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80 [eighty]

Adjectives 3

Adjectives 3

80 [quatre-vingt]

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She has a dog. Elle-a -- ch--n. E--- a u- c----- E-l- a u- c-i-n- ---------------- Elle a un chien. 0
The dog is big. L------- -st g----. L- c---- e-- g----- L- c-i-n e-t g-a-d- ------------------- Le chien est grand. 0
She has a big dog. E-l- a ---gra-d c-ie-. E--- a u- g---- c----- E-l- a u- g-a-d c-i-n- ---------------------- Elle a un grand chien. 0
She has a house. El-e-a-u-- -a--o-. E--- a u-- m------ E-l- a u-e m-i-o-. ------------------ Elle a une maison. 0
The house is small. La-m-i--n -s---e-i-e. L- m----- e-- p------ L- m-i-o- e-t p-t-t-. --------------------- La maison est petite. 0
She has a small house. E-l--a-un----t-te -ais--. E--- a u-- p----- m------ E-l- a u-e p-t-t- m-i-o-. ------------------------- Elle a une petite maison. 0
He is staying in a hotel. Il -o--------u- -----. I- l--- d--- u- h----- I- l-g- d-n- u- h-t-l- ---------------------- Il loge dans un hôtel. 0
The hotel is cheap. L--ôtel-es--bon-m--ché. L------ e-- b-- m------ L-h-t-l e-t b-n m-r-h-. ----------------------- L’hôtel est bon marché. 0
He is staying in a cheap hotel. Il l-ge-dan--un--ôt-- -on -a----. I- l--- d--- u- h---- b-- m------ I- l-g- d-n- u- h-t-l b-n m-r-h-. --------------------------------- Il loge dans un hôtel bon marché. 0
He has a car. I--a un- v-i-u--. I- a u-- v------- I- a u-e v-i-u-e- ----------------- Il a une voiture. 0
The car is expensive. La---it-r- -s- -h-r-. L- v------ e-- c----- L- v-i-u-e e-t c-è-e- --------------------- La voiture est chère. 0
He has an expensive car. I- - --e v-itu-e ----e. I- a u-- v------ c----- I- a u-e v-i-u-e c-è-e- ----------------------- Il a une voiture chère. 0
He reads a novel. I- l-- u--r--an. I- l-- u- r----- I- l-t u- r-m-n- ---------------- Il lit un roman. 0
The novel is boring. Le---ma- est--nn--e-x. L- r---- e-- e-------- L- r-m-n e-t e-n-y-u-. ---------------------- Le roman est ennuyeux. 0
He is reading a boring novel. I- --t--n ----n-e--u----. I- l-- u- r---- e-------- I- l-t u- r-m-n e-n-y-u-. ------------------------- Il lit un roman ennuyeux. 0
She is watching a movie. El-e --g-r-- ---fi-m. E--- r------ u- f---- E-l- r-g-r-e u- f-l-. --------------------- Elle regarde un film. 0
The movie is exciting. L-----m -s---a-tiva--. L- f--- e-- c--------- L- f-l- e-t c-p-i-a-t- ---------------------- Le film est captivant. 0
She is watching an exciting movie. E-l--r-g-r--------l-----t-va--. E--- r------ u- f--- c--------- E-l- r-g-r-e u- f-l- c-p-i-a-t- ------------------------------- Elle regarde un film captivant. 0

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