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la famille
the family
ma famille
my family
le bonheur
happiness
quelque chose
something
alors
then (solution)
comment?
how?
donner
to give
d'abord
firstly; first (of all)
le plus ...
the most ...; the more ...
aujourd'hui
today
divorcé
divorced
bien sûr
of course
mon enfant
my child
il faut
have to; need to; must
quand ?
when?
même
same; equal; even
le mariage
the wedding; the marriage
finir
to finish
Paris
Paris
les parents
the parents
mes parents
my parents
aussi
too (also)
souvent
often
tourner
to turn
tous
all; everybody
la dame
the lady
voler
to steal; to rob; to fly
se retrouver
to meet; to come together
tomber
to fall
où ?
where?
c'est comme ça
that's just the way it is
c'est vrai
it's true
parce que
because
autour
around
la table
the table
passer
to come by; to pass
beau
beautiful
enfin !
at last!
personnel
personal
en fait
actually; in fact
très
very
simple
simple
comprendre
to understand
toujours
always; still
réveillé
awake
l'enfant
the kid; the child
avec
with
manquer
to miss (somebody, something)
parfois
sometimes
un autre
another
donc
so (giving reason)
réfléchir
to think over; to reflect
mais
but
propre
clean
demander
to ask
raconter
to relate; to tell
le souvenir
the souvenir; the memory
différent
different
éviter
to avoid
déjà ?
already?
proche
close
rien
nothing
ça va ?
how are you?; all good?
parler
to speak; to talk
ressentir
to feel
arrêter
to stop; to quit; to arrest
le fait
the fact
la communication
(the) communication
le problème
the problem
pardonner
to forgive
le deuil
mourning
par exemple
for example
utile
useful
ensemble
together
dont
whose (referring back to something)
forcer
to force
terminer
to complete; to finish
mieux
better
un homme
a man
goûter
to taste
important
important; significant
je pense que ...
I think (that) ...
penser
to think
le rendez-vous
the date
maintenir
to maintain
l'unité
the unit
trop
too; too much; too many
régler
to set; to adjust
pas mal
not bad
le compte
the account
compter
to count
tout le monde
everyone
le monde
the world
sans
without
la réunion
the meeting

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