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Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Simon Kinberg

John and Jane seem like the perfect suburban couple, but beneath the surface, they hide dangerous secrets—both are highly trained assassins working for rival agencies. Their carefully maintained facade shatters when they are ordered to kill each other, forcing them into a deadly game of cat and mouse. But as their missions intersect, they discover that their agencies have been manipulating them. Facing betrayal on both sides, John and Jane must decide whether to fight each other—or team up to uncover the truth. Filled with action, tension, and dark humor, this story explores love, trust, and survival when the stakes are high.

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sourires / su.ʁiʁ /noun

smiles

saluaient leurs voisins avec des sourires polis.

greeted their neighbors with polite smiles.

la clôture / la klo.tyʁ /noun

fence

avec une clôture blanche.

with a white fence.

ensemble / ɑ̃.sɑ̃bl(ə) /adverb

together

John et Jane vivaient ensemble.

John and Jane lived together.

voisins / vwazɛ̃ /noun

neighbors

saluaient leurs voisins avec des sourires polis

greeted their neighbors with polite smiles

heureuse / œʁøz /adjective

happy

De l'extérieur, leur vie semblait simple et heureuse.

From the outside, their life seemed simple and happy.

sociaux / e.ve.nəmɑ̃ so.sjo /noun

social

allaient à des événements sociaux avec des amis

went to social events with friends

chaque / ʃak /adjective

Every

Chaque matin, Jane se réveillait tôt.

Every morning, Jane woke up early.

le couple / lə kupl /noun

couple

semblant être le couple marié parfait.

seeming to be the perfect married couple.

semblant / sɑ̃.blɑ̃ /verb

seeming

John et Jane vivaient ensemble, semblant être le couple marié parfait.

John and Jane lived together, seeming to be the perfect married couple.

John / ʒɔn /noun

Jean

John et Jane vivaient ensemble.

John and Jane lived together.

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