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les étapes de la vie

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stages of life

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la naissance

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birth

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l’enfance (f)

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childhood

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l’adolescence (f)

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teenage years, adolescence

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la jeunesse

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youth

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l’âge adulte / l’age mûr

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adulthood / middle age

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la vieillesse

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old age

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le décès / la mort

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death

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la grossesse

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pregnancy

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la maternité

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maternity

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un bébé / un nourrisson / un nouveau-né

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baby / infant / newborn

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un enfant en bas âge

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toddler

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un ado(lescent)

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teenager / adolescent

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un (jeune) adulte

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(young) adult

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une personne âgée, une personne du troisième âge / les seniors

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elderly person / senior citizens

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avoir un petit copain / une petite copine

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to have a boyfriend / girlfriend

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avoir le coup de foudre (id)

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to fall in love at first sight

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vivre en couple

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live together (as a couple)

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fonder une famille

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to start a family

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être / tomber enceinte

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to be / get pregnant

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attendre un enfant

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to be expecting (a child)

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accoucher / mettre au monde un bébé

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to give birth

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aller à l’école maternelle / primaire au collège / au lycée / à l’université

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to go to nursery school / primary school / secondary school / university

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poursuivre des études (f) supérieures

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to go into higher education

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suivre une formation

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to do a training course

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apprendre un métier

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to learn a trade

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entrer dans la vie active

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to start working

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obtenir son premier emploi

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to get your first job

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prendre sa retraite

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to retire

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vieillir

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to grow old

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décéder / mourir

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to die

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très peu de gens se souviennent de leur petite enfance

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very few people remember their early childhood

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certaines cultures célèbrent le passage d’une étape de la vie à l’autre par des cérémonies

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some cultures celebrate the transition from one stage of life to another with ceremonies

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la vieillesse et la mort sont tabous dans certaines sociétés

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old age and death are taboo in some societies

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“le vieux se chauffe avec le bois récolté dans sa jeunesse” (proverbe africain)

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“the old man heats himself with the wood he harvested in his youth” (African proverb meaning in old age we reap the benefits of the hard work of our youth)

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on dit que la vie est faite d’étapes qu’il faut franchir mais ne pas brûler

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life is said to be made of stages that you must go through rather than skip over

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on entend souvent dire que l’adolescence est l’étape la plus difficile de la vie parce que c’est une période de transition entre l’enfance et l’âge adulte

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it is often said that adolescence is the most difficult stage of life because it is a transition between childhood and adulthood

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certains affirment que la crise de l’adolescence n’est pas un passage obligé et qu’il est possible de vivre son adolescence de façon sereine

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some say that the trouble teenage years are not inevitable and that you can go through your teens smoothly and serenely

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selon un grand nombre de gens, la meilleure étape de la vie est celle entre 18 et 35 ans quand on s’épanouit au travail et en famille

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according to many people, the best time of your life is between the ages of 18 and 35 when you’re happy at work and with your family

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À en croire certains, le plus bel âge dans la vie serait celui du passage à la retraite quand on peut prendre le temps de se faire plaisir

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according to some, the best stage in your life may be retirement when you can take the time to enjoy yourself

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le parcours personnel

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personal history

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les origines / les racines

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origins / roots

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les influences

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influences

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les moments marquants / les événements majeurs

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milestones / major life events

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le meilleur / pire souvenir

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the best / worst memory

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tout d’abord / en premier lieu

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first of all / in the first place

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quand j’avais X ans …

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when I was X years old …

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durant cette période / pendant ce temps

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during this period / time

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en parallèle

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at the same time, concurrently

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ensuite / puis / après

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then / after

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c’est ainsi que

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that’s how

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depuis ce moment-là / ce temps-là

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since that time

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suite à / à l’issue de

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following / as a result of

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se présenter

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to introduce oneself

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être originiaire de …

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to be / come from …

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suivre un parcours (atypique)

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to follow an (atypical) path

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être le point de départ de …

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to be the starting point for …

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faire ses premiers pas dans …

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to take your first steps in …

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marquer un tournant / la fin de

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to mark a turning point / the end of

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avoir la chance de

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to have the opportunity to

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avoir de la chance

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to be lucky

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avoir la nostalgie de

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to yearn for / to miss

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écrire un journal intime

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to keep a diary

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je suis né(e) et j’ai grandi en France

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I was born and raised in France

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le passé de ma famille a une grande importance pour moi et influence ma vie

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my family’s past is very important to me and influences my life

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j’estime qu’il est essentiel de savoir d’où on vient pour pouvoir savoir qui on est et ce qu’on veut faire

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I think it is essential to know where you come from in order to know who you are and what you want to do

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le moment dont je me souviens le mieux, c’est notre déménagement à l’étranger quand j’avais 8 ans

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the moment I best remember is when we moved abroad when I was 8 years old

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notre installation à Dubai est un événement qui a tout changé dans ma ville

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our move to Dubai is an event that changed my whole life

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l’endroit où j’ai été le plus heureux pendant mon enfance, c’est chez mes grand-parents où je passais tous les étés

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the place where I was happiest as a child was at my grandparents’ house where I spent every summer

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mon meilleur souvenir, c’est sans doute le jour où mes parents m’ont donné un chien

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my best memory is probably the day when my parents gave me a dog

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mon premier jour à l’école internationale est un moment que je n’oublierai jamais

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my first day at the international school is a time that I will never forget

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avant de pouvoir parler la langue du pays, je me sentais très isolé(e)

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before being able to speak the language of the country, I felt very isolated

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avant que mes parents me fassent découvrir l’Asie, je voulais habiter aux États-Unis

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before my parents introduced me to Asia, I wanted to live in the United States

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après avoir voyagé seul(e) plusieurs fois et après être allé(e) en camp de vacances, j’ai pris confiance en moi

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after travelling alone several times and going to summer camp, I gained self-confidence

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après que mes parents m’ont inscrit(e) dans des clubs, j’ai pu me faire de nouveaux amis

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after my parents enrolled me in clubs, I was able to make new friends

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ayant raté mon examen d’entrée la première fois, j’ai redoublé d’efforts pour réussir

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having failed my entrance test the first time, i worked twice as hard to succeed

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n’étant jamais allé(e) dans le pays d’origine de mes parents, je me sens un peu déraciné(e)

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having never been to my parents’ country of origin, I feel a little uprooted

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les récits biographiques

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biographical stories

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une (auto)biographie / une biographie romancée

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(auto)biography / fictionalised biography

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un journal (intime)

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(private) diary / journal

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des mémoires (m)

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memoirs

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un récit épistolaire

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epistolary novel

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un témoignage / un récit de vie

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account / life story

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une saga familiale

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family saga

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un (auto)portrait

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(self-)portrait

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se souvenir (de)

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to remember / recall

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témoigner

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to bear witness

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décrire des traits de caractère

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to describe personality traits

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retracer un parcours de vie

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to tell your life story

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raconter les événements déterminants de sa vie

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to narrate the key events in your life

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transmettre une expérience personnelle

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to pass on personal experience

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partager des moments intimes de sa vie privée

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to share intimate moments of one’s private life

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replacer une personne dans son contexte historique

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to put a person back in their historical context

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expliquer le rôle joué par / l’importance de la personne

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to explain the role played by / the importance of the person

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