Archive for February, 2012

French Word of the Day - cancel (verb)

Wednesday, February 29th, 2012

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annuler cancel (verb)

S’il y a un mauvais temps, la compagnie aérienne annulera le vol.
If there is bad weather, the airline will cancel the flight.

annuler la réunion
cancel the meeting

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French Word of the Day - undershirt (noun)

Tuesday, February 28th, 2012

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maillot de corps undershirt (noun)

Porter un maillot de corps t’aidera à éviter de transpirer à travers ta chemise.
Wearing an undershirt will help you avoid sweating through your shirt.

maillot de corps noir
black undershirt

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Tuesday, February 28th, 2012

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French Word of the Day - playground (phrase)

Monday, February 27th, 2012

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terrain de jeux playground (phrase)

Au terrain de jeux; il y a toujours la queue aux balançoires et aux toboggans.
At the playground, there is always a line for the swings and slide.

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French Word of the Day - fill out (verb)

Sunday, February 26th, 2012

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remplir fill out (verb)

Remplissez le formulaire avec un stylo, pas un crayon.
Fill out the form with a pen, not with a pencil.

remplir un formulaire
fill out a form

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French Word of the Day - spider (noun)

Saturday, February 25th, 2012

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araignée spider (noun)

L’araignée se protège.
The spider is protecting itself.

Une araignée a huit pattes.
A spider has eight legs.

L’araignée attend dans la toile d’araignée.
The spider is waiting in the spider web.

araignée à huit pattes
eight-legged spider

araignée dans une toile d’araignée
spider in a spider web

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French Word of the Day - itinerary (noun)

Friday, February 24th, 2012

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itinéraire itinerary (noun)

Ton itinéraire te dira où tu devras être et à quelle heure y être.
Your itinerary will tell you where to be at what time.

Ça c’est l’itinéraire d’aujourd’hui.
This is today’s itinerary.

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French Word of the Day - rain

Thursday, February 23rd, 2012

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une pluie rain

Tu devrais prendre un parapluie, je crois qu’il va pleuvoir aujourd’hui.
You should carry an umbrella, I think it is going to rain today.

Il pleut souvent en avril, mais rarement en août.
It rains often in April, but rarely in August.

La forte pluie provoque des inondations soudaines.
Heavy rain causes flash flooding.

forte pluie
heavy rain

pluie qui tombe
falling rain

pluie qui tombe
falling rain

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French Word of the Day - week (noun)

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012

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semaine week (noun)

Il y a sept jours dans une semaine, et quatre semaines complètes dans un mois.
There are seven days in one week, and four full weeks in a month.

J’ai un rhume depuis une semaine, et je ne me sens toujours pas mieux.
I’ve had a cold for one week, and I still haven’t got better.

Il y a sept jours dans une semaine.
There are seven days in a week.

semaine de travail
work week

sept jours par semaine
seven days a week

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French Word of the Day - reservation (noun)

Tuesday, February 21st, 2012

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réservation reservation (noun)

Avez-vous une réservation?
Do you have a reservation?

réservation pour trois
reservation for three

réservation pour vingt heures.
reservation for 8 PM

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