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frightening

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effrayant

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My colleague always makes me laugh with his funny jokes.

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Mon collègue me fait toujours rire avec ses blagues drôles.

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a baccalureate degree

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un baccalauréat

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His wife would do anything for him.

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Sa femme ferait n’importe quoi pour lui.

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a boulevard

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un boulevard

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an hour and a half

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une heure et demie

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Can we use “tu” to address each other?

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On peut se tutoyer?

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an essay / report / writing

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une rédaction

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to sit down

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s’asseoir

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a doctorate

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un doctorat

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to return / come back

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revenir

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It is very hard to abstract an entire book in a single sentence.

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Il est très difficile de résumer un livre entier en une seule phrase.

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to go home

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rentrer chez moi

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I don’t look for work

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je ne cherche pas de travail

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I paid a visit to a friend I had not seen in a long time.

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J’ai rendu visite à un ami que je n’avais pas vu depuis longtemps.

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half an hour

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une demi-heure

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The images of the tsunami were frightening.

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Les images du tsunami étaient effrayantes.

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a path

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un chemin

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marine / a sailor

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marin / un marin

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He knows a shortcut to go to school more quickly.

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Il connaît un raccourci pour aller à l’école plus rapidement.

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21
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the skin

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la peau

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It snowed a lot last winter.

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Il a beaucoup neigé l’hiver dernier.

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to go to the coffee shop

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aller aux cafés

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24
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the snow

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la neige

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25
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to visit things (class / city / etc)

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visiter

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The fresh snow was immaculate.

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La neige fraîche était immaculée.

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it’s hell

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c’est l’enfer

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28
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a master’s degree

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une maîtrise

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29
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entire

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entier / entière

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30
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After such a long journey I need to rest.

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Après un aussi long voyage j’ai besoin de me reposer.

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31
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a shell

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une coquille

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32
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I would like / love…

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j’aimerais

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33
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I go to university

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Je vais à la fac.

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34
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an English poet

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un poète anglais

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35
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to visit someone

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rendre visite

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36
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once a day

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une fois par jour

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37
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a day / one day

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un jour

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38
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The student must write an essay on modern art.

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L’étudiant doit rédiger un essai sur l’art moderne.

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39
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I wish that…

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J’aimerais bien que

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40
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to divine / guess / surmise

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deviner

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41
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The children should sit in the back of the car.

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Les enfants devraient s’asseoir à l’arrière de la voiture.

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42
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nothing

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un rien

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43
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My mother walks fast.

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Ma mère marche vite.

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44
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I was late but missed nothing.

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J’étais en retard mais je n’ai rien manqué.

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45
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I look for work a little.

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je cherche un peu de travail

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46
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I made a few edits to shorten the text.

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J’ai fait quelques changements pour raccourcir le texte.

47
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in advance

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à l’avance

48
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around

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autour de

49
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The letter was returned to sender.

A

La lettre est revenue à l’expéditeur.

50
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There are many trees around the house.

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Il y a beaucoup d’arbres autour de la maison.

51
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The Eiffel Tower offers a wonderful panorama of the city.

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La tour Eiffel offre un magnifique panorama de la ville.

52
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I drink water

A

je bois de l’eau

53
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a district / borough

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un arrondissement

54
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a hammer

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un marteau

55
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I’m doing/feeling better now.

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Je vais mieux maintenant.

56
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to snow

A

neiger

57
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what else?

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quoi d’autre?

58
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I like both

A

Tous les deux me plaisent

59
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a spiral

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une spiral

60
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It is my turn today.

A

C’est mon tour aujourd’hui.

61
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I like to read in a quiet place.

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J’aime lire dans un endroit calme.

62
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in general / usually

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en général

63
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without

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sans

64
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in places / in some places

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par endroits

65
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to address someone with “vous”

A

vouvoyer

66
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a test / trial / attempt

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un essai

67
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to make a joke

A

faire une blague

68
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I will not give up after one attempt.

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Je ne vais pas renoncer après un essai.

69
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to steal

A

voler

70
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anything / doesn’t matter what

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n’importe quoi

71
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It’s better to tell the truth.

A

C’est mieux de dire la vérité.

72
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for three hours

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pour trois heures

73
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to run / to go running

A

courir

74
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disgusting

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dégoûtante

75
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I used to run 12 km in one go.

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Auparavant / je courais jusqu’à 12 km d’affilée.

76
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I usually eat my cereal with milk.

A

D’habitude / je mange mes céréales avec du lait.

77
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I use “vous” with my boss and “tu” with my colleagues.

A

Je vouvoie mon patron mais je tutoie mes collègues.

78
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the fur

A

la fourrure

79
Q

over there

A

là-bas

80
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I’ve been looking for work

A

j’ai cherché du travail

81
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sheet / leaf / flyer

A

un feuillet

82
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it’s not obligatory

A

ce n’est pas obligatoire

83
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I will take an umbrella just in case.

A

Je vais prendre un parapluie au cas où.

84
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go to work

A

aller au travail

85
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quick

A

rapide

86
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Luc is better as a friend.

A

Luc est mieux comme ami.

87
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at the last minute

A

à la dernière minute

88
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long

A

long

89
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usually (our of habit)

A

d’habitude

90
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I drink a lot of water

A

je bois beaucoup d’eau

91
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a gift

A

un cadeau

92
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I like different types of music but especially classical.

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J’aime différents types de musique mais surtout la musique classique.

93
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glass flower

A

les fleurs de verre

94
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alongside

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auprès de

95
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I don’t drink water

A

je ne bois pas d’eau

96
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The best thing is to tell the truth.

A

La meilleure chose c’est de dire la vérité.

97
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a sheet of paper

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une feuille de papier

98
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I loved the book so much that I recommend it to everybody.

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J’ai tant aimé le livre que je le recommande à tout le monde.

99
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old

A

vieux

100
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The man succeeded on the last attempt.

A

L’homme a réussi au dernier essai.

101
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It’s a bit of a leap to say that.

A

C’est un raccourci un peu rapide que de dire ça.

102
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The long walk tired the old dog.

A

La longue promenade a fatigué le vieux chien.

103
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Enjoy the sun!

A

Profitez le soleil

104
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I’m lost. I should ask the way.

A

Je suis perdue. Je devrais demander mon chemin.

105
Q

Come and sit beside me.

A

Viens te asseoir auprès de moi.

106
Q

Which of the two do you like the most?

A

Lequel les deux te plaît les plus?

107
Q

place / location

A

un endroit

108
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I ate the whole pizza because I was hungry.

A

J’ai mangé la pizza entière parce que j’avais faim.

109
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to please

A

plaire

110
Q

to have a three-day weekend

A

faire le pont

111
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I think it’s better than the other one.

A

Je la trouve meilleure que l’autre.

112
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which / that

A

lequel

113
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a type / sort / kind / gender

A

un genre