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Nous étions une quinzaine.

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nous
     1. pron. the plural personal pronoun in the first person:
     2. pron.          (subject pronoun) we.
     3. pron.          (object pronoun) us, to us.
     4. pron. (royal, obsolete) we (as the royal we)
     5. n-m. the nous, (divine) reason in philosophy
étions
     1. v. first-person plural imperfect indicative of être
     être
          1. v. to be
          2. v. (auxiliary) Used to form the perfect and pluperfect tense of (including all reflexive verbs)
          3. v. (semi-auxiliary) to be (Used to form the passive voice)
          4. n-m. being, creature
          5. n-m. being, the state or fact of existence
une
     1. num. feminine singular of un
     2. art. a / an (feminine indefinite article)
     3. n-f. front page (of a publication)
quinzaine
     1. n-f. about fifteen people, about fifteen things, etc.
     2. n-f. a period of fifteen consecutive days
     3. n-f. (by extension) two weeks; a fortnight




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