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Tuesday, December 7, 2010

un traîneau

a sleigh

Voulez-vous faire une promenade en traîneau?
Do you want to take a sleigh ride?

REGARDEZ UN VIDÉO!
Take a Sleigh Ride, or Promenade en Traîneau, as you sing along with the translation of this familiar holiday song.

THIS WEEK
We’re beginning to look at some of the vocabulary unique to the holiday season.

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Vocabulary Section: Holidays, Word of the Day
Monday, December 6, 2010

Bonnes Fêtes!

Happy Holidays!

Nous vous souhaitons de Bonnes Fêtes!
We wish you Happy Holidays!

ABOUT TODAY’S WORD
You often see and hear this holiday wish, especially in public settings. Like Happy Holidays, it is embracing of the entire season and no one particular holiday.

THIS WEEK
We’re beginning to look at some of the vocabulary unique to the holiday season.

VOILÀ! LE NOUVEAU QUIZ
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Vocabulary Section: Holidays, Word of the Day
Sunday, December 5, 2010

fuir

to flee, run off

Le voleur a fui avec un million d’euros.
The robber fled with a million euros.

LEARN MORE
For a complete conjugation of today’s word, you can visit conjugation-fr.com.

THIS WEEK
We’re building our reservoir of useful verbs by looking at a few that are not necessarily the most common but are nonetheless good to know.

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Vocabulary Section: Police and Crime, Verbs, Word of the Day
Friday, December 3, 2010

maudire

to curse

Robert a maudit le jour où il l’a laissée partir.
Robert cursed the day he let her go.

REMARQUEZ!
Note that the verb maudire is rather strong language. Use the word with care. For a complete conjugation, you can visit conjugation-fr.com.

THIS WEEK
We’re building our reservoir of useful verbs by looking at a few that are not necessarily the most common but are nonetheless good to know.

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Vocabulary Section: Verbs, Word of the Day
Thursday, December 2, 2010

dépecer

to carve up, dismember, tear to pieces

Nathalie a dépecé la chemise pour en faire une nouvelle robe.
Nathalie tore the shirt to pieces to make a new dress.

LEARN MORE
For a complete conjugation of today’s verb, visit conjugation-fr.com.

THIS WEEK
We’re building our reservoir of useful verbs by looking at a few that are not necessarily the most common but are nonetheless good to know.

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