to be in a hurry
Je suis un peu pressé.
I’m in a bit of a hurry.
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We’ll cover some of the words unique to life in the city, la vie en ville.
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an apartment or flat
Il est plus commun en ville de vivre dans un appartement que dans une maison.
It’s more common in the city to live in an apartment than in a house.
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a skyscraper
Il y a beaucoup de gens à New York qui travaillent dans les gratte-ciel.
There are many people in New York who work in skyscrapers.
MORE ABOUT TODAY’S WORD
In French, gratter means to scratch or to scrape. And ciel means sky. Now, you see where the French word for skyscraper comes from. You might also notice that its plural has no s. While there is not universal agreement about this detail, several respected sources cite the plural of gratte-ciel as les gratte-ciel; others say the s is to be added. Be prepared to see it with and without the s.
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the North Star
Pouvez-vous identifier l’étoile polaire au ciel?
Can you identify the North Star in the sky?
THIS WEEK
Jupiter’s relative close proximity to the Earth last week and continued brightness into the fall has us thinking about the vocabulary of the heavens. This week, we’ll look up together to discover the words of the night sky.
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a planet
La planète Mars est plus loin que la Terre du soleil.
The planet Mars is further than Earth from the sun.
THE PLANETS IN FRENCH
All planets are feminine.
Mercure
Vénus
la Terre
Mars
Jupiter
Saturne
Uranus
Neptune
Pluto
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Jupiter’s relative close proximity to the Earth last week and continued brightness into the fall has us thinking about the vocabulary of the heavens. This week, we’ll look up together to discover the words of the night sky.
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