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Usages of sur
L’exposition sur la forêt commence à quinze heures.
The exhibition about the forest starts at three p.m.
Tout ce que Marie écrit sur son village parle des habitants du voisinage.
Everything Marie writes about her village is about the people in the neighborhood.
Leur colocataire est curieuse et pose beaucoup de questions sur leur village.
Their roommate is curious and asks many questions about their village.
Sur son blog, elle explique ses recettes et raconte des histoires sur sa famille.
On her blog, she explains her recipes and tells stories about her family.
Sur le trottoir, une piétonne lit un panneau sur la prochaine manifestation.
On the sidewalk, a female pedestrian reads a sign about the next demonstration.
Sur la première page, il y a des statistiques sur la consommation de vêtements.
On the first page, there are statistics about clothing consumption.
Le soir, j’écris une phrase sur mon humeur à la fin de chaque page de mon journal intime.
In the evening, I write one sentence about my mood at the end of each page of my diary.
Avant le débat final, les étudiantes comparent leurs opinions sur la politique et la philosophie.
Before the final debate, the female students compare their opinions about politics and philosophy.
Le soir, ils écoutent le guide raconter des légendes locales sur le volcan.
In the evening, they listen to the guide tell local legends about the volcano.
Plus tard, ils écrivent un article sur les légendes du volcan pour le journal local.
Later, they write an article about the legends of the volcano for the local newspaper.
Je voudrais quelques renseignements sur ce service, madame.
I would like some information about this service, ma’am.
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