Camina àgil. 'He walks nimble.'
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Prendre aigua 'to drink water'
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Ala 'wing'
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Albada 'dawn, daybreak'
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Vendré algues. 'I will sell seaweed.'
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Cuinava alls. 'I cooked garlic.'
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Andana 'platform'
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Menjarà ànec. 'He will eat duck.'
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Ànima 'soul'
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Ànima 'soul'
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Animar 'to encourage, to cheer up'
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L'Anna no surt de casa perquè està malalta. 'Anna doesn't leave the house because she's sick.'
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Sentia ànsia. 'He felt anxious.'
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A mal any, manta nova. 'In a bad year, new blanket.'
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Apàtica 'apathetic'
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Apàtica 'apathetic'
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Collia apis. 'He picked celery.'
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Sortirà apte. 'It will come out fit.'
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Buscaré arbres. 'I will look for trees.'
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Arcada 'arcade, series of arches'
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Faria art. 'I would make art.'
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Articulation
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Asiàtica 'Asian'
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Dibuixa astres. 'He draws stars.'
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Atipar 'to fill up'
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Atipar 'to fill up'
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De Martinet en avall, ni dona ni cavall. 'From Martinet downwards, don't take a woman or a horse.'
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Avi 'grandad'
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Passeja avis. 'He walked grandparents.'
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Bala 'bullet'
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Banjo 'banjo'
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Basc 'basque'
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No diguis blat fins que sigui al sac i ben lligat. 'Don't say "wheat" until it's in the bag and you've tied a tight knot.'
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Bona 'good'
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Bosc 'wood'
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Bon vi i bona brasa és senyal de bona casa. 'Good wine and a good barbecue are signs of a good house.'
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Cal 'it is necessary'
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Cala 'cove'
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Call 'Jewish quarter'
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Cambra 'chamber'
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Campana 'bell'
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Que he fet campana, et dic. 'I tell you I've skiped school.'
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Estava tan cansada que no va poder anar al sopar de classe. 'She was so tired she couldn't go to the school dinner.'
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Cant 'singing, song'
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Cara 'face, side'
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Cara 'face'
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Carda 'he cards'
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La Maria es vol casar? 'Does Maria want to get married?'
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Quina passada! Aquesta cascada deu fer ben bé uns cent metres d'alçada. 'Oh my God! This waterfall must be a hundred meters high.'
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Pluja per Sant Cebrià, pren most i fa el vi clar. 'Rain for Saint Cebrià, it takes the must and makes the wine clear.'
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Cel 'sky'
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Ahir em vaig demanar una clara. 'Yesterday I ordered a shandy.'
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Col 'cabbage'
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Contrast I
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- pas 'step' - pass
- van 'go' - van
- tap 'cap' - tap
- gras 'fatty' - grass
- nat 'born' - nut
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Contrast II
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- vas 'glass' - bus
- sac 'sack' - sack
- fan 'fan' - fan
- sant 'holy' - sun
- camp 'country' - cam
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Corda 'rope'
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Cubana 'Cuban'
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Dalt 'above'
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Demà, diu que vindrà. 'He says he will come tomorrow.'
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La meva germana vindrà demà. 'My sister will come tomorrow.'
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Desastre 'disaster'
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Desitjar 'to wish, to want'
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Desitjar 'to wish, to want'
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Donar 'to give'
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Empanada 'pie, turnover'
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Empanada 'pie, turnover'
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Escala 'staircase, ladder, scale, he climbs'
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Escola 'school'
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Espàrrec 'asparagus'
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L'esperançat és qui mai perd l'esperança. 'The hopeful is the one who never loses hope.'
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Estranya 'weird, strange'
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Estranya 'weird, strange'
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Fa 'F' (musical note)
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Fals 'false'
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El cantant no feia cap falta. 'The singer was not necessary.'
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Fantasma 'ghost'
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Fat 'destiny'
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Fava 'bean'
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Frare 'friar, monk'
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Gerani 'geranium'
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Girar 'to turn'
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Gram 'gram'
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Gratar 'to scratch'
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Posar-se hàbit 'to get in the habit'
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Criar hàmsters 'to raise hamsters'
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Hepàtica 'hepatic'
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Italiana, i no sueca, és la noia. 'The girl is Italian, not Swedish.'
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Ivanaaa! 'Ivanaaa!'
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Joanaaa! 'Joanaaa!'
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La 'A' (musical note)
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Llac 'lake'
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Una ovella... 'A sheep...'
