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Monday, August 8, 2011

un torchon

a dish towel, kitchen cloth

Vous pouvez essuyer le comptoir avec un torchon.
You can wipe the counter with a dish towel.

THIS WEEK
We’re discovering French words for items in the kitchen, dans la cuisine.

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Sunday, August 7, 2011

sangloter

to sob

La petite fille était si bouleversée qu’elle a sangloté tout le chemin de retour.
The little girl was so upset that she sobbed all the way home.

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Vocabulary Section: Sounds, Verbs, Word of the Day
Friday, August 5, 2011

crier

to shout, yell, scream

Marc a crié le nom de son chien.
Marc screamed out the name of his dog.

ABOUT TODAY’S WORD
Take care to remember that crier does not mean to cry in the sense of shedding tears. That verb is pleurer.

THIS WEEK
We’re covering words about the sounds, or les sons, we make.

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