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Diane Lesson 9 Notes Flashcards

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Ordering coffee

To have here…

To go….

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“Sur place” or “pour ici” = for here

à Emporter = to take away / to go (ah em port teh)

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It means (literally “it wants to say”)

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ça veut dire

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Where is he going ?

He is going to the bank

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Il va où?

Il va à la banque.

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(The) rain

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la pluie

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Rules for time.

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à + time

à midi = at lunchtime, noon

à 14 heures

Always use “a” like “at”

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Rules for years

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number + an / the rest + année

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Rules for using “dans” note - you don’t use it when referring to “doing something”.

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“Je travaille dans le matin”

is just

“Je travaille le matin”

same with:

“Je vais sortir dans le soir”

is just

“Je vais sortir le soir”

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Other rules for jour/journée etc.

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jour, matin, soir : What time ? (referring to the time of the day)

journée, matinée, soirée : How much time ? (we are referring to the whole period of time spent at something)

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Plus

v

Plu

(the pronunciation is different but it is spelt the same.

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Je travaille plus = I am working more

Je (ne) travaille plu = I am not working anymore (you don’t need to add the (ne))

“I am not running anymore (I run no more / not anymore = using jamais) since I had an operation on my back”

Je cours plus depuis j’ai eu une operation sur mon dos

j’ai été opéré du dos (another way to say “I had back surgery”)

opéré du dos (“doe”) = back surgery

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It looks like / it sounds like / it smells like / it feels like …

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On dirait (que…) = It looks like / it sounds like / it smells like / it feels like …(on dire rai)

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Shop/the shops (pronunciation)

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Les magasins = shops (pronounce as a “z” as the “s” is between two vowels)

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We would like..

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nous voudrions

nous voudrions la meme chose pour nos plat principals

Nos because it is plural. You would use “notre” if it was singular. Notre chat = our cat. Nos chats = our cats.

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I start

I start with

I would like to start with

I [am going] to start with

I [am going] to start with [then]

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Je commence

Je commence avec

Je voudrais commencer avec

Je vais commencer avec

Je vais commencer avec puis

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For my main course…..

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Pour mon plat principal

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I am going to start with….

then….

For my main course…..

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Je vais commencer avec [le boeuf]

puis

Pour mon plat principal [le poulet]

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Conjugate “essayer” (to try) passe compose

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Passé composé

j’ai essayé
tu as essayé
il/elle a essayé
nous avons essayé
vous avez essayé
ils ont essayé

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Conjugate “essayer” (to try) present

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Présent

j’essaye
tu essayes
il/elle essaye
nous essayons
vous essayez
ils/elles essayent

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Conjugate “essayer” (to try) Futur

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Je vais essayer
Tu vas essayer
Il/elle va essayer
nous allons essayer
vous allez essayer
ils vont essayer

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Conjugate “rèpondre” (to respond/reply) présent

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Présent

je réponds
tu réponds
il/elle répond
nous répondons
vous répondez
ils/elles répondent

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Conjugate “rèpondre” (to respond/reply) passe compose

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Passé composé

j’ai répondu
tu as répondu
il/elle a répondu
nous avons répondu
vous avez répondu
ils ont répondu

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Conjugate “rèpondre” (to respond/reply) Futur

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Je vais rèpondre
Tu vas rèpondre
Il/elle va rèpondre
nous allons rèpondre
vous allez rèpondre
ils vont rèpondre

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That’s it!

That’s correct

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ça y est

C’est ça

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near, next to …

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près de (prey dur)

also can use “a côte de”

