French Word of the Day

at a special price

Nous avons des idées cadeaux à prix choc!
We have gift ideas at special prices!

To mark the season of gift-giving, our vocabulary topic this week is holiday shopping. To see other words we’ve posted on the same topic this week, visit our Web site at www.frenchfanatic.com.

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discounted (literally, at reduced prices)

C’est possible d’acheter des billets d’avion à prix réduits.
It’s possible to buy discounted airline tickets.

add to the shopping cart
(literally, panier is basket)

Quand vous faites des achats en ligne, vous ajoutez des articles au panier.
When you shop online, you add items to the shopping cart.

Today’s word is part of the French vocabulary for  online shopping.

cheap, inexpensive

On peut trouver des vêtements à bon marché à la fin de la saison.
You can find inexpensive clothes at the end of the season.

to order

N’oubliez pas de commander à temps pour Noël.
Don’t forget to order in time for Christmas.

TODAY
Our word is about online shopping. Now that you can say to order in French, follow the links below to discover more words about online shopping.

• Delivery
• Free Delivery
• Gift-Wrapping
• Discounted
• Online Shopping
• To Add to the Shopping Cart
• To Do Some Shopping

in the (display) window

Regardez en vitrine et voyez les ours en peluche!
Look in the window and see the teddy bears!

Vidéo. Today we have a special treat that will take you shopping in Paris without ever leaving your chair. This video of the famed Galeries Lafayette department store shows a recent window display that featured a cast of teddy bears. Regardez en vitrine!

To mark this season of gift-giving, our vocabulary topic for the week is holiday shopping. To see all the words we’ve posted on the topic this week, of if you received this video via e-mail and have difficulty viewing it, please visit our Web site at www.frenchfanatic.com.

to do some shopping

Emilie ont fait des courses au centre-ville.
Emilie did some shopping downtown.

the cash register

Vous payez à la caisse.
You pay at the cash register.

free shipping (literally, free delivery)

Il y a beaucoup de magasins en ligne qui vous offrent la livraison gratuite.
There are lot of online stores that offer free shipping.

RELATED PHRASES
livraison à domicile: home delivery
livraison spéciale: special delivery

DISCOVER MORE FRENCH WORDS ABOUT SHOPPING
Once you’ve mastered how to say free shipping in French, click the links below to discover their French equivalents.

• Cash Register
• Cheap
• Clothes Rack
• Delivery
• Free Delivery
• Gift-Wrapping
• Discounted
• Display Window, In the
• Dressing Room
• Online Shopping
• Salesman, Saleswoman
• Special Price, At a
• Tag, Label
• To Add to the Shopping Cart
• To Do Some Shopping
• Window Shopping

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.

n.f., online shopping

Si vous n’avez pas beaucoup de temps, vous pouvez faire des courses en ligne.
If you don’t have a lot of time, you can go shopping online.

a hat

Coco Chanel a commencé sa carrière en faisant des chapeaux.
Coco Chanel began her career making hats.

Regardez. For this Friday’s video, we thought we’d go for something completely different than the cartoons we’ve had the past few weeks. Below is the trailer for the French film Coco Avant Chanel, which takes a look at the life of the influential 20th century fashion designer. Accompanied by English subtitles, the film provides a great way to learn some French while enjoying learning something of the history of this iconic figure in the fashion world.

gift-wrapping

Plusieurs magasins peuvent vous offrir leur service emballage cadeau.
Several stores can offer your their gift-wrapping service.

To mark the season of gift-giving, our vocabulary topic this week is holiday shopping. To see other words we’ve posted on the same topic this week, visit our Web site at www.frenchfanatic.com.

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a clothes rack

Elle a trouvé un chemisier sur le portant de vêtements soldés.
She found a blouse on the sale (clothes) rack.

salesman or saleswoman in a store

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

dressing room

a gift card

Les cartes cadeaux sont devenues très populaires.
Gift cards have become very popular.

a label or tag

TODAY
Our word is one of many about shopping and fashion that you can discover on our site.

a delivery

Avez-vous reçu la livraison ce matin?
Did you receive the delivery this morning?

TODAY
After you’ve learned to ask for a delivery in French, follow the links below to learn more French vocabulary words about today’s topic, shopping.

• Cash Register
• Cheap
• Clothes Rack
• Free Delivery
• Gift-Wrapping
• Discounted
• Display Window, In the
• Dressing Room
• Online Shopping
• Salesman, Saleswoman
• Special Price, At a
• Tag, Label
• To Add to the Shopping Cart
• To Do Some Shopping
• Window Shopping

an animated Christmas scene

Voici une scène animée de Noël qu’on peut voir à Paris.
Here’s an animated Christmas scene you can see in Paris.

Vidéo. Yes, we know this is very semblable (similar) to something we showed you earlier this week. But we couldn’t resist. This is the animated Christmas display for Printemps, the other grand Paris department store. Amusez-vous bien!

To mark this season of gift-giving, our vocabulary topic for the week is holiday shopping. To see all the words we’ve posted on the topic this week, of if you received this video via e-mail and have difficulty viewing it, please visit our Web site at www.frenchfanatic.com.

CORRECTION: In yesterday’s e-mail, we had a faute d’orthographe, a misspelling. We should have spelled en ligne (online) as it is here. The spelling has been corrected in yesterday’s post on our Web site.