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Examples
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And so I pulled on my boots, packed a pomme and some pain ... and headed out, direction Orange, to the Gard, au lointain.
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Approaching town, the train advanced at half-speed. le casanier, la casanière = stay-at-home, homebody une pomme (f) = apple le pain (m) = bread au lointain = in the distance le marché paysan (m) = the farmers 'market le pont (m) = bridge mi-vitesse = half-speed
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And so I pulled on my boots, packed a pomme and some pain ... and headed out, direction Orange, to the Gard, au lointain.
French Word-A-Day: 2010
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It is that outward focus, whether on language or the lointain* -- that keeps us going strong, humming somewhat steadily along.
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It is that outward focus, whether on language or the lointain* -- that keeps us going strong, humming somewhat steadily along.
French Word-A-Day: 2009
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Approaching town, the train advanced at half-speed. le casanier, la casanière = stay-at-home, homebody une pomme (f) = apple le pain (m) = bread au lointain = in the distance le marché paysan (m) = the farmers 'market le pont (m) = bridge mi-vitesse = half-speed
French Word-A-Day: 2010
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Two BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra proms with conductor Donald Runnicles, heard in the hall, included cellist Lynn Harrell as a refined soloist in Dutilleux's meticulously detailed Tout un monde lointain.
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And so I pulled on my boots, packed a pomme and some pain ... and headed out, direction Orange, to the Gard, au lointain.
French Word-A-Day: 2010
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Martina, thanks for the giggle, and Christine, for the "lointoin" I've just corrected it to "lointain".
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And so I pulled on my boots, packed a pomme and some pain ... and headed out, direction Orange, to the Gard, au lointain.
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