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à l'occasion |
1. adv. occasionally, at times, on occasion |
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2. adv. sometime, one day, one of these days, at some point, when the opportunity arises |
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À l'occasion, tu sauras me rapporter le bouquin que je t'ai prêté ? |
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French > French |
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à l'occasion |
1. v. Au moment favorable ; quand l'occasion se présente. |
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2. v. Le jour venu. |
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Analysis |
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à |
1. Notes. In Canada, à and a are not homophones, à a, a ɑː. |
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2. prep. to (destination) |
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aller au bout - go to the end / go all the way |
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Je vais à Paris. - I am going to Paris. |
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3. prep. to (until) |
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Le |
1. Proper noun. surname, from=Vietnamese |
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2. art. the (definite article) |
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Le lait du matin. - The milk of the morning. |
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3. art. Used before abstract nouns; not translated in English. |
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L'amour est aveugle. - Love is blind. |
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occasion |
1. n-f. occasion, opportunity |
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2. n-f. cause |
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3. n-f. bargain, good deal |
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4. n-f. secondhand or used item |
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