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Una ovella, serella, merella, llanuda, llanada, cap i coronada tenia sis corderets serells, merells, llanuts, llanats, cap i coronats. Si l'ovella no haguera sigut serella, merella, llanuda, llanada, cap i coronada, els seus corderets no haurien sigut serells, merells, llanuts, llanats, cap i coronats. 'There was a hairy, crowned sheep that had six hairy, crowned lambs. If the sheep hadn't been hairy and crowned, its lambs wouldn't have been hairy and crowned.'
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Què és viure? 'What is to live?'
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Què és viure? Llevar-se, anar a dormir, esmorzar, sopar i tornar a començar el mateix l'endemà al matí. Quan es fan aquests menesters des de fa quaranta anys, tot acaba semblant ben insípid. (Claude Tillier) 'What is to live? Getting up, going to sleep, having breakfast, dinner and starting the same the following day. When you've done the same routine for forty years, everything ends up being quite tedious.' (Claude Tillier)
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Mà 'hand'
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Mal 'pain, evil'
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Mal 'evil, pain'
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Mandra 'sloth'
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Mare 'mother'
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Mare 'mother'
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El gegant va espantar la Marga. 'The giant scared Marga.'
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Mart 'Mars'
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Si aixeques massa el porró, aniràs potser de cantó. 'If you lift the jar too much, you may stagger.'
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Mata 'plant, he kills'
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Mel 'honey'
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Menjarà entrepans. 'He will eat sandwiches.'
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Mol 'mole, he mills'
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Mora 'blackberry, moorish'
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Mort 'dead, death'
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Nap 'turnip'
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Nevar 'to snow'
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Pa 'bread'
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Pal 'stick, mast'
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Pal 'stick'
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Palejar 'to paddle'
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Pany 'lock'
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Pany 'lock'
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Pap 'dewlap'
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Parada 'stop'
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Pare 'father'
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Passa 'step, it happens, he passes'
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Patacada 'thump'
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Patacada 'thump'
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Pati 'courtyard, patio'
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És alt com un Sant Pau! 'He's tall as a Saint Paul!'
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Pèl 'hair, fur'
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Pelar 'peel off'
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Petaca 'hip flask'
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Després de plovisquejar tota la tarda, va sortir l'arc de Sant Martí. 'After raining the whole afternoon, there was a rainbow.'
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Pol 'pol (name), pole'
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Pollastre 'chicken'
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Ral 'penny'
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Ram 'bouquet'
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Ras 'flat'
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Rata 'rat'
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Rave 'radish'
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Rel 'root'
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De la Rihanna, m'he comprat un CD. 'I bought Rihanna's CD.'
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Rosari 'rosary'
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Sa 'healthy'
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Saca 'sack'
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Sal 'salt'
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Sala 'room'
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Per Sant Joan farem una foguera ben alta i tirarem molts petards. 'For Sant Joan we'll light a great fire and lots of firecrackers.'
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Sap 'he knows'
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Sard 'Sardinian'
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Sard 'Sardinian'
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Sastre 'tailor'
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Savi 'wise'
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Seca 'dry'
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Sembrar 'to sow, to plant'
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Senglar 'boar'
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Senglar 'boar'
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No sap el que es perd, si no va a caçar senglars. 'He doesn't know what he's missing, if he doesn't hunt wild boars.'
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Serà ell. 'It will be him.'
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La Laia és molt simpàtica. 'Laia is very nice.'
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Sol 'sun, alone'
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Sola 'alone'
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Que vols venir a sopar? 'Do you want to come to dinner?'
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Sort 'luck'
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La Maria diu que sortirà. 'Maria says that she will leave.'
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Tac 'plug'
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Tala 'wood cutting'
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Tango 'tango'
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Tard 'late'
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Tassa 'cup'
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Teulada 'roof'
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Tram 'streetcar'
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Si per l'abril sents tronar, ordi i blat no faltarà. 'If you hear thunders by April, there won't be a shortage of barley and wheat.'
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Trucar 'to call'
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Val 'coupon, it worths'
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Van 'they go'
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Vana 'futile, vain'
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A vegades no sé si m'enganyes o em parles seriosament. 'Sometimes I don't know whether you're pulling my leg or speak seriously.'
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La ventada va emportar-se la teulada d'unes trenta cases. 'The wind took the roof of approximately thirty houses.'
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Vol 'flight, he wants'
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L'Anna vol viatjar però té por de volar. 'Anna wants to travel but she is afraid of flying.'
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Vorada 'edge'
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