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applela pomme de terre potatola pompe pumpla population populationla porte doorla position positionla possibilit possbility, opportunityla poterie pottery, crockeryla poule henla poupe dollla poussire dustla pratique practice (n)la prciosit preciosity, affectationla prparation preparationla preuve proof, evidencela prime bonus, free giftla promenade stroll, walkla propret cleanness, neatness, tidinessla proprit propertyla province provincela publicit advertising, advertisementla qualit qualityla quantit quantity, amountla question questionla queue tail (zoo)la racine rootla radio radiola raison reasonla raction reactionla ralit realityla recherche researchla rgion regionla reliure bindingla rparation repair, mendingla rptition repetitionla rponse answerla retraite pesion, retirementla runion meeting, gatheringla robe dress, gownla rose rosela roue wheella route roadla rue streetla saison seasonla salade saladla salle room, (large) hallla salle manger dining roomla sant healthla scne scene, stagela science sciencela semaine weekla srie seriesla serviette towella silence silencela situation situationla socit societyla sur sisterla soire eveningla solitude lonelinessla solution solution, answerla somme sum, amountla sorte sort (kind, type)la sortie exit, departurela soupe soupela station station, stopla stno shorthand typistla suceuse suction pipela suite rest (of a story), sequel, next instalmentla table tablela tche blot, spot, smudge, stainla taille sizela tante auntla tare tare, defectla tasse cupla taxe taxla technique techniquela tlvision television, TVla temprature temperaturela tente tentla tenue running, upkeepla terre earth, ground, landla tte headla traction tractionla tranche slicela troupe troop, groupla vache cowla valeur value, worthla valle valleyla vapeur steamla veille evela vente sale, sellingla vrit truthla version versionla viande meatla vie lifela villa cottage, villala ville town, cityla vingtaine about twentyla visite visitla vitesse speedla 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diploma, certificatele bruit noisele bureau officele bus busle but goal, aim, purposele cadeau gift, presentle cadre executive (person)le caf coffeele cahier exercise-book, notebookle calcul calculationle camarade friend, mate, palle camion truck, lorryle camp cample camping camping, campsitele canard duckle capitaine capitainle caractre nature, characterle cargo cargo boat, freighterle carreau squarele cas casele centimtre centimeterle certificat certificatele champ field (piece of land)le changement changele chant song (literary)le chanteur singerle chantier building sitele chapeau hatle charbon coalle charretier carterle chasseur hunterle chat catle chteau castlele chauffage heatingle chauffeur driverle chef head, leaderle chemin wayle chemin de fer railroad, railwayle cheval horsele cheveu hairle chien dogle chiffon cloth, (dirty, old) ragle chocolat chocolatele chmage unemploymentle ciel skyle cinma cinema, picturesle circuit circuit (electrical)le client clientle climat climatele cochon pigle cur heartle coiffeur hairdresserle coin cornerle col pass (mountain)le collge secondary schoolle collgue colleaguele commandant commander (military)le commissariat police stationle communiste communistle compte accountle concert concertle concours contest, competitionle conducteur driverle confort comfortle conseil piece of advice, tiple contact contact, touchle contrat contractle copain buddy, matele corps bodyle corsage bodicele costume costumele ct sidele coton cottonle cou neckle coude elbowle couloir corridor (in a train)le coup blow, stroke, hitle courant current, stream, flowle courrier letters, maille cours class (lesson)le cousin cousin (masc.)le couteau knifele couvent conventle crayon pencille crdit creditle crochet hookle cuir leatherle culot nerve, cheeck (infml)le cur parish priestle dahu imaginary animalle danger dangerle dbut beginningle dcembre Decemberle dcor setting, (theater) sceneryle dfaut shortcoming, defectle degr degreele dentiste dentistle dpart departure, startle dpt (monetary) depositle dessin drawingle dtail detaille dictionnaire dictionaryle dimanche Sundayle dner dinner, evening mealle directeur director (of films), managerle disque disk, discle docteur doctorle doigt fingerle domicile home, place of residencele dommage (material) damagele dos back (body part)le duo duole facteur mailman, postmanle fauteuil arm-chairle fer ironle fermier farmerle feu firele feutre feltle fianc fiancle fil threadle film filmle fils sonle foie liverle fonctionnaire state employee, civil servantle fond bottomle fou-rire insane laughterle franc Fr. (currency)le franais Frenchle frre brotherle fromage cheesele fruit fruitle fruitier fruit (tree)le fumier manure, dungle gamin kidle garage garagele garon boyle garde guardle gars guy, chaple gteau cakele gaz gas (gas)le gendarme police officer, policemanle genou kneele genre type, kind, sortle got tastele gouvernement governmentle grand-pre grandfatherle grenier attic, loftle groupe grouple guide guidele haricot beanle hasard chance, luckle hros herole jambon hamle janvier Januaryle jardin gardenle jeu gamele jeudi Thursdayle jeune homme young manle jouet toyle jour dayle journal newspaperle jugement judgementle juillet Julyle juin Junele kilo kilole kilomtre kilometerle kirsch kirschle lac lakele lait milkle langage language, tonguele lapin rabbitle lecteur readerle lgume vegetablele lendemain the following day, the next dayle lieu placele linge cloth, linenle lion lionle lit bedle litre literle livre bookle lundi Mondayle lyce lyceum, high schoolle machin thingy, whatsit, thingummyle magasin shop, storele mai Mayle maire mayorle matre masterle malheur misfortunele mannequin (fashion-show) modelle manque absence, lackle manteau coatle marchand merchant, traderle march marketle mardi Tuesdayle mari husbandle mariage marriage, weddingle marin sailorle mars Marchle matelas mattressle matriel materialle matin morningle maximum maximumle mdecin doctorle mnage housekeepingle mercredi Wednesdayle mtier job, occupation, line of workle mtre meterle mtro subway, underground, tubele meuble piece of furniturele micro microphone, mikele midi noonle milieu middlele milliard billion (US), thousand millionle minimum minimumle ministre ministerle minuit midnightle modle model, template, patternle moine monkle mois monthle moment momentle monde worldle mont mountle morceau piece (bit)le moteur motor, enginele moule mouldle moulin millle mouvement movement, motion, movele moyen means (way)le mur wallle muse museumle musicien musicianle nerf nervele nettoyage cleaning, 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rollerle sac bag, sackle salon lounge, living room, sitting roomle samedi Saturdayle sandwich sandwichle sang bloodle sapin fir (tree)le savant scientistle seau bucket, paille secret secretle secrtaire secretaryle sjour stay, visitle sens sensele sentiment feelingle septembre Septemberle service servicele shampoing shampoole sicle centuryle sige chair, seatle signe signle soir eveningle soldat soldierle soleil sunle sonnet sonnetle souci worry, concernle soulier shoele sourire smilele speaker (TV) announcer, presenterle spectacle sight, spectaclele spirite spiritualistele sport sportle style stylele succs successle sud southle sujet subject, topicle syndicat trade unionle tabac tabaccole tableau painting, picturele tapis carpet, rugle tas pile, heaple taxi taxi, cable tlphrique cablecarle tlphone telephonele temps timele terme termle terrain field, groundle test check, testle texte textle th teale thtre theaterle tissu cloth, materialle titre title (book, film; job; sport)le toit roofle tonneau barrel, caskle tonnerre thunderle tour turnle tourisme tourismle touriste touristle trac nerves, stage frightle tracteur tractorle train trainle traitement treatment, handlingle trajet journeyle travail workle tribunal court, court of lawle trou holele truc thing (informal)le tube pipe, tubele tuyau pipe, tubele type type, kindle vlo cycle (bicycle, bike)le vendeur salesman, shop assistantle vendredi Fridayle vent windle ventre stomach, bellyle verre glassle village villagele vin winele violon violinle vis screwle visage facele vocabulaire vocabularyle voisin neighborle vol flightle volet shutterle voleur thief, robberle volume volumele voyage journey, triple wagon carriage, coachle zro zero, noughtle gosse kid, ladlger light, lightweightlequel which, that, who (masc. singular)les the (plural)les bagages baggage, luggageles environs vicinity, surroundingsles frites chips, French friesles gens peopleles lunettes glassesles maths mathles parents parentsles vacances 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