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Saturday, March 20, 2010

la tante, l’oncle / la nièce, le neveu

the aunt, the uncle / the niece, the nephew

La tante de Mireille est Sophie; Mireille est la nièce de Sophie.
Mireille’s aunt is Sophie; Mireille is Sophie’s niece.

L’oncle de Paul est Claude; Paul est le neveu de Claude.
Paul’s uncle is Claude; Paul is Claude’s nephew.

ALSO
un cousin = a male cousin
une cousine = a female cousin

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