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Usages of dans
Je veux rencontrer ma nouvelle voisine pour l’accueillir dans le quartier.
(I want to meet my new neighbor to welcome her into the neighborhood.)
Je verse la soupe dans un bol, puis je la mange avec une cuillère.
I pour the soup into a bowl, then I eat it with a spoon.
Quand l’eau bout, j’enlève le couvercle et je verse les pâtes dans la passoire.
When the water boils, I remove the lid and pour the pasta into the colander.
Près du marché, une mère attache son enfant dans le siège auto avant de monter en voiture.
Near the market, a mother straps her child into the car seat before getting into the car.
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