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Friday, March 22, 2013

cueillir

to pick or pluck

Les vendangeurs sont embauchés pour cueillir le raisin.
The grape harvesters are hired to pick the grapes.

TODAY
Wine and winemaking are inextricable parts of the French culture. Today, our word is inspired by the vocabulary of the vineyards.

QUIZ LINK
Test yourself on today’s word and others about wine and winemaking here.



Saturday, August 3, 2013

la vigne

the vine

Les vendangeurs doivent cueillir le raisin des vignes pendant quelques semaines.
The harvesters have to pick the grapes from the vines for a few weeks.

TODAY
Wine and winemaking is an inextricable part of the French culture. Today, we celebrate this with a word that is part of the vocabulary of the vineyards. More wine and agriculture vocabulary words are just a click away.

WINE QUIZ
Take our Wine Vocabulary Quiz to practice saying vine in French and more.

Thursday, April 21, 2011

un lis de Pâques

an Easter lily

On voit souvent les beaux lis de Pâques pendant que la fête s’approche.
We often see beautiful Easter lilies as the holiday approaches.

THIS WEEK
We’re covering French words about spring and Easter.

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Monday, June 11, 2012

un pissenlit

a dandelion

Elle a vu plusieurs pissenlits pendant qu’elle se promenait le chemin.
She saw several dandelions while she was walking the path.

Vocabulary Section: Flowers and Plants,Word of the Day