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Usages of la maladie
Cette maladie est sérieuse, mais les médecins restent confiants.
This illness is serious, but the doctors remain confident.
Heureusement, cette maladie rare avance lentement grâce au traitement.
Fortunately, this rare illness progresses slowly thanks to the treatment.
Pour le médecin, l’état de Marie était presque normal, cette petite maladie était surtout fatigante, mais pas vraiment grave ni ridicule.
For the doctor, Marie’s condition was almost normal; this little illness was mainly tiring, but not really serious or ridiculous.
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