chez le médecin
the doctor, doctor’s office
Si vous avez mal de gorge, vous devriez aller chez le médecin.
If you have a sore throat, you should go to the doctor.
Vocabulary Section: Body and Health, Word of the Day
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le fils, le petit-fils / la fille, la petite-fille
the son, the grandson / the daughter, the granddaughter
Paul est le fils de Jean et le petit-fils de Marc.
Paul is Jean’s son and Marc’s grandson.
Claudia est la fille de Nathalie et la petite-fille de Denise.
Claudia is Nathalie’s daughter and Denise’s granddaughter.
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le grand-père = the grandfather
la grand-mère = the grandmother
les grands-parents (m.pl.) = the grandparents
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Vocabulary Section: Family, Word of the Day
un écureuil
a squirrel
Les écureuils peuvent sauter de branche en branche.
Squirrels can jump from limb to limb.
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une patinoire
an ice rink
Le hockey sur glace se déroule sur une patinoire.
Ice hockey is played on an ice rink.
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Vocabulary Section: Recreation and Outdoors, Word of the Day
On met les voiles?
Shall we leave?
(literal translation: to put up the sails)
Il se fait tard. On met les voiles?
It’s getting late. Shall we leave?
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un témoin
a witness
Il a été témoin d’un vol sur le métro.
He was witness to a robbery on the subway.
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dormir
to sleep
Ce matin, j’ai dormi jusqu’à huit heures.
This morning, I slept until 8 o’ clock.
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une étiquette
a label or tag
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un boulot
a job, work (informal)
Comment va le boulot?
How’s the job going?
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Vocabulary Section: Business and Industry, Word of the Day