Mot du Jour: Laver (To Wash)

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laver /lave/
transitive verb
to wash [clothes, child, car];~ son linge to do one's washing;~ la vaisselle to do the dishes;~ qch à grande eau to wash sth down;
to clean [wound];
to clear;~ qn d'une accusation to clear sb of an accusation.
se laver reflexive verb (+ v être)
to wash;se ~ les mains to wash one's hands;se ~ les dents to brush one's teeth;
to be washable;
se ~ d'un affront to take revenge for an insult.

IDIOMS:
je m'en lave les mains I'm washing my hands of it.

Mot du Jour: étoile (star)

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étoile /etwal/ feminine noun star.

COMPOUNDS:
~ filante shooting star;~ de mer starfish;~ polaire Pole Star.

IDIOMS:
coucher or dormir à la belle ~ to sleep out in the open.

Pocket Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:
étoilé, ~e /etwale/ adjective
starry;
[glass, windscreen] crazed.

Mot du jour: Anniversaire

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anniversaire /anivɛʀsɛʀ/
adjective date or jour ~ de anniversary of.
masculine noun
birthday;
anniversary.

Mot du Jour: Verre (Glass)

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verre /vɛʀ/ masculine noun
glass;de or en ~ glass;un ~ à eau/vin a water/wine glass;~s et couverts glassware and cutlery;lever son ~ à la santé de qn to raise one's glass to sb;
glass, glassful;un ~ d'eau/de vin a glass of water/wine;
drink;
lens;~ grossissant magnifying glass.

COMPOUNDS:
~ de contact contact lens;~ à pied stemmed glass.