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1️⃣

on

Meaning

one, people, you, someone (an unspecified individual)
(informal) we

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɔ̃/

Inherited from Latin

homō

Cognate with Catalan

hom

Cognate with German

man

Cognate with Dutch

men

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Sentences

Après , on ne peut plus compter
🔢

.

After that, we can no longer count.

En général , on
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célèbre cette journée le troisième
3rd

lundi de janvier .

In general, this day is celebrated on the third Monday in January.

Pourquoi on
1️⃣

ne
🚫

traduit plus les titres en anglais ?!

Why don't we translate titles into English anymore?!

Comme on
1️⃣

a

atterri dans le coin , j’ai pensé à

toi .

As we landed in the area, I thought of you.

Rabat-joie ! Mais tu sais , on
1️⃣

n’a pas besoin de toi . On est où , là ?

Rabat-joie! But you know, we don't need you. Where are we?

Depuis lors , on
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n'avait plus de ses nouvelles .

Since then, we haven't heard from him.

La veille de l'enterrement, on
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dépose le corps dans une église
⛪

.

The day before the funeral, the body is placed in a church.

Le confinement , on
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aurait aimé pouvoir s’en passer .

Lockdown, we would have liked to have been able to do without it.

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