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Tuesday, May 10, 2011

grimper

to climb, to soar

Le prix d’essence a grimpé 20 cents dans une seule semaine.
 The price of gas climbed 20 cents in only a week.

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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Vocabulary Section: Business and Industry, Verbs, Word of the Day
Sunday, May 8, 2011

Sa Majesté

Her Majesty, His Majesty

Sa Majesté La Reine règne sur le peuple d’Angleterre.
 Her Majesty the Queen reigns over the people of England.

THIS WEEK
Inspired by last week’s royal wedding, we decided there’s no better time than now to explore French words about royalty.

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Vocabulary Section: Royalty, Word of the Day
Tuesday, May 3, 2011

la reine

the queen

La reine portait une robe jaune avec un chapeau assorti.
The queen was wearing a yellow dress with a matching hat.

THIS WEEK
Inspired by last week’s royal wedding, we decided there’s no better time than now to explore French words about royalty.

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Vocabulary Section: Royalty, Word of the Day
Monday, May 2, 2011

le royaume

the kingdom

On a célébré la semaine dernière partout dans le royaume britannique.
People celebrated last week throughout the British kingdom.

THIS WEEK
Inspired by last week’s royal wedding, we decided there’s no better time than now to explore French words about royalty.

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Vocabulary Section: Royalty, Word of the Day
Sunday, May 1, 2011

un coq

a rooster

Quand le coq chante, il fait cocorico.
 When the rooster sings, he goes cock-a-doodle-doo.

THIS WEEK
Spring has us thinking about the animals among us — all those creatures many of us might run across while outside this time of year. This week, we’ll learn the names of these animals in French.

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Vocabulary Section: Animals and Pets, Word of the Day
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