upset
Elle était vraiment bouleversée par les nouvelles.
She was really upset by the news.
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oblivious to
Pensez-vous qu’il est inconscient des besoins?
Do you think that he is oblivious to the needs?
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I love you
n.m., hope
Nous pensons à nos espoirs au début d’une nouvelle année.
We think of our hopes at the beginning of a new year.
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Valentine’s Day
On célèbre la Saint-Valentin aujourd’hui.
We celebrate Valentine’s Day today.
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Our vocabulary topic, in honor of Valentine’s Day, is love — l’amour — in French.
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happiness
Elle a enfin trouvé le bonheur.
She finally found happiness.
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the heart
Béatrice a donné son cœur à Robert.
Beatrice gave her heart to Robert.
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Just as the heart has literal and symbolic meanings in English, so does le cœur in French. While le coeur is quite literally the organ that pumps blood through the body, it is also a great symbol of love.
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grief, mourning
Quelquefois, l’automne est associé au deuil.
Sometimes, the fall is associated with mourning.
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to weigh one’s words carefully
Il a pesé ses mots avant de parler.
He weighed his words carefully before speaking.
carefree
Les enfants sont complètement sans souci en été.
The children are totally carefree in summer.
NOTE
The phrase sans souci literally means without worry.
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to hug, give a hug
(literally, to hold in his/her arms)
Le père de Madeleine l’a serrée dans ses bras.
Madeleine’s father hugged her.
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Our vocabulary topic, in honor of Valentine’s Day, is love — l’amour, in French.
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to fall in love
Jean-Pierre est tombé amoureux de Sophie, et elle est tombée amoureuse de lui.
Jean-Pierre fell in love with Sophie, and she fell in love with him.
TODAY
Our word is one of many about love and has the distinction of being one of the most popular we’ve ever posted on French Fanatic.
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a kiss
La mère a fait un bisou à son petit garçon.
The mother gave a kiss to her little boy.
BEAUCOUP DE BISOUS
As you might imagine, the French, with their propensity for amour, have a number of ways to say a kiss or to kiss. A few others you might hear:
** Take great care when using un baiser to mean a kiss. The verb form of the word has come to mean something much more in modern French and is equivalent to the English vulgarity. If in doubt, use another word for kiss.
TODAY
Our vocabulary word is one of many about love — l’amour, in French.
a burden
Il dit que son nouvel emploi est un fardeau pour sa famille.
He says his new job is a burden for his family.
TODAY
Our word is inspired by emotions and feelings.
a wish
Il y a quelques jours, nous vous avons demandé vos souhaits de la fête.
A few days ago, we asked asked you for your holiday wishes.
Here were some of your responses:
Vous n’avez pas encore fait un vœu? Il n’est pas trop tard!
You haven’t made a wish yet? It’s not too late!
We’ll continue our look at holiday season vocabulary through this week.
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a relief
C’était un soulagement de savoir qu’il a survécu.
It was a relief to know that he survived.
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a smile
Mireille a fait un sourire à son père.
Mireille gave her father a smile.
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