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113 words/phrases to learn
l'eau
the water
une contrainte
a constraint
plutôt
rather; quite
l'opportunité
the opportunity
une résidence
a residence
créer
to create
l'aménagement
the layout; the arrangement
vraiment
really
intéressant
interesting
le plan
the plan
l'architecture
the architecture
un paysage
a landscape
donc
so (giving reason)
il faut
have to; need to; must
la façon
the way
la ville
the city; the town
le présent
the present
à la place
instead
la paire
the pair
l'espace
(the) outer space
appeler
to call
placer
to place
le concept
the concept
développer
to develop
la firme
the firm
retarder
to delay
le compte
the account
le changement
the change
le climat
the climate
énorme
huge
un bassin
a basin
capter
to capture; to get (slang)
un surplus
a surplus
depuis
since; for
décider
to decide
construire
to build
mieux
better
à travers
through
plein
full
généralement
generally
le parc
the park
souvent
often
avoir tendance à ...
to have a tendency to ...
s'écouler
to flow (river); to flow by (time)
la pluie
the rain
poser
to put down; to fit
tellement
so (much); such
le problème
the problem
ensemble
together
le réseau
the network
lorsque
while; when
intense
intense
améliorer
to improve (something)
capable
able
continuer
to continue
la route
the road
inévitable
inevitable
diriger
to guide; to direct
le point
the point; the full stop
par exemple
for example
juin
June
l'heure
the hour
local
local
l'endroit
the place
notamment
such as; for instance
aussi
too (also)
un secteur
a sector
inverser
to reverse
la chose
the thing
la zone
the area
réduire
to reduce
le goût
the taste
l'infrastructure
the infrastructure
mon enfant
my child
le sexe
sex; the gender
amusant
fun
la différence
the difference
un parcours
a route; a journey
la partie
the part
éviter
to avoid
en aval
downstream
une roue
a wheel
ici
here
la fleur
the flower
les deux
both
les autres
the others
réaliser
to realize
presque
nearly; almost
une dizaine
tens; around ten
le service
the service
un cours
a class; a lesson
du tout
at all
dédier
to dedicate
un bénéfice
a profit; an advantage
la population
the population
agréable
enjoyable
utile
useful
beaucoup de
a lot of
le train
the train
similaire
similar
un séminaire
a seminar
le parlement
the parliament
partout
everywhere
justement
rightly; precisely
extraire
to extract
la cuisine
the kitchen
survenir
to occur
une occasion
an occasion; an opportunity
une mise
a bet; a stake
la scène
the scene; the stage
apprécier
to appreciate
penser
to think
les gens
the people (persons)
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