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Usages of la peine
Elle sourit et dit doucement : « J’ai de la peine, mais je garde espoir malgré tous ces soucis. »
She smiles and says softly, “I am sad, but I keep hope despite all these worries.”
Je comprends sa peine maintenant.
I understand his sadness now.
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