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Usages of selon
En français, ce mot se prononce différemment selon le pays.
In French, this word is pronounced differently depending on the country.
Selon Paul, ce film est trop long.
According to Paul, this movie is too long.
Selon la météo, nous irons soit au marché, soit au musée, mais pas trop loin.
Depending on the weather, we will go either to the market or to the museum, but not too far.
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