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Usages of encore
Je crois qu’il va pleuvoir bientôt, alors prends ton parapluie encore une fois.
I believe it is going to rain soon, so take your umbrella again.
Je veux manger le pain encore.
I want to eat the bread again.
Parle doucement, et appuie encore sur le bouton vert de la lampe.
Speak softly, and press the green button on the lamp again.
Après avoir traduit le texte, Marie lit encore sa traduction pour corriger les fautes.
After having translated the text, Marie reads her translation again to correct the mistakes.
Sa candidature est presque prête, mais elle veut la relire encore ce soir.
Her application is almost ready, but she wants to read it over again tonight.
Si le délai change encore, Marie appellera demain matin.
If the deadline changes again, Marie will call tomorrow morning.
Si la semelle se décolle encore, je rapporterai ces chaussures et je demanderai la même pointure en noir.
If the sole comes loose again, I will bring these shoes back and ask for the same size in black.
Si le logiciel plante encore demain, essaie de redémarrer l’ordinateur ; peut-être que le curseur bougera normalement ensuite.
If the software crashes again tomorrow, try restarting the computer; maybe the cursor will move normally afterward.
Test yourself: What does encore mean?
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