Archive for August, 2011

French Word of the Day - employee

Wednesday, August 31st, 2011

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employé employee

J’ai présenté ma candidature comme employé dans cette entreprise mais j’ai été refusé.
I applied to be an employee of the company but was turned down.

profits des employés
employee benefits

employée
female employee

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French Word of the Day - leg (noun)

Tuesday, August 30th, 2011

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jambe leg (noun)

Mes jambes me font mal quand il pleut.
I have pain in my legs when it rains.

La femme se rince la jambe.
The woman is rinsing her leg.

jambe cassée
broken leg

longues jambes
long legs

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French Word of the Day - illegal (adjective)

Monday, August 29th, 2011

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illégal illegal (adjective)

Les agents des douanes ont saisie la cargaison illegale et arrêté plusieurs personnes.
The customs agents seized the illegal cargo and arrested several crew members.

programme pirate illégal
illegal pirated software

substance illégale
illegal substance

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French Word of the Day - cry (verb)

Sunday, August 28th, 2011

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pleurer cry (verb)

Quand on est triste on pleure.
When you are sad you cry.

Je pleure à la fin des films tristes.
I cry at the end of sad movies.

La femme pleure.
The woman is crying.

Ne pleure pas.
Don’t cry.

pleurer à grandes eaux
crying a river

pleurer à grandes eaux
cry a river

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French Word of the Day - swimsuit

Saturday, August 27th, 2011

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mallot de bain swimsuit

Je vais porter mon maillot de bain à la plage.
I am going to wear my swimsuit at the beach.

La femme porte un maillot de bain.
The woman is wearing a swimsuit.

maillot de bain une pièce
one piece swimsuit

maillot de bain blanc
white swimsuit

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French Word of the Day - laptop

Friday, August 26th, 2011

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laptop, ordinateur portable laptop

L’ordinateur portable me permet de travailler presque partout.
The laptop computer allows me to work almost anywhere.

Partout où je vais, je reste travailler sur mon ordinateur portable.
My laptop computer keeps me working wherever I go.

ordinateur portable
laptop computer

ordinateur portable
laptop computer

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French Word of the Day - pork (noun)

Thursday, August 25th, 2011

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porc pork (noun)

Manger du porc est interdit dans beaucoup de religions.
Eating pork is forbidden by a number of religions.

Le porc est de la viande de cochon.
Pork is the meat from a pig.

côtelettes de porc
pork chops

porc roti
pork roast

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French Word of the Day - sponge (noun)

Wednesday, August 24th, 2011

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éponge sponge (noun)

éponge jaune
yellow sponge

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A New Look at FrenchPod101

Wednesday, August 24th, 2011

Hello Listener,

(For maximum impact, read in Old Spice Guy’s voice)

Look at our homepage. Now back to us.
Now back to our homepage. Now back to us.

Look different? It should! With the help of our wonderful users, like you, we’ve listened to your feedback and came up with this. Designing the homepage has been like watching a baby grow.

Our iTunes logo has also changed. You can see it on our Facebook and Twitter accounts!

So when you download our free audio lessons on iTunes and see a new logo… do not be alarmed. It’s still FrenchPod101.

The Old
Old

The New
New

We’ve decided it was time for a change here at FrenchPod101.
Why the change? Well, We’re not just a podcast website - but a language learning system.

This design makeover is just one small step towards one giant leap to becoming a complete online learning system.

Thoughts on the design? Feedback? Please let us know in the comments below.

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French Word of the Day - exciting (adjective)

Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011

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excitant exciting (adjective)

Rencontrer de nouvelles personnes c’est toujours excitant.
Meeting a new person is always exciting.

La vie dans la grande ville est excitante.
Life in the big city is exciting.

momments excitants
exciting times

jeu excitant
exciting game

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