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| He was happy, but he did not have much money. |  | 
| Il
                                            
                                          heureux, mais il n' 
                                          
      pas beaucoup d' argent. | 
| He drank coffee every morning. |  | 
| Il
                                            
                                          un café au lait tous les matins. | 
| He read a book, when suddenly someone knocked on the door. |  | 
| Il
                                            
      le journal quand tout d' un coup on a frappé à la porte. | 
| After his accident, he did not recognized anyone anymore. |  | 
| Après son accident, il ne
                                            
      plus personne. | 
| He always talked without stopping, but he did not say anything. |  | 
| Il
                                            
      toujours sans arrêt, mais il ne disait rien. | 
| She always spent money for things, which she did not believe. |  | 
| Elle
                                            
      toujours de l'argent pour des choses, dont elle n'avait pas besoin. | 
| We did not see him, we knew that he is there. |  | 
| Nous ne le 
                                          
                                          pas, mais nous qu' il
      
      là.
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| He called her every day, he loved her, but he did not have anything to tell her. |  | 
| Il l'
                                            
      tous les jours, il l'
      
      , mais il n' rien à lui dire.
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| He never studied, but he always knew everything. |   | 
| Il n'
                                            
      jamais, néanmois il
      
      toujours tout. | 
| He smoked a lot to not to tell too much. |  | 
| Il
                                            
      beaucoup pour ne pas dire trop. | 
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