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Usages of la sonnette
Sur la piste cyclable, Marie utilise la sonnette quand un chien traverse devant son vélo.
On the bike lane, Marie uses the bell when a dog crosses in front of her bike.
J’entends encore la sonnette d’un vélo, mais le klaxon du bus est beaucoup plus fort.
I can still hear a bicycle bell, but the bus horn is much louder.
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