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 * `en`
 * `es`
+* `fr`
 * `it`
 * `ja`
 * `ko-kr`
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+Add a French translation (thanks to [Jérémy](https://github.com/PixiBixi) for
+the initial patch, and thanks to [Nathan Gaberel](https://github.com/n6g7),
+[Bruno Alla](https://github.com/browniebroke), and
+[Tarek Ziade](https://github.com/tarekziade) for reviews).