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Usages of la veste
Tu as une veste légère ; tu la portes quand il fait frais.
You have a light jacket; you wear it when it is cool.
Nous avons deux vestes ; nous ne les mettons que quand il pleut.
We have two jackets; we wear them only when it rains.
Je porte la veste quand il fait froid.
I wear the jacket when it is cold.
Chaque pompier porte un casque de sécurité et une grande veste.
Each firefighter wears a safety helmet and a big jacket.
Sans veste, j’ai des frissons dès que je sors le soir.
Without a jacket, I get chills as soon as I go out in the evening.
Quand je suis sur le point de sortir, je remarque que la fermeture éclair de ma veste est cassée.
When I am about to go out, I notice that the zipper of my jacket is broken.
La vendeuse me montre une veste dont la fermeture éclair monte jusqu’au col et dont les manches sont plus courtes.
The saleswoman shows me a jacket whose zipper goes up to the collar and whose sleeves are shorter.
J’accroche ma veste à un cintre dans la penderie près de la chambre.
I hang my jacket on a hanger in the wardrobe near the bedroom.
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