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Sunday, May 31, 2009

le jardin

the garden

faire du jardinage: to garden

Also check out this related word from earlier this month.



Saturday, May 30, 2009

le cinéma

the movie theater, cinema

Nous voulons voir un nouveau film au cinéma samedi soir.
We want to see a new film at the movie theater on Saturday evening.

Friday, May 29, 2009

un vendeur, une vendeuse

salesman or saleswoman in a store

Le vendeur m’a montré plusieurs chemises.
The salesman showed me several shirts.

Thursday, May 28, 2009

un réalisateur

director (of films)

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

attribuer

to award

Le professeur a attribué le prix à l’étudiant le plus intelligent.
The teacher awarded the prize to the smartest student.

Vocabulary Section: Verbs,Word of the Day
Tuesday, May 26, 2009

un coup d’œil

a glance

Vous pouvez lire cette phrase en un coup d’œil.
You can read this sentence at a glance.

Monday, May 25, 2009

une semaine

a week

Nous avons acheté une nouvelle voiture la semaine dernière.
We bought a new car last week.

Vocabulary Section: Time and Calendar,Word of the Day
Sunday, May 24, 2009

frapper à la porte

to knock on the door

Quelqu’un a frappé à la porte.
Someone knocked on the door.

Saturday, May 23, 2009

le bord de la mer

the seaside, by the sea

Nous allons passer nos vacances au bord de la mer.
We’re going to spend our vacation at the seaside.

Le bord also means the edge of something.

Friday, May 22, 2009

lèche-vitrines

window-shopping

Elles faisaient du lèche-vitrines toute la journée.
They were window-shopping all day long.

Lécher les vitrines and faire du lèche-vitrine both mean to go window-shopping.

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