

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le si

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at the forefront, cutting edge

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à la pointe

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to be similar to, relate to

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s’apparenter à

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original soundtrack

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la bande originale

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career, profession

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la carrière

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to be ranked

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se classer

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elaborate, be built up, develop

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se construire

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to die

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décéder

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to take off

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décoller

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release

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émettre

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in the lead, in front

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en tête

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in all

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en tout

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event

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un évènement

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crowd, mob

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la foule

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average

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la moyyenne

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opening

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l’ouverture (f)

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to perform, appear

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se produire

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to publish, release

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se produire

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to be released, come out

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sortir

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a festival in Quebec

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la Superfrancofête

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viewer

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un(e) téléspectateur (-trice)

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stamp

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un timbre

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to claim (figure)

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avancer (chiffre)

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future

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l’avenir

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to take place, happen

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avoir lieu

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to grow

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croître

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underprivileged, disadvantaged

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défavorisé(e)

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to convey

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délivrer

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to dismantle

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démonter

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to intend for, aim at

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destiner

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lighting

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un éclairage

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job

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un emploi

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according to

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en fonction de

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pleaded, nice to meet you

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enchanté(e)

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slavery

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l’esclavage (M)

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pride

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la fierté

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French-speaking countries

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la francophonie

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to appear

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se montrer

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to dare

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oser

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at the same time, simultaneously

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parallèlement

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peoples

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les peuples (m pl)

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to introduce

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présenter

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to promote

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promouvoir

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to give back, reform

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redonner

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réfléchi(e)

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rational, judicious

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to inform

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rensigner

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suffering

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la souffrance

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to nickname

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surnommer

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turn of the century

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tournant du siècle

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social class, stratum

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la couche sociale

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phlegm

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le flegme

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transfer

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le transfert

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calculation of probabilities

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le calcul des probabilities

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folk (music)

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folklorique (musicale)

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pedal sampler

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une pédale sampleur

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grand piano

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un piano à queue

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string quartet

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un quatuor à cordes

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le renouveau

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revival

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language spoken in Congo

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le lingala

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a Toulouse band

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Zebda

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language spoken in Senegal

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le wolof

French A level Vocabulary (39 decks)

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