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ça veut dire
it means
c'est comme ça
that's just the way it is
le jour
the day
la question
the question
faire
to do; to make
d'abord
firstly; first (of all)
parce que
because
amusant
fun
coller
to stick (on)
le poisson
the fish
devenir
to become; to get
une tradition
a tradition
venir
to come
probable
likely; probable
commencer
to begin; to start
le siècle
the century
une année
a year
au début
at the beginning
le roi
the king
décider
to decide
une nouvelle
a (piece of) news
lentement
slowly
continuer
to continue
fêter
to celebrate
croire
to believe
encore
again; still
correspondre
to correspond; to match
à la fin
in the end
une période
a period
évoluer
to evolve
les médias
the media
inventer
to invent
le journal
the newspaper
annoncer
to announce
la nuit
the night
c'est vrai
it's true
le poisson d'avril
April's Fool
dans le dos
on the back
un camarade; une camarade
a classmate (masc.; fem.)
un poisson en papier
a paper fish
rigolo; rigolote
amusing; funny
printemps
spring
Pâques
Easter
avril
April
offrir
to give
le cadeau
the present; the gift
la viande
the meat
le Carême
Lent
des fausses nouvelles
fake news
le chien
the dog
peindre
to paint
blanc
white
des biscuits fourrés au brocoli
broccoli-filled biscuits
réfléchir
to think over; to reflect
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