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Usages of vite
Ne cours pas trop vite, tu risques d’oublier où tu vas.
Do not run too fast, you might forget where you are going.
Marie court vite dans le parc.
Marie runs fast in the park.
Je cours suffisamment vite pour arriver à l'heure.
I run fast enough to arrive on time.
Je m’entraîne chaque matin pour courir plus vite, et Marie veut aussi s’entraîner au yoga.
I practice every morning to run faster, and Marie also wants to practice yoga.
Son frère est malin aussi, par contre il parle trop vite.
Her brother is clever too; however, he speaks too fast.
Ce journaliste parle vite, mais son accent est très clair.
This journalist speaks fast, but his accent is very clear.
Marie travaille aussi vite que Paul, mais elle se repose moins souvent.
Marie works as fast as Paul, but she rests less often.
Je ne peux pas suivre cette conversation quand tout le monde parle trop vite.
I cannot follow this conversation when everyone speaks too fast.
Sur l’autoroute, Paul n’aime ni accélérer trop vite ni doubler quand il pleut.
On the highway, Paul likes neither speeding up too fast nor overtaking when it rains.
Si tu prends ce virage trop vite, tu risques de te faire mal.
If you take this bend too fast, you might hurt yourself.
Nous étions sur le point de traverser quand une voiture a tourné trop vite au rond-point.
We were about to cross when a car turned too fast at the roundabout.
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