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Sunday, May 15, 2011

soulager

to relieve, to make feel better

Quand elle avait la grippe, du thé chaud la soulageait.
When she had the flu, some hot tea made her feel better.

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We always enjoy exploring French verbs that are important to everyday conversation but that, for whatever reason, don’t always make the cut of words commonly learned in traditional French classes. This week, we’ll attempt to uncover some of these common but uncommonly-taught verbs.

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