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mon enfant
my child
réfléchir
to think over; to reflect
depuis
since; for
longtemps
a long time
demander
to ask
c'est comme ça
that's just the way it is
juger
to judge
mais
but
quand ?
when?
je vois !
I see!
content
happy
petit
small; little; short (people)
personne
no one; person
été
summer
tous
all; everybody
le monde
the world
où ?
where?
le roi
the king
le bébé
the baby
passer
to come by; to pass
la vie
(the) life
s'intéresser à ...
to be (oneself) interested in ... (questions)
avec
with
je veux
I want
baisser
to lower
la même chose, s'il vous plaît
the same thing, please (formal)
même
same; equal; even
dernier
last; final
parce que
because
du tout
at all
ah bon ?
really?
d'accord
alright
commencer
to begin; to start
réussir
to pass (an exam)
espérer
to hope
un quartier
a neighborhood
rater
to fail; to miss (transportation)
comparer
to compare
je suis désolé
I'm sorry (said by a man)
je suis désolée
I'm sorry (said by a woman)
rester
to stay; to remain
ce n'est pas possible
it's not possible
possible
possible
intense
intense
encore
again; still
déjà ?
already?
je peux
I can
il est
he is
au milieu
in the middle
rien
nothing
le chemin
the way
donc
so (giving reason)
pousser
to push; to grow (plants)
enfin !
at last!
plutôt
rather; quite
partager
to share
jurer
to swear (an oath)
l'idée
the idea; the thought
le but
the goal
imaginer
to imagine
avoir besoin de
to need (something; to do something)
l'eau
the water
une salle de bain
a bathroom
se disputer
to argue; to fight
le programme
the program
le canapé
the sofa
avant
before
monter
to rise; to go up
la voiture
the car
en voiture
by car
voir
to see
s'asseoir
to sit (oneself) down
devant
in front of; before; ahead of
sans
without
arrêter
to stop; to quit; to arrest
le plus ...
the most ...; the more ...
grand
tall; big
terminer
to complete; to finish
un genre de ...
a kind of ... ; a genre of ...
rendre
to give back
la chambre
the bedroom
le téléphone
the phone; the telephone
avouer
to admit; to confess
marrant
funny
même si
even if
détester
to hate; to detest
il faut
have to; need to; must
le truc
the stuff
c'est moi !
it's me!
l'heure
the hour
mort
dead
quatre
four; 4
deux
two; 2
beaucoup de
a lot of
beaucoup trop
much too; way too
trop
too; too much; too many
plein
full
traverser
to go through
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