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Usages of apporter
Tu peux apporter ton livre dans ce parc, car l’entrée est gratuite.
(You can bring your book to this park, because the entrance is free.)
Marie apporte un cadeau à Paul.
Marie brings a gift to Paul.
Je veux emmener Paul à la plage et apporter une serviette pour chacun.
I want to take Paul to the beach and bring a towel for each person.
Nous le lui apportons ce soir au centre-ville.
We are bringing it to her this evening downtown.
Pouvez-vous apporter le sac au supermarché, s'il vous plaît?
Can you bring the bag to the supermarket, please?
Je mets les assiettes, et tu apportes les fourchettes et les cuillères.
I put out the plates, and you bring the forks and the spoons.
Marie leur apporte du pain et du fromage quand ils viennent.
Marie brings them bread and cheese when they come.
Au restaurant, la serveuse apporte le menu et sourit à Marie.
At the restaurant, the waitress brings the menu and smiles at Marie.
Pouvez-vous apporter l'addition, s'il vous plaît?
Could you bring the bill, please?
Le facteur apporte souvent des lettres, mais aujourd’hui c’est la factrice qui sonne à la porte.
The mailman often brings letters, but today it is the mailwoman who rings at the door.
Je vais apporter l’original au secrétariat demain matin.
I am going to bring the original to the office tomorrow morning.
Son beau-père apporte une bouteille de jus, et sa belle-mère prépare un dessert simple.
Her stepfather brings a bottle of juice, and her stepmother prepares a simple dessert.
Au restaurant, Paul laisse toujours un petit pourboire quand le service est rapide et qu’on apporte vite une carafe d’eau.
At the restaurant, Paul always leaves a small tip when the service is fast and a carafe of water is brought quickly.
La serveuse a été si gentille que nous avons laissé un pourboire plus généreux ; elle avait même apporté une carafe d’eau fraîche avec quelques glaçons.
The waitress was so kind that we left a more generous tip; she had even brought a carafe of cold water with a few ice cubes.
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