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Compter

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To count, to rely

Mon fils ne sait pas encore compter.
My son can’t count yet.

Tu peux compter sur moi.
You can rely on me.

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T’inquiète

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Don’t worry [informal and abbreviated]

T’inquiète!
Don’t worry!

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Ouais

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Yeah [informal]

Ouais!
Yeah!

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Une montre

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A watch

J’ai une montre.
I have a watch.

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Prends soin

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Take care

Prends soin de quelque chose.
Take care of something.

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Taillé

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Trimmed

J’ai taillé ma barbe.
I trimmed my beard.

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Aurais

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Conditional form of ‘avoir’ for ‘je’ and ‘tu’

J’aurais mangé.
I would have eaten.

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Tenue

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Clothes/dress/appearance/outfit, manners

Elle portait une tenue très élégante.
She was wearing a very elegant outfit.

Il n’a aucune tenue.
He has no manners.

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Enlever

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To remove, to kidnap, to take off

Le savon aide à enlever la saleté.
Soap helps remove the dirt.

Cet enfant a pu être enlevé sur le chemin de chez lui.
That child may have been kidnapped on his way home.

Tu dois enlever ton chapeau quand tu es à l’intérieur.
You must take off your hat in the room.

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L’imparfait

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The imperfect tense:
Actions that were ongoing or repeated in the past.

Quand j’étais enfant, tous les étés, nous allions en Provence.
When I was a child, every summer we went to Provence.

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Passé composé

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Specific actions that were completed in the past.

Dans ma jeunesse, une fois, je suis allé au Canada.
In my youth, once, I’ve been to Canada.

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Transmettre

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To pass on

La culture se transmet de génération en génération.
Culture is handed down from generation to generation.

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Souviens

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Remember

Je me souviens.
I remember.

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Réfléchir

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To contemplate

Je suis trop fatiguée pour réfléchir.
I’m too tired to think.

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Le défi

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Challenge / dare

Je n’ai pas assez de défi dans ce travail.
I don’t get enough challenge in this job.

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Une banderole

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A banner

La banderole est dans ma chambre.
The banner is in my room.

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Une corde

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A rope
Vous avez une corde?
Do you have a rope?

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(Il/elle) aura

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(He/she) will have

Elle aura fini le travail pour midi.
She will have finished the work by noon.

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(Tu) seras

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(You) will be

Tu ne seras jamais seule.
You will never be alone.

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Le bois

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Wood (timber), wood (forest)

Il débite le bois en planches.
He is sawing the wood into boards.

Il s’est perdu dans les bois.
He lost his way in the woods.

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Lâcher

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To let go of physically, to fail

Ne lâche pas le bijou.
Don’t let go of the jewel.

Les freins ont lâché.
The brakes failed.

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Laisser

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To leave, to let

À prendre ou à laisser.
Take it, or leave it.

Pourriez-vous le laisser sortir?
Could you let him out?

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Un bleu

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A bruise

Il a un bleu au front.
He’s got a bruise on his forehead.

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Se fier

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To trust

On se fie à la mémoire du patient.
The patient’s memory is relied upon.

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Occuperai

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Will handle

Je m’en occuperai moi-même.
I will take care of it myself.