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je préfère les croissants
I prefer croissants
c'est mon péché mignon
it's my guilty pleasure
c'est comme ça
that's just the way it is
c'est la vérité
it's the truth
directement
directly
comparer
to compare
penser
to think
préparer
to prepare
la maison
the house
se lever
to get (oneself) up; to stand (oneself) up
prendre
to take
réveillé
awake
le matin
the morning
avouer
to admit; to confess
commander
to order
aider
to help
les gars
guys
tenter
to attempt; to try
se retrouver
to meet; to come together
rêver
to dream
commencer
to begin; to start
parler
to speak; to talk
tranquille
quiet; peaceful
la route
the road
la ville
the city; the town
une histoire
a story
actuel
current
le chien
the dog
croire
to believe
juger
to judge
merde !
shit!
dans la rue
in the street
souhaiter
to wish
jouer
to play; to act
énerver
to upset; to annoy
se rappeler
to remember (oneself)
passer
to come by; to pass
tout le monde
everyone
l'espoir
the hope
représenter
to represent
difficile
difficult
savoir
to know (a fact)
réussir
to pass (an exam)
parcourir
to cross; to travel; to wander
super
great
aussi
too (also)
Noël
Christmas
le pont
the bridge
la pomme de terre
the potato
même
same; equal; even
le prix
the price
presque
nearly; almost
ici
here
moins cher
cheaper
se demander
to wonder
demander
to ask
les yeux
the eyes
peser
to weigh
chaque
every
à côté de ...
next to...
plein
full
plutôt
rather; quite
tôt
early
léger
light
manger
to eat
partir
to leave (somewhere)
bon
good; tasty
pas mal
not bad
un autre
another
la crème
the cream
premier
first; 1st
vide
empty
l'environnement
the environment
le feu
the fire
après
after
rester
to stay; to remain
réaliser
to realize
descendre
to go down
espérer
to hope
la musique
(the) music
arrêter
to stop; to quit; to arrest
né
born
ouais
yeah
porter
to wear; to carry
un peu plus
a little more
pas très
not very
préférer
to prefer
sentir
to smell; to feel; to sense
chez moi
at my place
choisir
to pick; to choose
le poids
the weight
vraiment
really
rien
nothing
voir
to see
pour moi
for me
le mot
the word
bonjour
hello; good morning
enlever
to take off
en bas
downstairs
l'heure
the hour
mieux
better
aller
to go
en fait
actually; in fact
facile
easy
au fond
deep down
le jeu
the game
appeler
to call
franchement
frankly; honestly
dur
hard; tough
grand
tall; big
voilà
here you go
fou; folle
crazy (masc.; fem.)
la main
the hand
la raison
the reason
assez
pretty; quite; enough
longtemps
a long time
malheureusement
unfortunately
le truc
the stuff
en ce moment
for the moment
encore
again; still
incroyable
incredible
le point
the point; the period (punctuation)
c'est vrai
it's true
la carte
the map; the card
le poisson
the fish
vilain
naughty
exactement
exactly
l'air
the air
sec
dry
tenir
to hold
déçu
disappointed
le chocolat
the chocolate
un genre de ...
a kind of ... ; a genre of ...
proche
close
cuire
to bake; to fry
tu penses
you think (singular)
je ne sais pas
I don't know
rapide
quick; fast
allumer
to turn on
l'assiette
the plate
la scène
the scene; the stage
mettre
to put (on); to set
tous les deux
both of us
goûter
to taste
donner
to give
dernier
last; final
gagner
to win; to gain
dire
to say; to tell
terminer
to complete; to finish
changer
to change
à moi
mine; to me
égal
even; equal
vers
towards; to
la réponse
the answer; the response
la boulangerie
the bakery
les chaussons
the slippers
du tout
at all
je vais
I go
tellement
so (much); such
rare
rare
rose
pink
ce soir
tonight; this evening
je ne comprends pas
I don't understand
pouvoir
can; could; may
peut-être
maybe; perhaps
décider
to decide
affreux
awful
le match
the match
le soutien
the support
l'idée
the idea; the thought
laisser
to let; to leave (something)
mauvais
bad
la vie
(the) life
sans
without
avoir
to have
perdu
lost
forcer
to force
la forêt
the forest
dormir
to sleep
rater
to fail; to miss (transportation)
ensemble
together
l'île
the island
ressentir
to feel
la douleur
the pain
haut
high
gros
fat; big
la barre
the bar (of chocolate); the pole
un bisou
a kiss
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