French Word of the Day

to pass through security

Il faut franchir le contrôle de sûreté avant d’aller à la porte d’embarquement.
You have to pass through security before going to the boarding gate.

This week, we are having a look at vocabulary about the airport.

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to clear (as in, snow)

On a déblayé la piste de la neige pour les avions.
They cleared the runway of snow for the planes.

With so many people traveling at this time of year, we thought this would be a great time to look at French airport vocabulary.


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peace

Pour Noël, nous vous souhaitons la paix et le bonheur.
For Christmas, we wish you peace and happiness.

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Christmas Eve

En France, les enfants mettent leurs chaussures
devant la cheminée pour Père Noël.
In France, children put out their shoes in front of the fireplace for Santa.

To learn about this and other French holiday traditions, visit http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/christmas/french/

We are continuing our look at words related to the holiday season. To see all the words we’ve posted on this topic, visit our site at www.frenchfanatic.com.

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at the last minute

Vous avez encore des choses à faire à la dernière minute?
Do you still have things to do at the last minute?

We’re continuing our look this week at words related to the holiday season.


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a wish

Il y a quelques jours, nous vous avons demandé vos souhaits de la fête.
A few days ago, we asked asked you for your holiday wishes.

Here were some of your responses:

• Voir votre famille: to see your family
• Voir votre petit ami: to see your boyfriend
• Déménager: to move
• Un appareil photo numérique: a digital camera
• La neige: snow
• Aller en vacances: to go vacation
• Réussir a ses examens: to pass your exams
• Une nouvelle dictionnaire française: a new French dictionary (Our Favorite!)

Vous n’avez pas encore fait un vœu? Il n’est pas trop tard!
You haven’t made a wish yet? It’s not too late!

We’ll continue our look at holiday season vocabulary through this week.

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the winter solstice

Aujourd’hui, c’est le solstice d’hiver — le jour le plus court de l’an.
Today is the winter solstice — the shortest day of the year.

We are continuing our look this week at words related to the holiday season.

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Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer

Tout le monde sait l’histoire de Rodolphe, le renne au nez rouge.
Everyone knows the story of Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer.

This week, we’re having fun with vocabulary related to the holiday season. To see other words we’ve posted on this topic, visit us at www.frenchfanatic.com.

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a Yule log (cake)

En France, les familles mangent souvent une bûche de Noël pendant la fête.
In France, families often eat a Yule log during the holiday.

En savoir plus. To learn more about this traditional cake, visit Wikipedia.

This week, we’re exploring words related to the holiday season.
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