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(Source credit: French Property News) ### Answers: Who am I?: Blanc; Roux; Ducasse Past Participles: su; ouvert; eu; mis; fait Faux amis: grape; sensitive; to claim; uninhabited; to attend;...
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View ArticleSome French Idioms
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View ArticleIn Support of Total Immersion
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View Article7 Surprising Ways to Practice French Online with Immersion
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