Tex ch 7 Flashcards by Heidi edwards

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les jours féries

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national holidays

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le Jour de l’An, le premire janvier

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New Year’s Day

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la Chandeleur, le 2 février

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Candlemas

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la Saint-Valentin, le 14 février

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Valentine’s day

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le Carnaval (Mardi Gras)

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Mardi Gras, Carnival

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La pâque juive / Pessach

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Passover

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Pâques

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Easter

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le premier avril

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April Fool’s Day

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la fête du travail, le 1er mai

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Labor Day

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le 8 mai, la fête de la victoire

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Victory day

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l’Acension

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Ascension Day

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la fête des mères

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Mother’s Day

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la fête des pères

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Father’s day

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la Pentecôte

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Pentecost

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la fête nationale, le 14 juillet

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Bastille Day

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le 15 août, l’Assomption

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the feast of the Assumption

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Halloween

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Halloween

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Yom Kippour

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Yom Kippur

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Rosh Hashana

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Rosh Hashana

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la Toussaint, le 1er novembre

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All Saints’ Day

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l’Armisitice, le 11 novembre

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Armistice day

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le Ramadan

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Ramadan

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Noël

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Christmas

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la Saint-Sylvestre, le 31 décembre

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New Year’s Eve

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Bonne année !

Happy new year

Bonne fête !

Happy Saint's Day !

Bon/Joyeux anniversaire

Happy birthday !

Meilleurs voeux !

Best wishes

Poisson d'avril

April Fool

Joyeuses pâques !

Happy easter

Joyeux noël

Merry Christmas

le réveillon

Christmas/New Years eve

des feux d'artifice (m)

fireworks

un défilé (militaire)

(military) parade

une fête

party, celebration

un anniversaire

birthday, anniversary

un gâteau

cake

une bougie

candle

un cadeau

gift

les noces

wedding

un anniversaire de mariage

wedding anniversary

une cérémonie

ceremony

le champagne

champagne

le muguet

lily of the valley

des blagues

jokes

des costumes

costumes

des crêpes

crepes

un pique-nique

picnic

la bûche de noël

Yule log

une carte de voeux

greeting card

le gui

mistletoe

le père noël

Santa Claus

le sapin de noël

Christmas tree

la crèche

nativity

la messe

mass

le sabbat / le shabbat

sabbath

célébrer

to celebrate

faire la fête

to party

fêter

to celebrate

réveillonner

to celebrate Christmas or New year's eve

inviter

to invite

offrir

to give (to offer)

donner

to give

recevoir

to receive

ouvrir

to open

souffler

to blow (out candles)

plaisanter

to joke

faire un poisson d'avril

to play a joke on someone

faire le pont

to make the bridge (when the french want to work less than they already do)