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Thursday, December 6, 2012

la semelle

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.

Vocabulary Section: Clothing,Shoes,Word of the Day


Monday, September 26, 2011

les baskets

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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Tuesday, September 27, 2011

les bottes

n.f.pl., boots

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

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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Friday, September 30, 2011

les lacets de chaussure

n.m.pl., shoe laces

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

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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Wednesday, September 28, 2011

les pantoufles

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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Saturday, October 1, 2011

les talons hauts

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.

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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Sunday, October 2, 2011

les tongs

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.

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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Vocabulary Section: Clothing,Shoes,Word of the Day