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une caserne de pompiers

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fire station

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le centre-ville

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downtown

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un commissariat de police

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police station

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un édifice

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building

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un gratte-ciel

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skyscraper

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un hôtel de ville

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town hall

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un jardin public

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public garden

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un logement/une habitation

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housing

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un musée

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museum

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le palais de justice

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courthouse

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une place

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square

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le préfecture de police

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police headquarters

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une station de métro/

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metro station

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la circulation

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traffic

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le clous

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crosswalk

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un croisement

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intersection

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un embouteillage

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traffic jam

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un feu (tricolore)

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traffic light

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un panneau

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road sign

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un paneau d’affichage

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billboard

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un pont

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bridge

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un rond-pont

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round about

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une rue

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street

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les transports en commun

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public transportation

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un trottoir

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sidewalk

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une voie

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lane, road

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descendre

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to go down, to get off

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donner des indications

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to give directions

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être perdu(e)

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to be lost

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monter (dans un voiture, dans un train)

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to get (in a car, train)

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se trouver

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to be located

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un agent de police

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police officer

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un(e) citadin(e)

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town/city dweller

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un(e) citoyen(ne)

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citizen

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un(e) colocataire

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roommate

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un(e) conducteur/conductrice

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driver

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un(e) étranger/étrangère

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foreigner

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le maire

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mayor

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un(e) passager/passagère

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passenger

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un(e) piéton

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pedestrian

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les travaux

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construction

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l’urbanisme (m)

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urban planning

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la vie nocturne

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night life

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améliorer

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to improve

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s’amuser

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to have fun

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construire

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to construct

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empêcher (de)

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to keep from (doing something)

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s;ennuyer

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to get bored

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s’entretenir (avec)

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to converse

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passer (devant)

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to go past

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peupler

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to populate

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rouler (en voiture)

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to drive

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vivre

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to live

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(peu/très) peuplée

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sparsely populated

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animé(e)

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animated

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bruyant(e)

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noisy

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inattendu(e)

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unexpected

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plein(e)

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full

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privé(e)

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private

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quotidien(ne)

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daily

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sûr(e)/en sécurité

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safe

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vide

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empty

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débile

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moronic

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un marché

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deal

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se plaindre

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to complain

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une rame de métro

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subway train

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se rassurer

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to reassure oneself

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réitérer

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to reiterate

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rejoindre

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to join

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un sketch

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skit

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solliciter

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to solicit

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une voie

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means

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duper

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to trick

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gêné(e)

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embarrassed

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insensible

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insensitive

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un lien

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connection

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se méfier de

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to be distrustful of

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un wagon

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subway car

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se dépêcher

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to hurry

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s’apercevoir

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to realize

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se douter de

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to suspect

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s’ennuyer

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to get bored

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se servir de

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to use

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se tromper

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to be mistaken

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s’attendre à

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to expect

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doux- doucement

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gently

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précisement

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precisely

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prondément

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profoundly

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if adj ends in consonant

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add -ment

90
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if adj ends in -ant or -ent

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-amment or -emment

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if masc. sing. adj ends in silent e, drop e

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add -ément

92
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nulle part

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nowhere

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adverbs

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time, manner, opinion, place, quantity

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partout

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everywhere

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coûter cher

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to cost a lot

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parler bas/fort

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to speak softly, loudly

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sentir bon/mauvais

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to smell good/mad

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travailler dur

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to work hard

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le béton

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concrete

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un calepin

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notebook

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la conduite

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behavior

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un cyclone

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hurricane

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dormir à la belle étoile

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to sleep outdoors

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engloutir

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to swallow

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exigu/exiguë

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small

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les plus vifs

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those who reacted the fastest

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piégé(e)

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trapped

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des secousses

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tremors

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un tremblement de terre

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earthquake

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un tressaillement du sol

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earth tremor

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un(e) blessé

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injured person

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un castrophe naturelle

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natural disaster

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un(e) disparu

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missing person

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un(e) rescapé(e)

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survivor

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un(e) sans-abri

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homeless person

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les secours

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rescue people

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trembler

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to shake

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une ambiance

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atmosphere

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s’étendre

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to spread

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un fanfare

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marching band

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détruire

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destroy

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un manifestation

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demonstration

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rassembler

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to gather

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le soutien

A

support

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la batterie

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drums

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un défilé

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parade

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une fête foraine

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carnival

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un feu d’artifice

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fireworks

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une foire

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fair

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se réuinr

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to get together

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unir

A

to unite

132
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un violon

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violin