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the advice
le conseil
hello; good morning
bonjour
I come
je viens
the strategy
la stratégie
to talk about ... ; to tell about ...
parler de ...
gruelling; troublesome
pénible
to manage
gérer
with
avec
generally
généralement
a lot of
beaucoup de
the control
le contrôle
to control
contrôler
same; equal; even
même
pretty; quite; enough
assez
simple
simple
above all...
surtout ...
here you go
voilà
quickly
rapidement
first; 1st
premier
to write
écrire
important; significant
important
how?
comment?
to keep
garder
all; everybody
tous
so (giving reason)
donc
the place
l'endroit
particular
particulier
to put (on); to set
mettre
too (also)
aussi
because
parce que
what's more...
en plus ...
sometimes
parfois
all; everything
tout
the night
la nuit
for him
pour lui
the machine
la machine
the coffee
le café
on the other hand...
par contre ...
the impact
l'impact
second; 2nd
deuxième
to use
utiliser
rather; quite
plutôt
the word
le mot
the guy; the type
le type
the speech; the discourse
le discours
to wear; to carry
porter
is something wrong?
ça ne va pas ?
too; too much; too many
trop
to count
compter
now
maintenant
that's all
c'est tout
have to; need to; must
il faut
his; to him
à lui
to speak; to talk
parler
to adore; to love
adorer
to understand
comprendre
actually; in fact
en fait
the idea; the thought
l'idée
to come by; to pass
passer
at last!
enfin !
third; 3rd
troisième
on time; in time
à l'heure
the hour
l'heure
ahead ... ; in advance
en avance ...
the time; the weather
le temps
to show
montrer
delayed
retardé
good; tasty
bon
one day
un jour
when?
quand ?
the person
la personne
no one; person
personne
how are you?
comment ça va ?
the species
l'espèce
it's true
c'est vrai
the age
l'âge
useful; handy
pratique
really
vraiment
of course
bien sûr
he's very sensitive
il est très sensible
to hope
espérer
a little
un peu
better
mieux
to have a tendency to ...
avoir tendance à ...
everywhere
partout
to post (also social media)
poster
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