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Usages of les vacances
En vacances, j'adore la liberté de me lever tard.
On vacation, I love the freedom of getting up late.
Après les vacances, nous rentrons en ville.
After the holidays, we go back to the city.
Marie veut faire de la recherche en France pendant les vacances.
Marie wants to do research in France during the holidays.
Pendant leurs vacances, Paul et Marie visitent une île volcanique.
During their vacation, Paul and Marie visit a volcanic island.
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Every French noun is either masculine or feminine, and this affects the articles and adjectives used with it. "Le" is used with masculine nouns and "la" with feminine ones. Adjectives also change form to match — for example, "petit" (masc.) becomes "petite" (fem.).
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