French Word of the Day

to ski, to go skiing

Nous voulons faire du ski ce weekend.
We want to go skiing this weekend.

THIS WEEK
We’re continuing our look at vocabulary about the Winter Olympic Games — les Jeux Olympiques d’Hiver in French — and wintertime sports.

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to take, to win

Ces athlètes ont remporté le plus de médailles.
These athletes won the most medals.

THIS WEEK
In honor of the Winter Olympic Games — les Jeux Olympiques d’Hiver in French — we’ll be exploring some of the vocabulary of these exciting days in Vancouver.

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figure skating

La danse sur glace fait partie du patinage artistique.
Ice dancing is part of figure skating.

THIS WEEK
In honor of the Winter Olympic Games — les Jeux Olympiques d’Hiver in French — we’ll be exploring some of the vocabulary of these exciting days in Vancouver.

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snowboarding

Le surf des neiges comprend des sauts acrobatiques et devient très populaire.
Snowboarding includes acrobatic jumps and is becoming very popular.

THIS WEEK
In honor of the Winter Olympic Games — les Jeux Olympiques d’Hiver in French — we’ll be exploring some of the vocabulary of these exciting days in Vancouver.

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the opening ceremony

La flamme était allumée pendant la cérémonie d’ouverture.
The flame was lit during the opening ceremony.

THIS WEEK
In honor of the Winter Olympic Games — les Jeux Olympiques d’Hiver in French — we’ll be exploring some of the vocabulary of these exciting days in Vancouver.

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Valentine’s Day

On célèbre la Saint-Valentin aujourd’hui.
We celebrate Valentine’s Day today.

THIS WEEK
Our vocabulary topic, in honor of Valentine’s Day, is love — l’amour — in French.

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to hug, give a hug
(literally, to hold in his/her arms)

Le père de Madeleine l’a serrée dans ses bras.
Madeleine’s father hugged her.

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Our vocabulary topic, in honor of Valentine’s Day, is love — l’amour, in French.

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(n.m.pl.) shivers down the spine
(literally, chills in the back)

Pour ceux qui ont sauvé des autres, ils avaient les frissons dans le dos.
For those who saved others, they had shivers down the spine.

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Our vocabulary topic is emergency relief at a disaster scene.

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n.m.pl., rubble

C’était incroyable qu’il y avait des gens trouvés vivants sous les gravats.
It was incredible that there were people found alive under the rubble.

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Our vocabulary topic is emergency relief at a disaster scene.

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