french fanatic

a filmmaker

Louis Malle était un cinéaste français célèbre.
Louis Malle was a famous French filmmaker.

to record

J’ai enregistré mon émission de télé préférée.
I recorded my favorite TV program.

Enregistrer is a regular -er verb.
Click here to learn how to conjugate verbs like enregistrer.

For more verb conjugation examples, check out our Quick Verb Guide.

a misspelling

Eifel est une faute d’orthographe. L’orthographe correcte est bien sûr Eiffel.
Eifel is a misspelling. The correct spelling is, of course, Eiffel.

to stay

Nous sommes restés chez nous hier soir.
We stayed at home last night.

Rester is a regular -er verb that is also among a group of verbs often classified as verbs of motion. The compound tenses of these verbs are conjugated with être rather than avoir. These verbs typically express a state of coming, going or, in this case, staying.

Click here to see how another verb like rester is conjugated.

a leaf

Les feuilles tombent des arbres en automne.
The leaves fall from the trees in the fall.

abbreviation for train à grande vitesse
(France’s high-speed train)

On peut prendre le TGV de Paris à Avignon en trois heures.
One can take the train from Paris to Avignon in three hours.

Click here to visit Wikipedia and learn more about the TGV.

Also visit the TGV Web site, and read about it in French.

a paw (of a pet or animal)

Le chat officiel de French Fanatic marche légèrement à quatre pattes.
The official French Fanatic cat walks gently on four paws.

search engine

Quel moteur de recherche préférez-vous?
Which search engine do you prefer?

n.m., autumn, fall

Aujourd’hui, c’est le premier jour de l’automne.
Today is the first day of fall.

Other seasons:
l’hiver (n.m.): winter
le printemps: spring
l’été (n.m.): summer

a hammer

Donnez plusieurs coups de marteau sur chaque clou.
Strike each nail several times with the hammer.

Break down this translation:
coups de marteau = strike of the hammer
un clou = a nail