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Wednesday, June 30, 2010

se raser

to shave oneself

Bertrand se rase avec de l’eau chaude.
Bertrand shaves with hot water.

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We’re exploring a second week of the bath and grooming. You might notice that this topic has two parts — the bath part and the grooming part. Our ambitions to cover both last week were a little larger than the number of days in the week. So, having covered the bath, we’ll focus on grooming now.

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Vocabulary Section: Bath and Grooming, Verbs, Word of the Day
Monday, June 28, 2010

se maquiller

to put on makeup

Ginette se maquille avant de sortir.
Ginette puts on makeup before going out.

THIS WEEK
We’ll continue exploring the bath and grooming. You might notice that this topic has two parts — the bath part and the grooming part. Our ambitions to cover both last week were a little larger than the number of days in the week. So, having covered the bath, we’ll focus on grooming now.

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Vocabulary Section: Bath and Grooming, Verbs, Word of the Day
Sunday, June 27, 2010

le savon

the soap

Des savons de Marseille sont très bien connus.
Marseille’s soaps are very well known.

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Vocabulary Section: Bath and Grooming, Word of the Day
Saturday, June 26, 2010

un bain moussant

a bubble bath

Pour se détendre, plongez-vous dans un bain moussant.
To relax, immerse yourself in a bubble bath.

THIS WEEK
Our vocabulary topic is the bath and grooming.

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Vocabulary Section: Bath and Grooming, Word of the Day
Wednesday, June 23, 2010

baigner, se baigner

to bathe, to bathe (oneself)

Louise baigne ses enfants avant de les coucher.
Louise bathes her children before putting them to bed.

Puis, elle se baigne avant de regarder la télé.
Then, she bathes before watching television.

THIS WEEK
Our vocabulary topic is the bath and grooming.

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Vocabulary Section: Bath and Grooming, Word of the Day
Tuesday, June 22, 2010

prendre une douche

to take a shower

Paul prend une douche quand il se lève.
Paul takes a shower when he gets up.

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Vocabulary Section: Bath and Grooming, Word of the Day
Monday, June 21, 2010

la salle de bains

the bathroom

La maison n’a qu’une salle de bains.
The house has only one bathroom.

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Vocabulary Section: Bath and Grooming, Word of the Day
Friday, June 18, 2010

un baladeur MP3

an MP3 player

Les baladeurs MP3 les plus populaires sont les iPods.
The most popular MP3 players are the iPods.

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Our vocabulary topic is la technologie (technology).

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Thursday, June 17, 2010

un navigateur

a Web browser

Quel navigateur aimez-vous? Il y a plusieurs choix.
Which browser do you like? There are several choices.

AUTRES MOTS (Other Words)
You might also encounter the term un butineur, certified by the Académie française. However, in practice, navigateur is more widely used.

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Wednesday, June 16, 2010

un disque dur

a hard disk

Les disques durs sont utilisés dans les ordinateurs et les appareils numériques.
Hard disks are used in computers and digital devices.

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