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  • On doit - you must
  • On peut - you can
  • S'intéresser à - to be interested in
  • Se passioner pour - to have a love for
  • Se rapporter à - to relate to
  • La plupart de - most of
  • Passer - to spend time (when used in context)
  • Doué - gifted
  • Pas terrible - just about ok
  • Creér - to create
  • Bricoler - to fix/make/tinker with
  • Tout ce qui est - everything which is
  • Me plaît - I like
  • J'ai logé/je suis resté(e) - I stayed
  • D'où? - to where?
  • D'abord - first of all
  • Celui-ci - this one
  • Celui-là - that one
  • Ce jour - this day
  • Ce jour là - that day
  • Maire - mayor
  • Notamment - notably
  • En vertu de - in accordance with
  • Passer par.. - to take (mode of transport)
  • Passer le.. - to take (used with exams) e.g. j'ai passé le brevet
  • Avoir le - to have the (when used with exams) e.g. the BEPC
  • Concurrent - the competitor/candidate
  • (Ir)régulier…- (in)consistent/regular
  • assez bien/pas mal - not bad
  • faible - feeble
  • il faut poursuivre ses efforts…- he must continue his efforts
  • virgule(,) -…decimal point
  • juger - to judge
  • le préjugé - prejudice
  • il a un bon accent - he has a good accent
  • tandis que maintenant - whereas now
  • pareil - same
  • aussi tôt que - as soon as
  • essayer de + INFIN - to try to
  • avant de + INFIN - before doing
  • bavarder ensemble - to chat together
  • après avoir + P.P. - after having done (NB use après être for "être" verbs)
  • se occuper de - to look after
  • livrer - to deliver
  • un livreur - a delivery person
  • un boulot - a job
  • servir - to serve (where you get serveur from)
  • distribuer - to deliver
  • remplir - to fill
  • les rayons - shelves
  • je remplis les rayons dans un magasin - shelf stack in a shop
  • je gagne deux livres par heure - I earn two pounds an hour (from a job)
  • je reçois dix livres par semaine - I receive 10 pounds per week (pocket money)
  • je dépense mon argent pour - I spend my money for….e.g. les CDs les vêtements, aller au cinéma, sortir..
  • j'économise pour - I save my money for e.g. une voiture, partir en vacances


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