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Usages of mieux valoir
Dans ce virage, il vaut mieux ne pas accélérer, parce qu’on ne peut pas doubler facilement.
On this bend, it is better not to speed up, because you cannot overtake easily.
Il vaut mieux prendre un parapluie quand l’orage arrive.
It is better to take an umbrella when the storm arrives.
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