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If you mean: |
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Instead, say: |
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| a good or bad address/name/phone
number |
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correct / incorrect |
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right / wrong |
| to burn a red light |
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brûler un feu
rouge |
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run a red light |
| to change the job |
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changer de _______ |
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change _______s |
| My grandmother is dead
Monday |
|
est mort (verb) |
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died |
| My grandmother died
now |
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est mort (adjective) |
|
is dead |
| to follow a course |
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suivre un cours |
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take a course |
We had a good time
at La Ronde. It was funny. |
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être drôle
être "le
fun" |
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to be funny
to be fun |
| to have ___ years old. |
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avoir 20 ans |
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to be 20 years old |
| to have hungry |
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avoir faim |
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to be hungry |
| to have thirsty. |
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avoir soif |
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to be thirsty |
| to listen the TV |
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regarder la TV |
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to watch TV (not watch
the TV) |
| to lose time |
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perdre son temps |
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waste one's time |
| Open / close the light. |
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ouvrir, fermer |
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turn on / turn off |
| to pass a test today. |
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passer un examen |
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take or write a test |
| to passed a nice day |
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passer du temps |
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spend time |
| to pass the vacuum |
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passer l'aspirateur |
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vacuum |
| to pass the lawnmower |
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passer la tondeuse |
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mow the lawn/cut the
grass |
| to take a coffee/beer |
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prendre un café |
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bière have or
drink a coffee / beer |
| to take one's breakfast |
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prendre son déjeuner |
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have or eat breakfast |
| biological vegetables |
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biologique |
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organic |
| Is this technology
analog or numerical? |
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numerique |
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digital |
| I will keep my distances. |
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mes distances |
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distance (singular) |
| I have a good relation
with her. |
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relation |
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relationship |
| to be agree |
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être d'accord |
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I agree with him. |
| They're on the BS |
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bien-être |
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social welfare |
| to be written black
on white |
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noir sur blanc |
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in black and white |
| to be (#) people. |
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être (#) |
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There are (#) people |
| He had taken me for
a fish. |
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un poisson |
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a sucker |
| Perfect! |
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Excellent! |
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Fine! Great! |
| to arrive in late |
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en retard |
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They arrived late. |
| to do many things in
the same time |
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en même temps
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at the same time. |
| to be the same ___
than someone |
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même ___ que |
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same ___ as |
| to take someone apart |
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prendre à part
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take aside |
| some visit |
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de la visite |
|
visitors |
| the principal entrance |
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plus souvent utilisé |
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main |
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