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Tuesday, November 30, 2010

coudre

to sew

Jacques a cousu l’ourlet de sa chemise avec du fil blanc.
Jacques sewed the hem of his shirt with white thread.

REMARQUEZ!
We used the passé composé to demonstrate today’s verb because we thought its past participle, cousu, is rather unexpected. You can see the verb’s entire conjugation here.

THIS WEEK
We’re building our reservoir of useful verbs by looking at a few that don’t necessarily come up a lot but are nonetheless handy.

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Vocabulary Section: Clothing, Verbs, Word of the Day
Sunday, November 28, 2010

rendre grâce

to give thanks

Pour beaucoup, c’est aussi un temps pour rendre grâce à Dieu.
For many, this is also a time to give thanks to God.

THIS WEEK
We’re celebrating Thanksgiving with the vocabulary of the holiday.

VOILÀ! LE NOUVEAU QUIZ
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Vocabulary Section: Holidays, Word of the Day
Saturday, November 27, 2010

les ventes de fêtes

holiday sales

Beaucoup de monde va chercher les ventes de fêtes aujourd’hui.
Many people will search for holiday sales today.

THIS WEEK
We’re celebrating Thanksgiving with the vocabulary of the holiday.

VOILÀ! LE NOUVEAU QUIZ
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Vocabulary Section: Holidays, Word of the Day
Friday, November 26, 2010

les restes

the leftovers

Aujourd’hui, c’est le jour pour manger les restes!
Today’s the day for eating the leftovers!

OOPS!
We must have eaten too much turkey and lost our heads! The gender of la dinde was incorrect in yesterday’s e-mail. The word is feminine. You can see the corrected post here.

THIS WEEK
We’re celebrating Thanksgiving with the vocabulary of the holiday.

VOILÀ! LE NOUVEAU QUIZ
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Vocabulary Section: Holidays, Word of the Day
Thursday, November 25, 2010

la dinde

the turkey

C’est fou, mais les dindes ne célèbrent pas aujourd’hui!
It’s crazy, but turkeys aren’t celebrating today!


THIS WEEK
We’re celebrating Thanksgiving with the vocabulary of the holiday.

VOILÀ! LE NOUVEAU QUIZ
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Vocabulary Section: Holidays, Word of the Day
Wednesday, November 24, 2010

se réunir

to reunite

Partout dans l’Amérique, les familles et les amis se réuniront demain.
All over America, families and friends will reunite tomorrow.

THIS WEEK
We’re celebrating Thanksgiving with the vocabulary of the holiday.

VOILÀ! LE NOUVEAU QUIZ
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Vocabulary Section: Holidays, Word of the Day
Tuesday, November 23, 2010

les Pères pèlerins

the Pilgrim Fathers

On dit que les Pères pèlerins ont célébré le premier <<Thanksgiving>>
dans ce qui est aujourd-hui les États-Unis.

It is said that the Pilgrim Fathers celebrated the first Thanksgiving
in what is today the United States.

THIS WEEK
We’re celebrating Thanksgiving with the vocabulary of the holiday.

VOILÀ! LE NOUVEAU QUIZ
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Vocabulary Section: Holidays, Word of the Day
Monday, November 22, 2010

l’Action de grâce

Thanksgiving (Canadian name)

Les Canadiens célèbrent l’Action de grâce en octobre.
Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving in October.

The First Thanksgiving Jean Louis Gerome Ferris
Read more about this painting and l’Action de grâce on Wikipedia.

THIS WEEK
We’re celebrating Thanksgiving with the vocabulary of the holiday.

VOILÀ! LE NOUVEAU QUIZ
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Vocabulary Section: Holidays, Word of the Day
Friday, November 19, 2010

au fond

at the back or bottom

Le prof était debout au fond de la salle.
 The teacher was standing at the back of the room.

DID YOU KNOW?
If you’re familiar with the cooking term the fond in English, this is where it comes from. It refers to what is at the bottom of the pan.

THIS WEEK
It’s very useful in conversation to be able to describe spatial relationships — the idea of where one thing is in relation to another. This week we’ll look at some key words and phrases that will help you do that.

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Vocabulary Section: Spatial Relationships, Word of the Day
Friday, November 12, 2010

un voile, une voile

un voile = a veil
une voile = a sail

Est-ce que les bonnes sœurs portent le voile même quand elles font de la voile?
Do the nuns wear the veil even when they go sailing?

THIS WEEK
We’re having fun with words that have more than one definition that varies according to gender. When the gender changes, so does the meaning!

VOILÀ! LE NOUVEAU QUIZ
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Vocabulary Section: Grammar Tips, Word of the Day
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