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80 [vuitanta] Adjectius 3

She has a dog.	Ella té un gos.
The dog is big.	El gos és gran.
She has a big dog.	Té un gos gran.
She has a house.	Ella té una casa.
The house is small.	La casa és petita.
She has a small house.	Té una casa petita.
He is staying in a hotel.	Ell viu en un hotel.
The hotel is cheap.	L’hotel és barat.
He is staying in a cheap hotel.	Ell s’allotja en un hotel barat.
He has a car.	Ell té un cotxe.
The car is expensive.	El cotxe és car.
He has an expensive car.	Té un cotxe car.
He reads a novel.	Ell llegeix una novel•la.
The novel is boring.	La novel•la és avorrida.
He is reading a boring novel.	Llegeix una novel•la avorrida.
She is watching a movie.	Ella mira una pel•lícula.
The movie is exciting.	La pel•lícula és emocionant.
She is watching an exciting movie.	Ella mira una pel•lícula emocionant.

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