1786 – Le poids de l’austérité (Weight of austerity)
Learning Guide | PDF Transcript A Porto une demi douzaine de femmes qui ne peuvent plus payer leur note d’électricité lavent leur linge dans … Learn French now ! Listen to today’s lesson :
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Learning Guide | PDF Transcript Une Cour de justice française a ordonné à une société allemande de verser des dommages et intérêts … Learn French now ! Listen to today’s lesson :
View Article1788 – Real Life French: plus de gras ?
Real life French Guide Welcome to your lesson of Real Life French. Each lesson we take a simple situation you may encounter in everyday life in France. Learn French now ! Listen to today’s lesson :~
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Word roots and routes: grade and gress
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電車は、とても時間に正確です。到着の予定が7:13だったら、確実に、7:13に着きます。まだ私がハイスクールに通っている頃、毎朝、渋谷を午前7時13分に出発する電車を使っていました。その横浜到着予定は7時40分。そして電車は、その時間ピッタリに到着したモノです。
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A disconnect in locker room language, behaviors - Boston Globe
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Hometown Heroes in Transit Awards: Bus driver learning American Sign ... -...
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