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a map

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une carte = a map

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quickly
vite
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...until the end
jusqu'au bout
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...too late Literally "too much late"
trop tard
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lui v le
lui is used like leur ("to" him/"to" them") par example: I give him = je le donne ("don") I give to him = Je lui donne
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another way to say "from" "From today.."
à partir de à partir d'aujourd'hui
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a way to say "starting from" Starting from tomorrow... Starting from next week...
à partir de à partir de demain à partir de la semaine prochaine
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a way to say "starting from now"/"from now on"
à partir de maintenant
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Sparkling water Still water
L'eau gaz erze (sparkling water ) L'eau plate. (Still water)
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turn left/go left
à gauche
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take quickly....
Prends vite (vite=quickly)
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until the end
jusqu'au bout (jus que bow)
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turn around.... Literally "make half turn" Tour = turn
faire demi-tour....
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straight ahead
tout droit
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to cross/to go across
traverser
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gently/slowly
doucement (dou ce ment)
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still/always Like in "you are always/still here....(all the days)
toujours tu es toujours ici
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it's very nice to meet you also (i)
ç'est très sympa de te rencontrer aussi
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I hope to see you again soon (f)
J'espère de vous revoir peu d'ici
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right now/immediately
tout de suite
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it is necessary.... it is necessary that... it's necessary to (you have to, you must, you need to...etc.)
il faut... il faut que...
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we have to do/it's necessary to do.... It's necessary to do shopping
il faut faire du... il faut faire du shopping.
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It's necessary to exercise every day ("all the days")
il faut faire de la exercer (ex er ce) tous les jours il faut = it's necessary/you need to... You could also use "tu dois"
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I am going shopping (I am "going to do" the shops") We are going shopping Futur tense
je vais faire du shopping On va faire du shopping
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You can't wait to get back to California, or not "You have haste of returning in California, or not?" (California being your home)
Tu as hâte (aaa t) de rentrer (ron trai) en Californie, ou pas
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almost
presque
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ways to say "no more bread"...
pas de pain = no bread plus (plu) de pain = no more / not anymore / no longer bread
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absolutely (not "absolument") - use the phrase like Diane says...
tout à fait
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I run I swim I do the gym everything/all/all the things I can
Je cours Je nage Je fait de la gym tout les chose/tout/ tout les chose je peux
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see you "next" time (same using "à")
à la prochaine
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"to pay attention to" As in ... "I pay attention to my health" (I "make" attention to...)
Je fais attention à ma santé (Faire attention à = to pay attention to) Comme moi, tu fais attention à ta santé = Like me, you pay (make) attention to your health. Je fais attention à ma santé= I pay attention to my health. J'ai besoin d'attention à ma santé = I need attention to my health. tu a besoin d'attention à ta santé = you need attention to your health
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to become (verb)
to become = devenir
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Separate translations: a book to read
un livre = a book lire = to read
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until
jusqu’à = until
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to take (somewhere), take away
emmener (em en eh) = emporter = to take (somewhere), take away
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you remember....?
tu te souviens = you remember/do you remember?
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I am going to have a drink. You would say: I am going "to take a glass"
prendre un verre = to have/take a drink Je vais prendre un verre
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How are things with you?/How are things your end/at home? Literally "all going good your home"
tout va bien chez toi ? = is everything well your end ? How are things your end ? tout va bien = everything/all is going good
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funny/amusing/bizarre It's funny That's funny
drôle / marrant = funny C'est drôle = it's funny Ca c'est drôle
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I forgot Remember - past tense
J'ai oublié
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Really! Wow!
ça alors
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Another way to say "salut" informally?
Coucou
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Pronunciation of "nos"
"No"
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Life is beautiful in St Barts
La vie est belle a st barts.
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You like that?
Tu aimes ça
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You don't like it?
Tu ne l'aimes pas
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You don't like it here
Tu ne l'aimes pas ici
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What is it that you mean?/What do you mean?
Qu'est-ce que tu veux dire Note: what does "it" mean is: Qu'est-ce que ça veux dire
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We see each other When is it that we see each other? Where is it that we see each other? /Where are we meeting?
On se voit Quand est-ce qu'on se voit? Où est-ce qu'on se voit?
