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80 [eighty]

Adjectives 3

Adjectives 3

80 [quatre-vingt]

Adjectifs 3

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She has a dog. Elle-a -n--h-e-. E___ a u_ c_____ E-l- a u- c-i-n- ---------------- Elle a un chien. 0
The dog is big. Le---i-- --- g----. L_ c____ e__ g_____ L- c-i-n e-t g-a-d- ------------------- Le chien est grand. 0
She has a big dog. Elle-- ----r--- --ien. 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. Ell- a --e ---son. E___ a u__ m______ E-l- a u-e m-i-o-. ------------------ Elle a une maison. 0
The house is small. La mai--n-e-t p--it-. L_ m_____ e__ p______ L- m-i-o- e-t p-t-t-. --------------------- La maison est petite. 0
She has a small house. E-le----n- -----e-ma--o-. 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 lo----a-s--- hôte-. 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’h-t-l -st bo- ----hé. 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---ge d-n- u- -ô----b-n-ma-c-é. 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. Il a-u-- --i-u--. I_ a u__ v_______ I- a u-e v-i-u-e- ----------------- Il a une voiture. 0
The car is expensive. La-voi-u-e-e---chè-e. 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----un- -o-tur- c-è--. 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- --t----rom-n. I_ l__ u_ r_____ I- l-t u- r-m-n- ---------------- Il lit un roman. 0
The novel is boring. Le -om-- -st en-uyeux. 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. Il------n---m----nn-yeu-. 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. E-le-reg--d- -- fil-. E___ r______ u_ f____ E-l- r-g-r-e u- f-l-. --------------------- Elle regarde un film. 0
The movie is exciting. Le fil- est ca-ti--n-. 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. El-e r-gar-e -n fil--c----van-. 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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