Mot du Jour: Poulet

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poulet /pulɛ/
masculine noun
Zool, Culin chicken;
(familier)(terme d'affection) mon ~ my pet (familier), honey US.
COMPOUNDS:
~ d'élevage ≈ battery chicken;
~ fermier ≈ free-range chicken.

Mot du Jour: Enseigner

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enseigner
transitive verb
to teach;
~ qch à qn to teach sth to sb, to teach sb sth.

Mot du Jour: Haine

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haine / ˈɛn/
feminine noun
hatred;
s'attirer la ~ de qn to earn oneself sb's hatred.

Mot du Jour: Mentir

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mentir
intransitive verb
(ne pas dire la vérité) [personne] to lie ( sur about), to tell lies ( sur about, à qn to sb);
sans ~, le poisson était grand comme ça! no lie, the fish was this big!;

See Also→ arracheur ;
(être trompeur) to be misleading;
faire ~ le proverbe to give the lie to the proverb.
se mentir vpr
(à soi-même) to fool oneself ( sur about);
(l'un l'autre) to lie to one another ( sur about).

Mot du Jour: Ravissement

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ravissement

masculine noun

(enchantement) rapture;
(rapt) abduction.

Mot du Jour: Contraceptif

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contraceptif, ~ive /kɔ̃tʀasɛptif/ , /iv/
adjective contraceptive.
masculine noun contraceptive.

Mot du Jour: Infirmier

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infirmier /ɛ̃fiʀmje/
masculine noun
male nurse.

Mot du Jour: Medecin

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médecin /mɛdsɛ̃/ ➡ professions
masculine noun
doctor;
aller chez le ~ to go to the doctor's;
~ traitant general practitioner, GP GB.

COMPOUNDS:
~ acupuncteur acupuncturist;
~ de famille family doctor;
~ de garde duty doctor;
~ homéopathe homeopath;
~ légiste forensic surgeon;
~ militaire army doctor.

Mot du Jour: Professeur

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professeur, ~e /pʀɔfesœʀ/
noun, masculine, feminine
professions
(enseignant) (de collège, lycée) teacher;
(dans l'enseignement supérieur) lecturer GB, professor US;
(titulaire d'une chaire) professor;
le ~ remplaçant the supply GB ou substitute US teacher;
titres Univ (titre) professor.

Mot du Jour: Recycler

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recycler /ʀ(ə)sikle/
transitive verb
(pour réutiliser) to recycle [matériau];
~ le personnel (former de nouveau) to retrain the staff;
(perfectionner) to provide refresher courses for the staff;
(réinvestir) to recycle [capitaux];
to reinvest [profits].

se recycler vpr
(se perfectionner) to update one's skills;
(faire un stage) to attend a refresher course;
(se reconvertir) to retrain;
(changer d'emploi) to change jobs.

Mot du Jour: plastique

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plastique1 /plastik/
adjective plastic.
masculine noun (matière) plastic;
c'est du ~ it's plastic.
plastique2 /plastik/
feminine noun
(arts) la ~ the plastic arts (pl);
(sculpture) the art of sculpture;
(esthétique) (d'objet, de statue) formal beauty;
(de personne) physique.

Mot du Jour: mère

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mère /mɛʀ/
feminine noun
(génitrice) mother;
elles sont sages-femmes de ~ en fille they have been midwives for generations;
mariée et ~ de deux enfants married with two children;
(familiar) (femme) la ~ Michel old mother Michel;
(dans un couvent) ~ supérieure Mother Superior.
(-)mère (in compounds) cellule/maison ~ parent cell/company.

COMPOUNDS:
~ adoptive foster mother;
~ célibataire single mother;
~ de famille gén mother;
(ménagère) housewife;
~ patrie motherland;
~ porteuse surrogate mother;
~ poule hum mother hen.

IDIOMS:
il tuerait père et ~ pour avoir qch he'd kill to get sth.

Mot du Jour: Conspiration

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conspiration /kɔ̃spiʀasjɔ̃/
feminine noun
conspiracy.

Mot du Jour: Hélicoptère

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hélicoptère /elikɔptɛʀ/
masculine noun
helicopter.

Mot du Jour: Responsabilité

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responsabilité /ʀɛspɔ̃sabilite/
feminine noun
gén responsibility (de for);
(légalement) liability;
avoir sa part de ~ dans qch to share some of the responsibility for sth;
il en porte l'entière ~ he bears full responsibility for it;
se renvoyer la ~ to blame each other;
avoir la ~ de qch to be responsible for sth;
un poste à ~ a position of responsibility;
sous la ~ de qn under the supervision of sb;
prendre ses ~s to face up to one's responsibilities;
faute grave engageant la ~ de la société serious mistake for which the company is liable.

