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un suicide
a suicide
assister
to assist
mourir
to die
partir
to leave (somewhere)
le sujet
the topic; the subject
dont
whose (referring back to something)
parler
to speak; to talk
le dîner
the dinner
la machine
the machine
et pourtant
and yet
tous
all; everybody
comprendre
to understand
le débat
the debate
expliquer
to explain
la loi
the law
aujourd'hui
today
la France
France
depuis
since; for
autoriser
to allow; to authorise
jusque
until
un décès
a passing (death)
endormi
asleep
progressivement
progressively
engager
to engage
court
short
un terme
a term
c'est-à-dire
in other words
le compte
the account
l'heure
the hour
le traitement
the treatment
arrêter
to stop; to quit; to arrest
le processus
the process
irréversible
irreversible
une fois
once; one time
le produit
the product
alimenter
to feed
un organe
an organ (biology)
fonctionner
to function
la mort
(the) death
le bout
the end; the tip; the piece
une semaine
a week
appliquer
to apply
moyen; moyenne
average (masc.; fem.)
long
long
la capacité
the capacity
exprimer
to express
laisser
to let; to leave (something)
une directive
a directive
anticiper
to anticipate
la décision
the decision
une manière
a way; a manner
toutefois
notwithstanding
compliquer
to complicate
notamment
such as; for instance
un soin
a treatment; care
soulager
to relieve
la douleur
the pain
guérir
to heal
une insuffisance
an insufficiency
estimer
to estimate
un tiers
a third; a third party
l'accès
the access
seulement
only
une vingtaine
(around) twenty
le département
the department
totalement
totally
l'unité
the unit
décembre
December
dernier
last; final
une convention
a convention
composer
to compose
une initiative
an initiative
le gouvernement
the government
tenter
to attempt; to try
répondre à
to answer to
la question
the question
un cadre
a frame
l'accompagnement
the accompaniment
la fin
the end
la vie
(the) life
adapter
to adapt
rencontrer
to meet
le changement
the change
devoir
to have to; must
donner
to give
une ouverture
an opening
englober
to encompass
mettre
to put; to wear
délibérément
deliberately
la maladie
the disease
afin
in order to
cesser
to cease
la situation
the situation
juger
to judge
insupportable
unbearable
le pays
the country
bas
low
effectuer
to carry out; to perform
sous
under
le contrôle
the control
lors de
during
elle-même
herself; by herself
un geste
a gesture
également
also; as well
médical
medical
considérer
to consider
selon
according to
le sondage
the poll
souhaiter
to wish
voir
to see
changer
to change

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