French Word of the Day

a character

Les personnages dans son court métrage semblent très réels.
The characters in his short film seem very real.

THIS WEEK
On the heels of the Cannes Film Festival, we’re looking at French vocabulary words about movies and filmmaking.

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n.f., the plot

Je n’ai pas aimé le film, parce qu’il n’y avait pas d’intrigue.
I didn’t like the film, because there was no plot.

THIS WEEK
On the heels of the Cannes Film Festival, we’re looking at French vocabulary words about movies and filmmaking.

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deep

Tu t’inquiètes que l’eau soit trop profonde pour les enfants?
Are you worried that the water is too deep for the children?

THIS WEEK
As classes wind down and thoughts begin turning to summer vacations, many families will no doubt head for the beaches soon. This week, we’ll explore the vocabulary of the summer seaside.

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a seashell

Louise cueille toujours des coquillages et les transforme en colliers.
Louise always gathers seashells and turns them into necklaces.

THIS WEEK
As classes wind down and thoughts begin turning to summer vacations, many families will no doubt head for the beaches soon. This week, we’ll explore the vocabulary of the summer seaside.

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to relieve, to make feel better

Quand elle avait la grippe, du thé chaud la soulageait.
When she had the flu, some hot tea made her feel better.

THIS WEEK
We always enjoy exploring French verbs that are important to everyday conversation but that, for whatever reason, don’t always make the cut of words commonly learned in traditional French classes. This week, we’ll attempt to uncover some of these common but uncommonly-taught verbs.

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to rock or cradle (a baby)

Sa mère l’a bercé pendant une heure jusqu’à ce qu’il se soit endormi.
His mother rocked him for an hour until he fell asleep.

THIS WEEK
We always enjoy exploring French verbs that are important to everyday conversation but that, for whatever reason, don’t always make the cut of words commonly learned in traditional French classes. This week, we’ll attempt to uncover some of these common but uncommonly-taught verbs.

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to crumple

J’ai chiffonné la feuille de papier et l’ai jetée dans la corbeille à papier.
I crumpled the piece of paper and threw it in the wastebasket.

THIS WEEK
We always enjoy exploring French verbs that are important to everyday conversation but that, for whatever reason, don’t always make the cut of words commonly learned in traditional French classes. This week, we’ll attempt to uncover some of these common but uncommonly-taught verbs.

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to inflate

Richard a gonflé les pneus de son vélo.
Richard inflated his bicycle’s tires.

THIS WEEK
We always enjoy exploring French verbs that are important to everyday conversation but that, for whatever reason, don’t always make the cut of words commonly learned in traditional French classes. This week, we’ll attempt to uncover some of these common but uncommonly-taught verbs.

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to water (with a hose)

Leur grand-mère arrose toutes les plantes dans son jardin.
Their grandmother is watering all the plants in her garden.

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un tuyau d’arrosage = a garden hose

THIS WEEK
We always enjoy exploring French verbs that are important to everyday conversation but that, for whatever reason, don’t always make the cut of words commonly learned in traditional French classes. This week, we’ll attempt to uncover some of these common but uncommonly-taught verbs.

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