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l'accord
the agreement
craindre
to fear
l'âge
the age
déclarer
to state
oublier
to forget
à propos de
about; regarding
le passé
the past
quitter
to leave
le bout
the end; the tip; the piece
la population
the population
troisième
third; 3rd
responsable
responsible
la route
the road
tôt
early
lancer
to throw
une fonction
a function; a role
un emploi
a job; a use
l'objectif
the purpose; the objective
la limite
the limit
le journal
the newspaper
annoncer
to announce
lui-même
himself; by himself
une tour
a tower
voilà
here you are; look here
la volonté
the will; the drive
envoyer
to send
paraître
to seem
puisque
seeing as; since; because
établir
to establish
le changement
the change
garder
to keep
partager
to share
interdire
to forbid
finir
to finish
placer
to place
la réalité
the reality
payer
to pay
l'esprit
the mind
un domaine
a domain
diriger
to guide; to direct
sentir
to smell; to feel; to sense
la nature
(the) nature
un régime
a diet
charger
to load
noter
to note
un parent
a parent
tomber
to fall
départ
departure; start
mondial
global
court
short
disposer
to place; to arrange
la parole
the speaking
le fond
the bottom; the end
s'entraîner
to train; to practise
faux
false
un genre de ...
a kind of... ; a genre of...
la communauté
the community
s'intéresser à ...
to be (oneself) interested in... (in questions)
c'est-à-dire
in other words
retenir
to hold onto; to maintain
une matière
the substance; the subject
les seins
the breasts
la difficulté
the trouble
parvenir
to reach (something); to get to
un corps
a body; a corpse
l'appel
the call
le cœur
the heart
le père
the dad
l'organisation
the organisation
un secteur
a sector
noir
black
un événement
an event
double
duplicate
l'unité
the unit
la nation
the nation
un conseil
a piece of advice
soutenir
to support; to claim; to assert
la paix
(the) peace
convaincre
to convince
partout
everywhere
la direction
the direction
manquer
to miss (somebody, something)
actuel
current
opposer
to oppose
une nuit
a night
la journée
the day(time)
d'ailleurs
by the way
traiter
to treat
indiquer
to point; to indicate
signifier
to mean
la technique
the technique
rapidement
quickly
autour
around
réduire
to reduce
d'après
based on
tuer
to kill
riche
rich
préférer
to prefer

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