French Word of the Day

to sew

Jacques a cousu l’ourlet de sa chemise avec du fil blanc.
Jacques sewed the hem of his shirt with white thread.

REMARQUEZ!
We used the passé composé to demonstrate today’s verb because we thought its past participle, cousu, is rather unexpected. You can see the verb’s entire conjugation here.

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flannel

Vous pouvez porter la flanelle en automne pour vous garder au chaud.
You can wear flannel in the fall to keep warm.

TODAY
Our word is one of many types of clothing.

MORE FRENCH CLOTHING WORDS
After you’ve learned to say flannel in French, follow the links below to discover more French vocabulary words for types of clothing and accessories:

• Boot
• Coat
• Glove, Mitten
• Hat
• Mismatched
• Parka/Padded Jacket
• Scarf
• Shorts
• Sweater
• Underwear, Long

the sole

Les semelles de chaussures sont souvent fabriquées de caoutchouc.
The souls of shoes are often made of rubber.

TODAY
We were inspired by an event held by Handicap International featuring pyramids of shoes piled up to protest the use of mines. Check out this pyramid of shoes in Paris. We couldn’t help but think of all those shoes and how to talk about them.

long johns, long underwear

Quand il fait très froid, le caleçon long vous aide à rester au chaud.
When it’s very cold, long underwear helps you stay warm.

THIS WEEK
Our vocabulary topic is winter clothing and dress. To see other words we’ve posted on this topic this week, visit our Web site at www.frenchfanatic.com.

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n.m.pl., sneakers, tennis shoes (US); trainers (UK)

N’oublie pas tes baskets si tu vas jouer au football cet après-midi.
Don’t forget your sneakers if you’re going to play soccer this afternoon.

ALSO
Les chaussures de tennis is another common way of saying this.

THIS WEEK
We were inspired by an event held by Handicap International featuring pyramids of shoes piled up to protest the use of mines. Check out this pyramid of shoes in Paris. We couldn’t help but think of all those shoes and how to talk about them.

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n.f.pl., boots

Madeleine a trouvé de nouvelles bottes qui étaient en solde!
Madeleine found new boots that were on sale!

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We were inspired by an event held by Handicap International featuring pyramids of shoes piled up to protest the use of mines. Check out this pyramid of shoes in Paris. We couldn’t help but think of all those shoes and how to talk about them.

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n.m.pl., shoe laces

Les enfants doivent apprendre à lier leurs lacets de chaussures.
Children have to learn to tie their shoe laces.

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We were inspired by an event held by Handicap International featuring pyramids of shoes piled up to protest the use of mines. Check out this pyramid of shoes in Paris. We couldn’t help but think of all those shoes and how to talk about them.

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n.f.pl., sunglasses

Sophie porte toujours les lunettes de soleil en été.
Sophie always wears sunglasses in the summer.

THIS WEEK
With the school year over or winding down for many of us and thoughts turning to summer vacations, we thought this would be a great week to look at some words for life in the sun — or la vie dans le soleil.

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n.f.pl., slippers

Vous porteriez vos pantoufles à l’intérieur chez vous.
You would wear your slippers inside at home.

THIS WEEK
We were inspired by an event held by Handicap International featuring pyramids of shoes piled up to protest the use of mines. Check out this pyramid of shoes in Paris. We couldn’t help but think of all those shoes and how to talk about them.

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n.m.pl., high heels

Ses talons hauts sont très chics, mais ils lui provoquent des douleurs aux pieds.
Her high heels are very fashionable, but they cause her feet to ache.

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We were inspired by an event held by Handicap International featuring pyramids of shoes piled up to protest the use of mines. Check out this pyramid of shoes in Paris. We couldn’t help but think of all those shoes and how to talk about them.

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n.m.pl., flip-flops, soft open-toe sandals

Elle porte ses tongs pendant ses vacances à la plage.
She wears her flip-flops during her vacation at the beach.

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We were inspired by an event held by Handicap International featuring pyramids of shoes piled up to protest the use of mines. Check out this pyramid of shoes in Paris. We couldn’t help but think of all those shoes and how to talk about them.

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to mend

Elle préfère raccommoder les vêtements au lieu d’acheter de nouveaux.
She prefers mending the clothes instead of buying new ones.

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For a complete conjugation of raccommoder, visit conjugation-fr.com.

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to bundle up (oneself)

Elle s’est emmitouflée dans un manteau d’hiver.
She bundled herself up in a winter coat.

a glove/a mitten

Les adultes portent souvent des gants; les enfants portent des moufles.
Adults often wear gloves; children wear mittens.

Also: Another word for mittens is mitaines (n.f.).

TODAY
Our vocabulary topic is fall and winter clothing and dress.