PHRASES
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Un gosse de 15 ans fréquentant un lycée catholique
→ “A 15-year-old kid attending a Catholic high school”
Un gosse — Kid, brat — informal and slightly derogatory term for a child or teenager
de — Of — shows possession or origin
15 — Fifteen — the age of the kid
ans — Years — plural form of year
fréquentant — Attending/going to — present participle of 'fréquenter' (to frequent)
un lycée — High school — specifically in France and other French-speaking countries
catholique — Catholic — refers to the religious affiliation of the school
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supplie une octogénaire avec une perçuse
→ “begs an octogenarian with a drill”
supplie — Begs/prays — third-person singular of 'supplier' (to beg), used here humorously as if the kid is literally begging
une octogénaire — Octogenarian — someone in their 80s
avec — With — shows the tool/instrument used
une perçuse — Drill — a power tool, but also sounds like 'persuade' (to convince) — funny double meaning!
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Un gosse de 14 ans avec un nom arabe
→ “A 14-year-old kid with an Arabic name”
Un gosse — Kid, brat — same informal term as before
de — Of — shows possession or origin
14 — Fourteen — the age of the kid
ans — Years — plural form of year
avec — With — shows accompaniment or possession
un nom — Name — what comes after 'avec'
arabe — Arabic — describes the origin of the name
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arrose des gens avec un pistolet à eau
→ “sprays people with a water gun”
arrose — Sprays/wets — from 'arroser' (to water/spray), used humorously as if the kid is literally spraying people
des gens — Some/any — partitive article used with plural nouns
