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Jun 2017
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18: ‘My back is sore today!’

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Discuter de ses douleurs et des divers maux dont on souffre, voilà qui fait partie de nos conversations courantes. Cependant, c’est avec des tournures de phrases bien différentes de celles utilisées en français qu’on le fait en anglais. Écoutons ce dialogue entre Steve et Helen, avant de passer à l’étude des mots et des expressions qu’ils utilisent.

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