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French translation: un grand nombre d\'enfants
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| 3 | un bon tas d'enfants de Dieu... |
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un bon tas d'enfants de Dieu... Explanation: ...traités comme du bétail... "chunk" is both English and American English. S'emploie plutôt pour "une bouchée de viande..." |
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Un grand nombre d'enfants Explanation: A chunk is a portion of a single thing, and is not used with uncountables. You can't say 'a chunk of children'. But you can say 'a chunk of cheese', and you might say 'a chunk of my childhood' but it sounds a bit weird. |
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