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à temps plein
full-time
alors que
while; even though
un arrière-grand-père
a great-grandfather
avoir envie de
to feel like; to fancy
avoir peur
to be scared
le bazar
the mess; the chaos
un beau-frère
a stepbrother; a brother-in-law
un beau-père; une belle-mère
a stepfather; a stepmother
une belle-soeur
a stepsister; a sister-in-law
bref
anyways
un cas
a case
casse-pieds
pain in the neck
compter sur ...
to count on ...
se confier à
to confide in; to trust
le partenaire; la partenaire
the partner
dans l'ensemble
on the whole
de plus en plus
more and more
un demi-frère; une demie-sœur
half-brother; half-sister
dès lors que
from the moment; as soon as
le désordre
the disorder
la dispute
the argument; the dispute
divorcer
to divorce
donc
so (giving reason)
donner des conseils
to give advice
élever
to elevate; to raise
en fait
actually; in fact
ensemble
together
s'entendre bien
to get along
essayer de
to try to
étendre le linge
to hang the washing out
faire à manger
to cook; to prepare food
faire le ménage
to clean (the house)
faire partie de
to be part of
une famille homoparentale
a same-sex parent family
une famille monoparentale
a single-parent family
une famille recomposée
a blended family
la fille
the daughter; the girl
le fils
the son
un enfant unique; une enfant unique
an only child (masc.; fem.)
un frère adoptif
an adoptive brother
gentil
kind; gentle
les grands-parents
the grandparents
maternel; maternelle
maternal (masc.; fem.)
paternel; paternelle
paternal (masc.; fem.)
un invité; une invitée
a guest (masc.; fem.)
isolé
remote
même
same; equal; even
la moitié
the half
mort
dead
le neveu
the nephew
la nièce
the niece
l'oncle
the uncle
pareil
same; identical
un petit-fils; une petite-fille
grandson; granddaughter
plier
to bend; to fold
pourtant
yet; however
presque
nearly; almost
quand même
all the same; not really
ranger
to tidy up
résumer
to summarise
sécher
to dry; to skip
seul
alone
la tante
the aunt
le toit
the roof
un week-end sur deux
every other weekend
vers
towards; to
vider le lave-vaisselle
to empty the dishwasher
la vie
(the) life
vivre
to live (be alive)
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