COMPOUNDS:
~ civile (assurance) personal liability.

Mot du Jour: Message

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message /mesaʒ/
masculine noun
message;
~ de détresse SOS message.
COMPOUNDS:
~ électronique email;
~ publicitaire commercial

Mot du Jour: Paix

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paix /pɛ/
noun, feminine invariable
Mil, Pol peace;
en temps de ~ in peacetime, in times of peace;
(calme intérieur) peace;
avoir l'esprit en ~ to have peace of mind;
(tranquillité) peace;
avoir la ~ to get some peace;
laisser qn en ~ to leave sb alone, to leave sb in peace;
ficher (familiar) la ~ à qn to leave sb alone;
la ~ (familiar) ! be quiet!

Mot du Jour: Vengeur

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vengeur, vengeresse /vɑ̃ʒœʀ/ , /vɑ̃ʒʀɛs/
adjective [personne, acte] vengeful;
[bras, épée] avenging;
[lettre] vindictive.
noun, masculine, feminine avenger.

Mot du Jour: Justice

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justice /'dʒʌstɪs/
noun
(fairness) justice f;
to do sb ~, to do ~ to sb rendre justice à qn;
the portrait doesn't do her ~ le portrait ne l'avantage pas;
I couldn't do ~ to it (refusing food) je ne pourrais pas y faire honneur;
(the law) justice f;
to bring sb to ~ traduire qn en justice;
(judge) GB juge m;
US juge m de la Cour Suprême.

Justice Department noun US ministère m de la justice;
Justice of the Peace, JP noun juge m de paix.

French Audio Post: Mariage de Kate Middleton et William : La liste des invités très VIP publiée !

Here is your dose of royal wedding news in French. The article was from purepeople.com.

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French Audio Post: Philippines: glissement de terrain mortel

Here is another news article that I have recorded. The article is from Le Figaro and is about a previous landslide in the Philippines.

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Le Figaro: Philippines: glissement de terrain mortel 22 Avril 2011.egg on Aviary.

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French Audio Post: Les crucifixions ont toujours lieu aux Philippines même si l'Église désapprouve

This is the first ever audio post, I am doing a news article reading for my French Speaking Practice. These audio posts are mostly done by me reading out an article in French. I am hoping to make my speaking better and also to provide an audio library of listening exercises for the followers of this blog.

For this audio post, I decided to read an article about the crucifixions here in the Philippines. The article is from The Canadian Press.

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Mot du Jour: Environnement

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environnement /ɑ̃viʀɔnmɑ̃/
masculine noun
environment.

Happy Earth Day everyone!

Mot du Jour: carême

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Lent /lent/
noun
carême m.

Mot du Jour: Minière: Mining

minière:

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Compound Forms/Formes composées
concession minière nf mining claim
géologie minière mining geology
industrie minière lead mining

science minière mineral science

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Mot du Jour: Cartes

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carte /kaʀt/
feminine noun
(pour écrire) card;
(document) gén card;
(laissez-passer) pass;
→ jeux Jeux card;
~ à jouer playing card;
jouer aux ~s to play cards;
mettre ~s sur table fig to put one's cards on the table;
il possède plus d'une ~ dans son jeu he's got other cards up his sleeve;
Géog map;
~ marine/du ciel sea/astronomical chart;
Biol ~ génétique genetic map;
(au restaurant) menu;
manger à la ~ to eat à la carte, to order from the menu;
horaire à la ~ fig personalized timetable;
activités sportives à la ~ choice (sg) of sporting activities.

Mot du Jour: Anniversaire

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anniversaire /anivɛʀsɛʀ/
adjective date or jour ~ de anniversary of.
masculine noun
(de personne, d'entreprise) birthday;
bon ~ ! happy birthday!;
(d'événement) anniversary.

Mot du Jour: Mouton

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mouton /mutɔ̃/
masculine noun
Zool sheep;
Culin mutton;
(peau) sheepskin;
(personne) pej sheep péj.
moutons nmpl
(nuages) small fleecy clouds;
(petites vagues) white horses GB, whitecaps;
(poussière) fluff (non dénombrable) .

COMPOUNDS:
~ à cinq pattes rare bird;
~ de Panurge pej sheep péj;
ce sont des ~s de Panurge they follow one another like sheep.
IDIOMS:
revenons à nos ~s (familiar) let's get back to the subject ou point.

Mot du Jour: Bouton

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bouton /butɔ̃/
masculine noun
(en couture) button;
sans ~s buttonless;
Tech (d'appareil) (à tourner) knob;
(à presser) button;
Méd spot GB, pimple US;
(de fleur) bud.

COMPOUNDS:
~ de fièvre Méd cold sore;
~ de manchette cuff link;
~ de porte doorknob.