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l'an
the year
découvrir
to discover
vivement les vacances !
bring on the holidays!
juin
June
le front
the forehead
populaire
popular
généraliser
to generalise
un congé
time off
payer
to pay
fixer
to fix; to attach
le jour
the day
une origine
an origin
s'allonger
to lie (oneself) down
long
long
le siècle
the century
une semaine
a week
puis
then
tous
all; everybody
malgré
despite
le contexte
the context
économique
economic
social
social
compliquer
to complicate
bon
good; tasty
une année
a year
la preuve
the evidence; the proof
jamais
never
partir
to leave (somewhere)
une valise
a suitcase
un million
a million
la personne
the person
la raison
the reason
record
record
court
short
un séjour
a stay; a living room
le week-end
the weekend
souvent
often
préparer
to prepare
dernier
last; final
passer
to come by; to pass
la capitale
the capital (city)
européen
European
depuis
since; for
un vol
a flight; a theft
une tendance
a tendency; a trend
durable
sustainable; lasting
les gens
the people (persons)
longtemps
a long time
l'évolution
the evolution
ainsi
thus
préférer
to prefer
entre
between
rester
to stay; to remain
uniquement
only; solely
à l'étranger
abroad
choisir
to pick; to choose
le budget
the budget
également
also; as well
stable
steady
une dépense
an expenditure
un foyer
a household; a hearth
principalement
mainly; primarily
l'inégalité
the inequality
l'existence
the existence
à moitié
sort of
financier
financial
un autre
another
invoquer
to invoke
divers
various; miscellaneous
la santé
the health
mon enfant
my child
en bas
downstairs
l'âge
the age
nouveau
new
avoir peur
to be scared
perdre
to lose
employer
to employ
une profession
a profession
intermédiaire
intermediate
un chiffre
a number; a figure
une catégorie
a category
professionnel
professional
favoriser
to favour; to promote
la situation
the situation
accentuer
to accentuate
les enfants
the children
le fils
the son
une fille
a girl
un cadre
a frame
contre
against
la famille
the family
modeste
modest
réduire
to reduce
l'aide
the help
un chèque
a cheque
fournir
to provide
certain
certain; sure
l'entreprise
the company
une subvention
a subsidy
un dispositif
a device
une association
an association; a partnership
globalement
globally
clair
light (colour); clear
échapper
to escape
quotidien
daily
au moins
at least
une fois
once; one time
contribuer
to contribute
rendre
to give back
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