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Usages of poli
Paul est très poli avec sa colocataire, mais sa sœur peut être un peu impolie.
Paul is very polite with his roommate, but his sister can be a bit impolite.
Au café, il trouve impoli de parler trop fort, et il aime les clients polis.
At the café, he finds it impolite to speak too loudly, and he likes polite customers.
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