french vocab pg 79

Un florilège

A selection / anthology

Des ferias

Traditional festivals (especially in southern France or Spain)

Emplacement géographique en Europe

Geographic location in Europe

Richesse

Wealth / richness

Deux fois

Twice

La station balnéaire

Seaside resort

Accueille

Welcomes / hosts

censés

Supposed / meant to

Le clou du spectacle

The highlight / climax of the show

Contrairement

Unlike / in contrast to

Grand frisson

Intense thrill / big shiver

En haleine

On the edge of one’s seat / breathless with suspense

De prouesse

Of skill / feat / achievement

Cinquantaine

Around fifty (approximate number)

Interceltique

Interceltic / between Celtic cultures

Un fil connecteur

A connecting thread

Rassemble

Brings together / unites

Mise à l’honneur

Highlighted / honoured

Cornemuses

Bagpipes

Binious

Breton bagpipes (smaller than traditional ones)

Panoplie d’activités

Range / variety of activities

défilés

Parades / processions

Feux d’artifices

Fireworks

Bretonne

Breton (feminine; from Brittany)

Retransmises en ligne

Broadcast online

Permettent aux internautes

Allow internet users

À la croisée des chemins

At a crossroads / intersection of cultures

Prendre au ventre

To hit you in the gut (emotionally strong feeling)

To be nail biting

Être haletant / captivant (expression translated into French)

Le clou du spectacle

The highlight of the show

À grand frisson

With great thrill / excitement

C’est tout un art.

It’s a true art form.