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  1. Marie
    French L'ordinateur portable va être utilisé pour le projet important de l'école cette semaine.

    The laptop will be used for the school's important project this week.

  2. Lucas
    French D'accord. D'ici l'année prochaine, les smartphones seront remplacés par de nouveaux modèles plus avancés.

    Okay. By next year, smartphones will be replaced by new, more advanced models.

  3. Marie
    French C'est vrai. La technologie change très vite et tout devient rapidement vieux et démodé.

    That's true. Technology changes very fast and everything quickly becomes outdated.

  4. Lucas
    French Le réfrigérateur est en train d'être nettoyé par le technicien qui répare aussi le four.

    The refrigerator is being cleaned by the technician who is also fixing the oven.

  5. Marie
    French Parfait. Hier, j'ai téléchargé une nouvelle application pour gérer mes courriels plus efficacement.

    Perfect. Yesterday I downloaded a new app to manage my emails more efficiently.

  6. Lucas
    French Quelle application ? J'ai aussi besoin de quelque chose pour organiser tous mes messages de travail.

    Which app? I also need something to organize all my work messages.

  7. Marie
    French C'est gratuite sur internet et ça marche très bien sur ma tablette et mon téléphone aussi.

    It's free online and it works very well on my tablet and my phone too.

  8. Lucas
    French Je vais l'installer ce soir. Pourrais-tu m'aider à configurer le compte si j'ai des problèmes ?

    I'm going to install it tonight. Could you help me set up the account if I have any problems?

  9. Marie
    French Bien sûr. Tu auras besoin d'un mot de passe fort et de connecter tes appareils ensemble.

    Sure. You'll need a strong password and to connect your devices together.

  10. Lucas
    French Compris. J'ai aussi commandé un nouveau clavier sans fil et un casque pour mon bureau.

    Got it. I also ordered a new wireless keyboard and a headset for my office.

  11. Marie
    French Excellent choix. Si tu veux écouter [[listen to]] de la musique pendant le travail, les écouteurs sont parfaits.

    Excellent choice. If you want to listen to music while working, headphones are perfect.

  12. Lucas
    French Exactement. Demain, je commencerai à utiliser tous ces nouveaux gadgets technologiques modernes !

    Exactly. Tomorrow I'll start using all these new modern gadgets!

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