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a bottle of sparkling water a bottle of flat/still water
une bouteille d'eau gazeuse une bouteille d'eau plate
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no more of that
plus de ça (plu)
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it's raining too much
il pleut trop
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You remember me
tu te souviens de moi
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You remember...?
tu te souviens or: tu souviens
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I pay attention to my health "I make/do attention to..."
Je fais attention à ma santé (Faire attention à = to pay attention to)
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What is the difference between: rentrer retourner revenir
Rentrer = to go/come back Home retourner = to go back to another place where you are not currently located revenir = to come back to the place you currently are located
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to help someone
to help someone = aider quelqu’un
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to call/to call someone Note: always use: Call to Speak to Using "à"
to call = appeler / téléphoner à quelqu’un
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to love someone
aimer quelqu’un
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to understand someone
to understand someone = comprendre quelqu’un
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to invite someone
to invite = inviter quelqu’un
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to wish someone
souhaiter à quelqu’un
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to ask (to) someone
to ask = demander à quelqu’un
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to listen to someone
écouter quelqu’un
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to explain to someone
to explain = expliquer à quelqu’un
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to look at someone
regarder quelqu’un
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to speak/talk to someone
parler à quelqu’un
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to know someone
connaître quelqu'un
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to offer a gift (to someone)
to offer a gift = offrir un cadeau à quelqu’un
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to give something to someone (literally)
to give something to someone = donner quelque chose à quelqu’un
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I am going to ask (to) my friend
Je vais demander à mon ami
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I am going to ask (to) him
Je vais lui demander
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I asked them (Passe composé)
Je leur ai demandé
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I called him yesterday Passé compose
je l'ai appelé hier
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I phoned him yesterday
Je lui ai téléphoné hier
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“ça te dit” VS “ça me dit”
ça te dit… ? = do you want to (do it)? / Do you feel like … ça me dit bien = I want to do it / I feel like to … ça ne me dit pas = I don’t want to ça nous dit bien = We want to do it ça vous dit…? = Do you (guys) want to do it ?
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Using "manque" for describing how you miss something/someone
Ça me manque = I miss it Maria me manque = I miss Maria Ça nous manque = We miss it Est-ce que ça te manque = Do you miss it ?
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I am learning French. It's very difficult.
J'apprends le français. C'est tres difficile
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I like St Barts Using "....me plait" do you like it ? what is it that you like?
St Bart me plait (beaucoup) ça me plait = I like it = (also use - je l’aime bien) Est-ce que ça te plait = do you like it ? qu'est-ce que ça te plait = what is it that you like? St Bart me plait s’il te plaît = Please! S'il vous plaît! Je vous en prie! Je t'en prie!
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I hear you say it all the time
Je t'entends le dire tout le temps
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Using "d'accord" in different situations
Je suis d’accord = Ok, I agree (on a point of view) C’est d’accord = Ok, I accept D’accord = ok, Or "ça marche" = that works
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Do you want some free cake? - I would like that very much !
“Do you want some free cake?” - “I would like that very much !” Est-ce que vous voulez du gâteau gratuit (grah tu ee)? Ce serait super (ce ser res su pair - carry over the "s" from "res" into "super") (note: “j’aimerais ça” not “je voudrais ça”)
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It would be great/I would like that very much...
Use = ce serait super (ce ser res su pair (carry over the "s" from "res" into "super") ce serait = it would be
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It is easier said than done (It's more easy to say than to do)
C’est plus facile à dire qu’à faire = It is easier said than done
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it's very nice to see you again it's very nice to see you it's great to see you it's great to see you again
c’est très sympa de te revoir c'est très sympa de te voir C'est génial de te voir C'est génial de te revoir
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Vite v Rapide
vite = fast, quickly (verbs/action) Je nage vite, je marche vite, je reviens vite ( I will be right back) Rapide = when describing a noun Une voiture rapide, un exercice rapide, c’était rapide
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"Se" verbs
se concentrer - to concentrate/focus se rappeler = to remember se trouver = to be located s’appeler = to call/be called Par example: je me concentre tu te concentres il se concentre nous nous concentrons vous vous concentrez ils se concentrent Elle se trouve dans le magasin = She is (located) in the store
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Some French cognates to study:
French cognates ending in: tion (conversation, information …) al (animal, loyal, idéal, international, mental …) ance (distance, ambulance, finance …) ence (patience, intelligence, expérience, science …) ble (flexible, impossible, visible, adorable …) ct (contact, impact, respect, correct, direct …)
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I'm trying to learn French
J'essaye d'apprendre le français
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discover/discovery
découverte (de koo verte)
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From the start Listen from the start
des les début écouter des les début

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