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à & Je vais a l'école {\bf{à 8 heures}}. & I go to school {\bf{at 8 'o clock}}. & \seqsplit{specific} time \tn 
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en & Nous avons mangé en 40 minutes. & We ate in forty minutes. & length of time \tn 
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dans & Nous partons dans une semaine. & We're leaving in a week. & future point in time \tn 
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le matin & Je fais du jogging {\bf{le matin}}. & I jog {\bf{in the morning}}. & time of day \tn 
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\seqsplit{l'après-midi} & Nous avons une réunion {\bf{l'après-midi}}. & We have a meeting {\bf{in the afternoon}}. & time of day \tn 
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le soir & Je sors souvent {\bf{le soir}}. & I often go out {\bf{in the evening}}. & time of day \tn 
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la nuit \{\{bb\}\} & Je préfère lire {\bf{la nuit}}. \{\{bb\}\} & I prefer to read \{\{bb\}\} {\bf{at night}}. & time of day \{\{bb\}\} \tn 
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à \seqsplit{minuit} \{\{bb\}\} & \{\{bb\}\} & \{\{bb\}\} & \{\{bb\}\} \tn 
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en & Mon fils est né {\bf{en septembre}}. & My son was born {\bf{in September}}. & \seqsplit{specific} month \tn 
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 & Pour y aller, tu as besoin de prendre le bus. & To go there, you need to take the bus. &  \tn 
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à fin de & Je prends des leçons {\bf{afin d'}}apprendre le français. & I'm taking lessons {\bf{(in order)}} to learn French. & more elegant \seqsplit{expression} of purpose \tn 
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\seqsplit{penser} que & Nous pensons que c'est une bonne idée. & We think it's a good idea. &  \tn 
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\seqsplit{croire} que & Elle croit que les anges existent. & She believes (that) angels exist. &  \tn 
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le jour de & Je t'ai vu {\bf{le jour de Noël}}. & I saw you on Christmas Day. & on the very day of the holiday \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{4}{x{8.4cm}}{While à is more general (i.e. at Christmas), le jour de insists a bit more on the very day (i.e. on Christmas Day). \newline  \newline As Aïd starts with a vowel, we use à l' or le jour de l', in order to ease the pronunciation.}  \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{4}{x{8.4cm}}{In French, you must always use à before the distance: \newline  \newline Note also that when locations are introduced by the definite articles le and les, de contracts into du and des.}  \tn 
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