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en Big – small   »   fr grand – petit

68 [sixty-eight]

Big – small

Big – small

68 [soixante-huit]

grand – petit

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big and small gr-nd--- -e--t g____ e_ p____ g-a-d e- p-t-t -------------- grand et petit 0
The elephant is big. L-él-ph----est grand. L_________ e__ g_____ L-é-é-h-n- e-t g-a-d- --------------------- L’éléphant est grand. 0
The mouse is small. La--o-r-- e-t--e-i--. L_ s_____ e__ p______ L- s-u-i- e-t p-t-t-. --------------------- La souris est petite. 0
dark and bright s--b-e -- -la-r s_____ e_ c____ s-m-r- e- c-a-r --------------- sombre et clair 0
The night is dark. La--u-t e-t-s--br-. L_ n___ e__ s______ L- n-i- e-t s-m-r-. ------------------- La nuit est sombre. 0
The day is bright. Le--o-r-es- c----. L_ j___ e__ c_____ L- j-u- e-t c-a-r- ------------------ Le jour est clair. 0
old and young vieux--- -eune v____ e_ j____ v-e-x e- j-u-e -------------- vieux et jeune 0
Our grandfather is very old. No-re--ra------- e-- --ès ----x. N____ g_________ e__ t___ v_____ N-t-e g-a-d-p-r- e-t t-è- v-e-x- -------------------------------- Notre grand-père est très vieux. 0
70 years ago he was still young. I----a--0 a-- il--tait ----re-je---. I_ y a 7_ a__ i_ é____ e_____ j_____ I- y a 7- a-s i- é-a-t e-c-r- j-u-e- ------------------------------------ Il y a 70 ans il était encore jeune. 0
beautiful and ugly b--u -t-laid b___ e_ l___ b-a- e- l-i- ------------ beau et laid 0
The butterfly is beautiful. Le p-p--l-n-e-- be-u. L_ p_______ e__ b____ L- p-p-l-o- e-t b-a-. --------------------- Le papillon est beau. 0
The spider is ugly. L’a--i-née e-t l--de. L_________ e__ l_____ L-a-a-g-é- e-t l-i-e- --------------------- L’araignée est laide. 0
fat and thin g--- e--m--g-e g___ e_ m_____ g-o- e- m-i-r- -------------- gros et maigre 0
A woman who weighs a hundred kilos is fat. U-e----m-----c--t -g --- g--s--. U__ f____ d_ c___ k_ e__ g______ U-e f-m-e d- c-n- k- e-t g-o-s-. -------------------------------- Une femme de cent kg est grosse. 0
A man who weighs fifty kilos is thin. U----m-e-de -inqua-t---g---- -ai-re. U_ h____ d_ c________ k_ e__ m______ U- h-m-e d- c-n-u-n-e k- e-t m-i-r-. ------------------------------------ Un homme de cinquante kg est maigre. 0
expensive and cheap c--r--t--on -arché c___ e_ b__ m_____ c-e- e- b-n m-r-h- ------------------ cher et bon marché 0
The car is expensive. L-aut-mo---e -s---hè--. L___________ e__ c_____ L-a-t-m-b-l- e-t c-è-e- ----------------------- L’automobile est chère. 0
The newspaper is cheap. L- jou-n-l --- b------ch-. L_ j______ e__ b__ m______ L- j-u-n-l e-t b-n m-r-h-. -------------------------- Le journal est bon marché. 0

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Code-switching

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