Unit 9 Expressions Utiles (may have some errors) Flashcards

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 C’est possible mais …

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It’s possible but…

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Ce serait bien de…

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It would be nice to…

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Ce serait l’occasion de…

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This would be an opportunity to…

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contourner

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get around

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D’accord

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All right

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dangereux

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dangerous

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éviter

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avoid

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éviter la rue / l’avenue…

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avoid the street/the avenue…

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faire des courses

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go shopping

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faire du footing

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To jog

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inconfortable

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uncomfortable

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L’idée de… me plaît bien.

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The idea of… I like.

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lire des livres

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read books

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Ma passion c’est…

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My passion is…

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Où est

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Where is

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Oui , ça m’intéresse.

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Yes I’m interested.

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Pourtant …

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Yet …

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S’il fait beau, nous pourrions…

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If it’s nice, we could. . .

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un détour

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a detour

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un embouteillage / un bouchon

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a traffic jam

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un raccourci

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a shortcut

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une départementale (route)

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a departmental (road)

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une sortie

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an exit

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voir un opéra

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see an opera

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voir une pièce de théâtre

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see a play

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bon marché

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Inexpensive

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cher

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Dear

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confortable

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comfortable

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D’ailleurs ….

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Besides ….

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donc je …

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So I…

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est située

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is located

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j’adore le…

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I love the…

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J’aimerais savoir s’il est possible de…

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I would like to know if it is possible to…

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Je suggère donc de (+ infinitif)

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I therefore suggest (+ infinitive)

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Je suis entièrement d’accord

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I totally agree

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la falaise

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the cliff

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le périphérique

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the beltway, the loop

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le site

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the site

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Oui en effet.

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Yes indeed.

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Oui, mais par contre …

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Yes, but on the other hand…

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patrimoine

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heritage

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Pourquoi ne pas (+ infinitif)

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Why not (+ infinitive)

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Quelle est la distance entre… et… ?

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What is the distance between… and…?

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sortir sur/à la hauteur de…

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exit on…

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un rond-point

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a roundabout

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une capitale

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a capital

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À quelle station me conseillez vous de descendre ?

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At which station do you recommend I get off (the metro)

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aller tout droit

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to go straight

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assister à un match de foot

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attend a football match

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avoir froid dans le dos

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to be afraid of

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avoir honte de

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to be ashamed of

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avoir la hantise de

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to have an obsessive fear of

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avoir une panne d’essence

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to run out of gas

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avoir une peur bleue

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to be scared to death

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C’est sans doute vrai mais …

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This is undoubtedly true

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Ça me semble intéressant !

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That seems interesting to me!

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ce que je dois… ?

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what I must… ?

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ce que tu penses de (+ infinitif)

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what you think of (+ infinitive)

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Ce serait une occasion unique !

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This would be a unique opportunity!

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Combien de temps faut

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How long does it take

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D’accord pour… ; par contre…

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Agree… ; On the other hand…

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Dans ce cas, prenons…

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In this case, let’s take

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découvrir l’histoire de la soie

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discover the history of silk

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Demander des renseignements

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Ask for information

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En fait …

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Actually …

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être au coin de

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to be on the corner of

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être au milieu de

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to be in the middle of

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être coincé dans un embouteillage

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to be stuck in a traffic jam

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être en état d’ébriété

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to be under the influence of drink

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être en état d’ébriété

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to be under the influence of drink

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être en panne d’essence

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to run out of gas

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être en peril

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to be in danger

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éviter les embouteillages

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avoid traffic jams

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éviter les heures d’affluence / de pointe

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avoid busy/peak hours

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faire de la marche

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to go walking

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faire demi-tour

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to make a U-turn

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Faire des suggestions

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Make suggestions

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faire du leche-vitrine

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to window- shop

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faire semblant de

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to pretend

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il pour aller à… à pied ?

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it to go to… on foot?

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Il vaut mieux/Il vaudrait mieux

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It’s better/It would be better

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J’ai besoin de renseignements au sujet de…

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I need information about…

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J’aimerais bien visiter…

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I would love to visit…

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J’aimerais plutôt…

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I would rather…

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Je m’intéresse à…

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I’m interested in…

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Je pense que ….

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I think …

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Je trouve que …

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I find that…

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La circulation

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the trffic

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lent

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slow

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N’oubliez pas que ….

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Do not forget that ….

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Nous souhaiterions aussi voir…

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We would also like to see…

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passer par

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to go through

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Phrases utiles

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Useful phrases

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prendre l’autoroute

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take the highway

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prestigieuse

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prestigious

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Puisque… prenons

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Since…let’s take I think that ….

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Quelle est la station la plus proche ?

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What is the nearest station?

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rapide

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fast

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tourner à droite

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to turn right

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tourner à gauche

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to turn left

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tout droit

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straight ahead

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un accident de voiture

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a car accident

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une autoroute

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a highway

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une bretelle d’accès

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an access ramp

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voir un film

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To see a film

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Vous pourriez aller voir…

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You could go see…