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if i had known how it would end, I never would have left my house..

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Si j’avais su comment ça aurait fini, je n’aurais jamais quitté la maison

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2
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the planet will be saved if..

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la planète sera sauvée si..

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3
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i need to think about it..

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il faut que j’y réfléchisse

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4
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the thing that i like the most, it’s (that)..

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ce que j’aime le plus, c’est (que)

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i would like to have a brother/sister

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j’aimerais avoir un frère/une soeur

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If i had the choice i would have… but i will do it when i’m older

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si j’avais le choix, je voudrais avoir… mais je le ferai quand je serai plus âgée

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i don’t have time and my studies are more important because i am ambitious

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je n’ai pas le temps et mes études sont plus importantes car j’ai les dents longues

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if i could, i would like to…

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si je pouvais, je voudrais

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9
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although others say it’s not necessary

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bien que d’autres disent que ce n’est pas nécessaire

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10
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although i’m not a person..

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bien que je ne sois pas une personne..

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11
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after having done that..

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après avoir fait ça

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12
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even if i would have preferred to go..

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même si j’aurais préféré aller

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13
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as far as i know..

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autant que je sache..

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14
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given that..

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étant donné que

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15
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firstly

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d’abord

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16
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it seems to me that.. because

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il me semble que…parce que

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17
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i can’t wait to be

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j’ai hâte d’être

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18
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great

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chouette

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19
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a breathtaking view

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une vue Ă  vous couper le souffle

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20
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it goes without saying that..

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il va de soit que

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21
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i would have said

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j’aurais dit

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22
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we will see

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on verra

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23
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on can forget one’s worries by..

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on peut oublier ses soucis en..

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24
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i know that the.. improves the mental health

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je sais que le..améliore la santé mentale

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25
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i would say that..reduces the stress

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je dirais que…diminue le stress

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26
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i try to go there 3 times a week

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j’essaie d’y aller trois fois par semaine

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27
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we are going to have fun

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nous allons nous amuser

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28
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we had fun

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nous nous sommes amusés

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29
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it makes me want to smile/cry

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ça me donne envie de sourire/pleurer

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30
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it will be easy

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ce sera les doigts dans le nez

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31
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it interests me enormously

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ça m’intéresse énormément

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32
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i found it rubbish/boring

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je l’ai trouvé nul/barbant

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33
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it would be great

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ce serait le pied

34
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it’s recognised that it’s addictive

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c’est reconnu que c’est accrochant

35
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i will no longer use..

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je n’utiliserai plus

36
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it’s easy to stay in contact with your friends

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il est facile de rester en contact avec ses amis

37
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it was a waste of time/money

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c’était une perte de temps/d’argent

38
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i’m going to have fun

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je vais m’amuser

39
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four years ago

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il y a quatre ans..

40
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this evening

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ce soir

41
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if i had the chance

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si j’en avais l’occasion

42
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i can’t live without it

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je ne peux pas vivre sans

43
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one can amuse oneself and escape from reality

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on peut s’amuser et échapper à la réalité

44
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in my opinion, the internet has killed the joy of reading

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à mon avis, Internet a tué les joies de la lecture

45
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i would prefer to travel all alone. Hell is other people

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je préférerais voyager tout seul. L’enfer, c’est les autres

46
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i would say that it will be better than staying at home

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je dirais que ce sera mieux que de rester Ă  la maison

47
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when i got sunburnt

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quand j’ai pris un coup de soleil

48
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it takes me twenty minutes to get to school and i love it

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il me fait vingt minutes d’aller au college et je l’adore

49
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there i have fun always because i like the atmosphere

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là je m’amuse toujours parce que j’aime l’ambiance

50
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there is nothing to do for young people

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il n’y a rien à faire pour les jeunes

51
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it’s always freezing cold

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il fait toujours un froid de canard

52
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it costs the eyes of the head

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ça coûte les yeux de la tête

53
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although my town is boring, i can have fun by meeting my friends

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bien que ma ville soit ennuyeuse, je peux m’amuser en rencontrant mes amis

54
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there we can/used to be able/could

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lĂ  on peut/pouvait/pourrait

55
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it would be better than where i live now

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ce serait mieux que lĂ  oĂą je vis maintenant

56
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it pleases me because i am a sporty person

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ça me plaît parce que je suis une personne sportive

57
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i believe that the days are too long

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je crois que les journées sont trop longues

58
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i am fed up of homework

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j’en ai ras le bol des devoirs

59
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harsh/annoying/hard

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pénible

60
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it doesn’t interest me at all

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ça ne m’intéresse pas du tout

61
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i was proud of myself

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j’étais fier de moi

62
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one can make the most of one’s education

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on peut profiter de son Ă©ducation

63
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it would be better that we can

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il vaudrait mieux qu’on puisse

64
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one can make new friends

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on se fait des nouveaux amis

65
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however i have to be realistic

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pourtant il faut que je sois réaliste

66
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i dont care about my job

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je m’en fiche de mon travail

67
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i get a bit bored

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je m’ennuie un peu

68
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i got on well with my boss which was entertaining

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je me suis entendu avec mon patron ce qui etait divertissant

69
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one can help the planet by..

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on peut aider la planète en..

70
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we should make more efforts concerning the environment

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on devrait faire plus d’efforts en ce qui concerne l’environment

71
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it would give me more confidence in myself/ the feeling of being useful

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ça me donnerait plus confiance en moi/ le sentiment d’etre utile

72
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although i am a lazy person, i know that helping the world is the most important thing

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bien que je sois une personne paresseuse, je sais qu’aider le monde est le plus important

73
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on the other hand

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d’un autre cote

74
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moreover

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par ailleurs

75
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nevertheless

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néanmoins

76
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its necessary that im realistic

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il faut que je sois réaliste

77
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i realised that in order to be succesful

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j’ai réalisé qu’afin d’être réussi

78
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one can forget their worries by doing a job that one likes

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on peut oublier ses soucis en faisant un boulot qu’on aime

79
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it is necessary that i do it- i am ambitious

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il faut que je le fasse- j’ai les dents longues

80
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that said

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ceci dit

81
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on the other hand

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D’un autre côté