English Sentence:

In the Middle Ages it was believed, that the world consists of four elements: earth, water, air and fire.

French Translation:

Au Moyen Âge, on croyait que le monde était constitué de quatre éléments : la terre, l'eau, l'air et le feu.

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au

1. à + le (preposition) 2. in

Here: in

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Moyen Âge m.

Middle Ages

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on

1. you 2. someone 3. we 4. one

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croire

to believe

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que

1. that 2. what 3. than 4. only 5. as

Here: that

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le

1. (male definite article) 2. him 3. her 4. it

Here: (male definite article)

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monde m.

1. world 2. people

Here: world

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était

to be (third person singular imperfect tense of "être")

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constituer

to be, to constitute, to make up, to form, to set up

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de

to, of, from, by

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quatre

four, 4

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élément m.

element

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la

1. (female definite article) 2. her 3. it

Here: (female definite article)

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terre f.   (Pl: terres)

earth, land

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l'

1. the (used before a vowel) 2. him, her, it (as a direct object)

Here: the (used before a vowel)

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eau f.   (Pl: eaux)

water

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l'

1. the (used before a vowel) 2. him, her, it (as a direct object)

Here: the (used before a vowel)

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air m.

1. air 2. tune 3. appearance, sight

Here: air

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et

and

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le

1. (male definite article) 2. him 3. her 4. it

Here: (male definite article)

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feu m.

1. fire 2. traffic light

Here: fire

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