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l'eau potable |
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| drinking water (f) | |
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Je n'ai pas d'eau potable.
I don't have any drinking water. |
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Nous n'avions pas d'eau potable.
We had no drinking water. | We had no potable water. |
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Cette île isolée se réjouit d'avoir enfin de l'eau potable.
This isolated island is rejoicing at finally having drinkable water. |
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Il y a une fontaine d'eau potable à côté du court de tennis.
There's a drinking fountain by the tennis court. |
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La consommation d'eau potable par tête a presque doublé dans les dernières décennies.
The consumption of drinking water per capita has almost doubled in the past few decades. |
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Il est possible que l'eau potable contienne du chlore, du plomb, ou d'autres contaminants similaires.
It's possible that the drinking water has chlorine, lead, or similar contaminants in it. |
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| Examples sourced from tatoeba.org |

