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And so, my latest hyperfixation begins...

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working hard

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— Kató Lomb + 10 requests for language learning, from Polyglot: How I Learn Languages (p.159-161)

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Studying is hard work, but it's all worth it when you finally get the grades you deserve.

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productive study day

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20.11.23 ‧₊˚ ☁️⋅♡🪐༘⋆

studying in the library is great when you need a quiet place to concentrate! if you breathe too loudly you'll get taken out by a sniper tho

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October 5th

I studied outside for a bit today, it’s starting to cool down outside so it was lovely. Reviewing some linear algebra notes and homework ^^

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25.09.23, monday

the gym was a mistake tbh bc I had some energy before, but then I came back home and been fighting the post-gym nap ever since. Nothing hits better than a post-gym nap, it’s comatose levels

things done today:

2h of coding

gym workout

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22.08.2023

Finally done with med school! But there's no rest for the wicked - I have the biggest, most important exam in november to determine which specialty I'll choose. Wish me luck!

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find a color you like 🌱 make everything in your life that color ✅

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french vocab #5

agrandir - to enlarge, to widen

persiennes - blinds

conteneur (m) - container

antidérapant(e) - skid-proof, nonslip

embêter - bother, annoy, irritate

gâteux - trzęsący się ze starości

malin(gne) - shrewd, smart

dormir à la belle étoile - sleep under the stars

débauche (f) - debauchery (rozwiązłość)

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french vocab #4

mou, mol, molle - soft

genou (m) - lap (asseoir sur qqch)

faire de la planche à voile - to go windsurfing

diffuser - to diffuse/spread/broadcast/circulate

fronde (f), lance-pierres (m) - slingshot (proca)

compte d'épargne (m) - savings account

parler de tout et de rien - to talk about everything and nothing

émerger - to emerge, to surface

forcer à - to force to

avide/cupide/avaricieux - greedy

faire des démarches (nécessaires pour qqch) - to take action, to take steps

tableau (m) d'affichage - noticeboard

donner la chair de poule/faire froid dans le dos à - give sb goosebumps

l'avant-dernier - penultimate, second to last

être (une) bonne poire (prendre qn pour -) - to be a bit of a sucker, to be easily taken in, to be too naive

reçu (m) - receipt

sac (m) de frappe - punching bag

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french vocab #3

bocal (m) - jar

s'effondrer, chuter, faire la chute - to plummet

se fiancer à/avec qqn - to engage with someone

faire un joli coeur - to be seductive

pépin (m) - seed, pip (pestka)

saut (m) périlleux - somersault

les paillettes - glitter

paillette (f) - sequin

roue (f) - cartwheel (acrobatic figure)

canon (m) - cannon

péter - to fart, to go off, to burst // to burst, to break (transitive)

plagier - plagiarize

se plaindre de - to moan, to complain

contracter une assurance - to take out an insurance policy

donner un coup de poing à qqn - to punch

actuellement - nowadays, currently