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Une passion nationale - Vocab English to French

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Une passion nationale -English to French

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Key topic words

  • l'avant-première (f) - preview
  • le/la lauréat(e) - prize-winner
  • la moyenne annuelle - yearly average
  • l'offre privilège - exclusive offer
  • la salle de projection - projection room
  • la série télévisée - television series
  • la soirée thématique - themed evening
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Nouns

  • l'actualité (f) - the news
  • le dérivé -by-product (merchandising)
  • la garantie - guarantee
  • l'intérêt (m) commun - common interest
  • le moment clef - key moment
  • la rencontre - meeting
  • le trophée - trophy
  • la valeur - value
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Verbs

  • accueillir - to welcome
  • assister à - to take part in
  • dépasser - to exceed
  • échouer - to fail
  • exposer - to exhibit
  • garantir - to guarantee
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Verbs (continued)

  • gonfler les rangs - to swell the ranks
  • manquer de moyens - to lack the means
  • se poser la question - to ask oneself the question
  • posséder - to possess, to own
  • prendre en charge - to take charge of
  • remettre en question - to question
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Verbs (continued)

  • se rendre à - to go to
  • restaurer - to restore
  • réunir - to bring together
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Adjectives

  • durable - lasting
  • frappant(e) - striking
  • intégré - integrated
  • pédagogique - educational
  • touche-à-tout - Jack-of-all-trades, dilettante
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Other

  • avoir pour but - to aim to, to intend
  • au coeur de - in the heart
  • de plusieurs façons - in several ways
  • lors de - during, at the time of
  • de même - likewise
  • de multiples manières - in many ways/forms
  • sous 15 jours - within a fortnight

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11Conjugation & Use of Tenses

11.1Present Tense

11.2Perfect Tense

11.3Imperfect Tense

11.4Future Tense

11.5Conditional Tense

11.6Future Perfect Tense

11.7Conditional Perfect Tense

11.8Pluperfect Tense

12Extra Grammar

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