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em to have to do something / must   »   fr devoir faire qc.

72 [seventy-two]

to have to do something / must

to have to do something / must

72 [soixante-douze]

devoir faire qc.

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must d-v-ir d----- d-v-i- ------ devoir 0
I must post the letter. Je-do-- -n-oye--un- le-t--. J- d--- e------ u-- l------ J- d-i- e-v-y-r u-e l-t-r-. --------------------------- Je dois envoyer une lettre. 0
I must pay the hotel. J--doi- paye--l---tel. J- d--- p---- l------- J- d-i- p-y-r l-h-t-l- ---------------------- Je dois payer l’hôtel. 0
You must get up early. T- d--- -e--ev-r --t. T- d--- t- l---- t--- T- d-i- t- l-v-r t-t- --------------------- Tu dois te lever tôt. 0
You must work a lot. T----i--be-u--u---r-va-l-e-. T- d--- b------- t---------- T- d-i- b-a-c-u- t-a-a-l-e-. ---------------------------- Tu dois beaucoup travailler. 0
You must be punctual. Tu-d-i- -------l’h---e. T- d--- ê--- à l------- T- d-i- ê-r- à l-h-u-e- ----------------------- Tu dois être à l’heure. 0
He must fuel / get petrol / get gas (am.). Il -o-- -a--e le ---i-. I- d--- f---- l- p----- I- d-i- f-i-e l- p-e-n- ----------------------- Il doit faire le plein. 0
He must repair the car. Il -o-t r--a-e- -a---i---e. I- d--- r------ l- v------- I- d-i- r-p-r-r l- v-i-u-e- --------------------------- Il doit réparer la voiture. 0
He must wash the car. Il do-- --ve- l- -----re. I- d--- l---- l- v------- I- d-i- l-v-r l- v-i-u-e- ------------------------- Il doit laver la voiture. 0
She must shop. E--e d-it f--re -e- ------. E--- d--- f---- d-- a------ E-l- d-i- f-i-e d-s a-h-t-. --------------------------- Elle doit faire des achats. 0
She must clean the apartment. E-l----i- -aire -e--é-ag--da-s---------em--t. E--- d--- f---- l- m----- d--- l------------- E-l- d-i- f-i-e l- m-n-g- d-n- l-a-p-r-e-e-t- --------------------------------------------- Elle doit faire le ménage dans l’appartement. 0
She must wash the clothes. Elle d----l--e---e-lin--. E--- d--- l---- l- l----- E-l- d-i- l-v-r l- l-n-e- ------------------------- Elle doit laver le linge. 0
We must go to school at once. N-us -e-on- alle- t--- de -u--e à l’é-o--. N--- d----- a---- t--- d- s---- à l------- N-u- d-v-n- a-l-r t-u- d- s-i-e à l-é-o-e- ------------------------------------------ Nous devons aller tout de suite à l’école. 0
We must go to work at once. Nous d--on---l----t-u- de ----e-------vail. N--- d----- a---- t--- d- s---- a- t------- N-u- d-v-n- a-l-r t-u- d- s-i-e a- t-a-a-l- ------------------------------------------- Nous devons aller tout de suite au travail. 0
We must go to the doctor at once. Nous ---o-- --l-r-t-u-----s-i-- c-e- l- ---eci-. N--- d----- a---- t--- d- s---- c--- l- m------- N-u- d-v-n- a-l-r t-u- d- s-i-e c-e- l- m-d-c-n- ------------------------------------------------ Nous devons aller tout de suite chez le médecin. 0
You must wait for the bus. V-us -------t----re l- b--. V--- d---- a------- l- b--- V-u- d-v-z a-t-n-r- l- b-s- --------------------------- Vous devez attendre le bus. 0
You must wait for the train. Vo---d-v-z-a--e-d----e--rain. V--- d---- a------- l- t----- V-u- d-v-z a-t-n-r- l- t-a-n- ----------------------------- Vous devez attendre le train. 0
You must wait for the taxi. V-us----e--a-t----- l- -a--. V--- d---- a------- l- t---- V-u- d-v-z a-t-n-r- l- t-x-. ---------------------------- Vous devez attendre le taxi. 0

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