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Usages of de
Nous n'achetons jamais de viande au marché.
We never buy meat at the market.
Nous aimons manger beaucoup de pain aujourd’hui.
We like to eat a lot of bread today.
J'ai besoin d'eau froide aujourd'hui.
I need cold water today.
N’oubliez pas de réviser avant votre examen, si vous voulez de bons résultats.
Don’t forget to review before your exam, if you want good results.
Paul a trop mangé de pizza, et maintenant son ventre est lourd.
Paul ate too much pizza, and now his stomach feels heavy.
Je bois autant de café que de thé.
I drink as much coffee as tea.
Ces derniers mois, je fais beaucoup de télétravail.
These last few months, I have been doing a lot of remote work.
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