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the year
l'an
an invention
une invention
electric
électrique
tall; big
grand
the progress
le progrès
the story; the history
l'histoire
new
nouveau
to form
former
in the old days
autrefois
dark
sombre
to stay up
veiller
later
plus tard
to bring
apporter
first; 1st
premier
once; one time
une fois
the electricity
l'électricité
today
aujourd'hui
an expansion
une expansion
the price
le prix
the pollution
la pollution
bright
lumineux
the city; the town
la ville
the sky
le ciel
the source
la source
outside
dehors
the direction
la direction
to wish
souhaiter
to exist
exister
the guy; the type
le type
whose (referring back to something)
dont
to embarrass someone
gêner
to propagate
propager
the area
la zone
to circle; to surround
entourer
to live (somewhere)
habiter
to create
créer
to disperse
disperser
to have
avoir
the effect
l'effet
such as; for instance
notamment
a rhythm
un rythme
to upset; to overwhelm
bouleverser
the instinct
l'instinct
the baby
le bébé
to follow
suivre
the moon
la lune
to join; to rejoin
rejoindre
a number
un nombre
to find
trouver
never
jamais
an ocean
un océan
also; as well
également
the man
l'homme
an excess
un excès
the address
l'adresse
the cell
la cellule
the photo
la photo
to damage
dégrader
the view
la vue
to disturb; to disrupt
perturber
a cycle
un cycle
natural
naturel
the night
la nuit
the training; the practice
l'entraînement
a lack; a shortage
un manque
the sleep; the sleepiness
le sommeil
to engender; to conceive
engendrer
various; miscellaneous
divers
the problem
le problème
(the) health
la santé
to raise; to increase; to turn up (volume)
augmenter
same; equal; even
même
the risk
le risque
a cancer
un cancer
the land; the soil; the earth
la terre
to generate
générer
somewhere else
ailleurs
a show; an emission
une émission
additional
supplémentaire
a year
une année
an equivalent
un équivalent
one billion
un milliard
the oil; the petroleum
le pétrole
burnt
brûlé
to produce
produire
last; final
dernier
the decade
la décennie
northern
du nord
the north
le nord
an increase
une hausse
to feed
alimenter
the population
la population
the access
l'accès
the development
le développement
the measure
la mesure
a plug
une prise
to attempt; to try
tenter
to counter
contrer
an alternative
une alternative
the economy
l'économie
the energy
l'énergie
better; best
meilleur
the conception
la conception
an innovation
une innovation
the others
les autres
to continue
continuer
(the) technology
la technologie
the future
l'avenir
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