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68 [sixty-eight]

big – small

 

68 [soixante-huit]@68 [sixty-eight]
68 [soixante-huit]

grand – petit

 

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  big and small
g_a_d   e_   p_t_t   
   
grand et petit
g____   e_   p____   
   
grand et petit
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grand et petit
  The elephant is big.
L_é_é_h_n_   e_t   g_a_d_   
   
L’éléphant est grand.
L_________   e__   g_____   
   
L’éléphant est grand.
__________   ___   ______   
   
L’éléphant est grand.
  The mouse is small.
L_   s_u_i_   e_t   p_t_t_.   
   
La souris est petite.
L_   s_____   e__   p______   
   
La souris est petite.
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La souris est petite.
 
 
 
 
  dark and bright
s_m_r_   e_   c_a_r   
   
sombre et clair
s_____   e_   c____   
   
sombre et clair
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sombre et clair
  The night is dark.
L_   n_i_   e_t   s_m_r_.   
   
La nuit est sombre.
L_   n___   e__   s______   
   
La nuit est sombre.
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La nuit est sombre.
  The day is bright.
L_   j_u_   e_t   c_a_r_   
   
Le jour est clair.
L_   j___   e__   c_____   
   
Le jour est clair.
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Le jour est clair.
 
 
 
 
  old and young
v_e_x   e_   j_u_e   
   
vieux et jeune
v____   e_   j____   
   
vieux et jeune
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vieux et jeune
  Our grandfather is very old.
N_t_e   g_a_d_p_r_   e_t   t_è_   v_e_x_   
   
Notre grand-père est très vieux.
N____   g_________   e__   t___   v_____   
   
Notre grand-père est très vieux.
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Notre grand-père est très vieux.
  70 years ago he was still young.
I_   y   a   7_   a_s   i_   é_a_t   e_c_r_   j_u_e_   
   
Il y a 70 ans il était encore jeune.
I_   y   a   7_   a__   i_   é____   e_____   j_____   
   
Il y a 70 ans il était encore jeune.
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Il y a 70 ans il était encore jeune.
 
 
 
 
  beautiful and ugly
b_a_   e_   l_i_   
   
beau et laid
b___   e_   l___   
   
beau et laid
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beau et laid
  The butterfly is beautiful.
L_   p_p_l_o_   e_t   b_a_.   
   
Le papillon est beau.
L_   p_______   e__   b____   
   
Le papillon est beau.
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Le papillon est beau.
  The spider is ugly.
L_a_a_g_é_   e_t   l_i_e_   
   
L’araignée est laide.
L_________   e__   l_____   
   
L’araignée est laide.
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L’araignée est laide.
 
 
 
 
  fat and thin
g_o_   e_   m_i_r_   
   
gros et maigre
g___   e_   m_____   
   
gros et maigre
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gros et maigre
  A woman who weighs a hundred kilos is fat.
U_e   f_m_e   d_   c_n_   k_   e_t   g_o_s_.   
   
Une femme de cent kg est grosse.
U__   f____   d_   c___   k_   e__   g______   
   
Une femme de cent kg est grosse.
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Une femme de cent kg est grosse.
  A man who weighs fifty kilos is thin.
U_   h_m_e   d_   c_n_u_n_e   k_   e_t   m_i_r_.   
   
Un homme de cinquante kg est maigre.
U_   h____   d_   c________   k_   e__   m______   
   
Un homme de cinquante kg est maigre.
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Un homme de cinquante kg est maigre.
 
 
 
 
  expensive and cheap
c_e_   e_   b_n   m_r_h_   
   
cher et bon marché
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cher et bon marché
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cher et bon marché
  The car is expensive.
L_a_t_m_b_l_   e_t   c_è_e_   
   
L’automobile est chère.
L___________   e__   c_____   
   
L’automobile est chère.
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L’automobile est chère.
  The newspaper is cheap.
L_   j_u_n_l   e_t   b_n   m_r_h_.   
   
Le journal est bon marché.
L_   j______   e__   b__   m______   
   
Le journal est bon marché.
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Le journal est bon marché.
 
 
 
 

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Two languages = two speech centers!

It doesn't matter to our brain when we learn a language. This is because it has different storage areas for different languages. Not all the languages we learn are stored together. Languages we learn as adults have their own storage area. That means the brain processes the new rules in a different place. They aren't stored with the native language. People who grow up bilingual, on the other hand, only use one region of the brain. Multiple studies have come to this conclusion. Neuroscientists examined various test subjects. These subjects spoke two languages fluently. One part of the test group, however, had grown up with both languages. The other part, in contrast, had learned the second language later in life. Researchers could measure brain activity during language tests. This way they could see which areas of the brain functioned during the tests. And they saw that the "late" learners had two speech centers! Researchers had already long suspected that this would be so. People with brain injuries show different symptoms. So, damage to the brain can also lead to speech problems. Those affected can't pronounce or understand words as well. But bilingual accident victims sometimes show unusual symptoms. Their speech problems don't always affect both languages. If only one area of the brain is injured, the other can still function. Then the patients speak one language better than the other. The two different languages are also re-learned at different speeds. This proves that both languages aren't stored in the same place. Since they weren't learned at the same time, they form two centers. It is still unknown how our brain manages multiple languages. But new findings could lead to new learning strategies.

 




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