Unité 2 - Faire la fête Flashcards by Kathleen Reed

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Holidays

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Les fêtes

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national holidays (indicated below by *)

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les jours fériés

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New Year’s Day

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*le Jour de l’An, le premier janvier

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Candlemas (Crêpe Day, a Catholic feast day)

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la Chandeleur, le 2 février

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Valentine’s Day

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la Saint-Valentin, le 14 février

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Mardi Gras, Carnival

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le Carnaval (Mardi Gras)

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Passover

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La pâque juive / Pessach

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Easter

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*Pâques

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April Fool’s Day

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le Premier Avril

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Labor Day

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*la fête du Travail, le 1er mai

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VE Day (Victory in Europe)

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*le 8 mai, la fête de la Victoire

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Ascension Day

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*l’Ascension (f)

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Mother’s Day

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la fête des mères

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Father’s Day

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la fête des pères

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Pentecost

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la Pentecôte (*lundi de Pentecôte)

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French National Day

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*la fête nationale, le 14 juillet Bastille Day,

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the feast of the Assumption

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*le 15 août, l’Assomption (f)

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Halloween

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Halloween

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Yom Kippur

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Yom Kippour

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Rosh Hashana

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Rosh Hashana

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All Saints’ Day

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*la Toussaint, le 1er novembre

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Armistice Day

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*l’Armistice (m), le 11 novembre

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Ramadan

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le Ramadan

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Hannukah

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Hanouka

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Christmas

*Noël (m), le 25 décembre

New Year’s Eve

la Saint-Sylvestre, le 31 décembre

Expressions

Expressions

Happy New Year!

Bonne Année!

Happy Saint’s Day!

Bonne fête!

Happy Birthday!

Bon (Joyeux) anniversaire!

Best wishes!

Meilleurs Voeux!

April Fool!

Poisson d’avril!

Happy Easter!

Joyeuses Pâques!

Merry Christmas!

Joyeux Noël!

Christmas Eve or New Year’s Eve party

le réveillon

(military) parade

un défilé

Rituals and customs

Rites et coutumes

saint’s day, celebration, party

une fête

birthday, anniversary

un anniversaire

cake

un gâteau

candle

une bougie

gift

un cadeau

wedding

les noces (f pl)

wedding anniversary

un anniversaire de mariage

ceremony

une cérémonie

champagne

le champagne

lily of the valley

le muguet

jokes

des blagues (f)

costumes

des costumes (m)

crepes

des crêpes (f)

picnic

un pique-nique

Yule log (also a cake in the shape of a Yule log)

la bûche de Noël

greeting card

une carte de voeux

mistletoe

le gui

Santa Claus

le Père Noël

Christmas tree

le sapin de Noël

nativity

la crèche

mass

la messe

sabbath

le sabbat / le shabbat

Verbs

Verbes

to celebrate

célébrer

to party

faire la fête

to celebrate

fêter

to celebrate Christmas or New Year’s Eve

réveillonner

to invite

inviter

to give

offrir

to give

donner

to receive

recevoir

to open

ouvrir

to blow out (candles)

souffler

to joke

plaisanter

to play a joke (on someone) on April Fool’s Day

faire un poisson d’avril

*literally ‘to make a bridge’ (Take an extra day off)

faire le pont