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· 0:34 · With Emma

Words from the news, explained in easy English. From: France imposes nightly curfews after major riots.

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Vocabulary in this episode
bulletin

You’ll hear words from the bulletin about curfews in French cities.

A bulletin is a short official news report.

indoors

Here, it means a rule that people must stay indoors during certain hours.

“Indoors” means inside a building, not outside.

set a curfew

For example: The town set a curfew during the storm.

The town made a rule that people had to stay indoors at certain times.

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