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Saturday, February 26, 2011

foncé(e), claire

dark, light

Voulez-vous une couleur plus foncée ou plus claire?
Do you want a darker or lighter color?

THIS WEEK
Fashion and beauty is a serious part of French culture. Consequently, a trip to the salon or barbershop is tout à fait essentiel. This week, we’ll look at the vocabulary of the salon.

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Thursday, February 24, 2011

court(e), long(ue)

short, long

Pas trop court, s’il vous plaît. J’aime les cheveux longs.
Not too short, please. I like long hair.

THIS WEEK
Fashion and beauty is a serious part of French culture. Consequently, a trip to the salon or barbershop is tout à fait essentiel. This week, we’ll look at the vocabulary of the salon.

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Monday, February 21, 2011

chez le coiffeur

at the hairdresser’s

J’ai besoin d’aller chez le coiffeur.
I need to go to the hairdresser’s.

RELATED WORDS

  • a salon = un salon
  • a barbershop = un salon de coiffure pour hommes
  • a male hairstylist = un coiffeur
  • a female hairstylist = une coiffeuse

THIS WEEK
Fashion and beauty is a serious part of French culture. Consequently, a trip to the salon or barbershop is tout à fait essentiel. This week, we’ll look at the vocabulary of the salon.

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Vocabulary Section: Fashion and Beauty, Word of the Day
Sunday, February 20, 2011

Veux-tu m’épouser?

Will you marry me?

Paul va poser cette question à Sophie: Veux-tu m’épouser?
Paul is going to pose this question to Sophie: Will you marry me?

THIS WEEK
Ah, l’amour…. The subject of love was among our most popular Word of the Day topics last year. With Valentine’s Day this week, there’s no better time to explore the French language of love.

EN SAVOIR PLUS – Learn More
Check out more words about love that we posted last Valentine’s Day:

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Saturday, February 19, 2011

se marier (avec)

to marry

En fait, Sophie croit qu’elle veut se marier avec Paul
In fact, Sophie believes she wants to marry Paul.

THIS WEEK
Ah, l’amour…. The subject of love was among our most popular Word of the Day topics last year. With Valentine’s Day this week, there’s no better time to explore the French language of love.

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Friday, February 18, 2011

sortir avec

to date, to go out with

Sophie sort avec Paul depuis six mois.
Sophie has been going out with Paul for six months.

THIS WEEK
Ah, l’amour…. The subject of love was among our most popular Word of the Day topics last year. With Valentine’s Day this week, there’s no better time to explore the French language of love.

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Thursday, February 17, 2011

une liaison amoureuse

a love affair

Les poètes français ont souvent décrit leurs liaisons amoureuses.
French poets often described their love affairs.

THIS WEEK
Ah, l’amour…. The subject of love was among our most popular Word of the Day topics last year. With Valentine’s Day this week, there’s no better time to explore the French language of love.

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Wednesday, February 16, 2011

mon chou

my darling, my dear, my sweetie

Allons-y, mon chou.
Let’s go, sweetie.

ABOUT TODAY’S WORD
Mon chou, although masculine, can be used to refer both to males and females. Think of mon chou as something of a pet name that would only be used with someone who is quite close or familiar. Chou also happens to mean cabbage.

RELATED VOCABULARY
You can also say my dear with the phrase mon chéri or ma chérie.

THIS WEEK
Ah, l’amour…. The subject of love was among our most popular Word of the Day topics last year. With Valentine’s Day this week, there’s no better time to explore the French language of love.

EN SAVOIR PLUS – Learn More
Check out more words about love that we posted last Valentine’s Day:

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Tuesday, February 15, 2011

un billet-doux

a love letter

Elle a gardé le billet-doux toutes ces années.
She kept the love letter all these years.

NOTE
A love letter also may be translated as une lettre d’amour.

THIS WEEK
Ah, l’amour…. The subject of love was among our most popular Word of the Day topics last year. With Valentine’s Day this week, there’s no better time to explore the French language of love.

EN SAVOIR PLUS – Learn More
Check out more words about love that we posted last Valentine’s Day:

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Monday, February 14, 2011

le coup de foudre

love at first sight

Quand il l’a vue, c’était vraiment le coup de foudre.
When he saw her, it was truly love at first sight.

THIS WEEK
Ah, l’amour…. The subject of love was among our most popular Word of the Day topics last year. With Valentine’s Day this week, there’s no better time to explore the French language of love.

EN SAVOIR PLUS – Learn More
Check out more words about love that we posted last Valentine’s Day:

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