French Holidays and Vocabulary

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Flashcards for reviewing French holiday vocabulary and related phrases.

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Les fêtes

Holidays, parties

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Les jours fériés

National holidays

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Le Nouvel-An/Le Jour de l'An

New Year's Day

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Bonne année!

Happy New Year!

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regarder le feu d'artifice

watch the fireworks

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La Saint-Valentin

Valentine's Day

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Ofrir des cadeaux

To give gifts

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Un bouquet de fleurs

A bouquet of flowers

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Une boîte de chocolats

A box of chocolates

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Une carte

A card

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La Fête Nationale

Independence Day

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Les défilés

Parades

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Les pique-niques

Picnics

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Le drapeau

The flag

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L'hymne national

The national anthem

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La foule

The crowd

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L'Action de Grâce

Thanksgiving

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Remercier

To give thanks

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Le Noël

Christmas

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Joyeux Noël!

Merry Christmas!

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Joyeuse Action de Grâce!

Happy Thanksgiving!

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Bonne fête!

Happy Holidays!

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J'espère que tu vas passer un bon…

I hope you have a good….

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Je te souhaite un bon…

I wish you a good…

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Amuse-toi bien!

Have fun!

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Profite bien!

Enjoy!

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Joyeux anniversaire!

Happy birthday!

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Le sapin

The Christmas tree

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La bûche de Noël

Yule log cake

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Le gâteau

The cake

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Les bougies

The candles

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Allumer

To light

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Les invité(e)s

The guests

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Les ballons

The balloons

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Un bal populaire

A dance

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Un chèque-cadeau/Une carte-cadeau

A gift card

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La Fête des Mères/Pères

Mother's/Father's Day

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Le Réveillon

The Christmas Eve feast

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La Saint-Sylvestre

New Year's Eve

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Tu as une idée de cadeau?

Do you have an idea for a gift?

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Qu'est-ce que je pourrais orir?

What could I give?

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Tu pourrais lui offrir….

You could get him/her….

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Offre-lui….

Give him/her….

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Bonne idée!

Good idea!

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Tu n'as pas une autre idée?

Don't you have another idea?

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Il en a déjà plein.

He already has plenty of them

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me (m')

me, to me

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te (t')

you, to you

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le (l')

him, it

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la (l')

her, it

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nous

us, to us

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vous

you, to you

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les

them

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lui

to him/to her

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leur

to them

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La Prise de la Bastille

The storming of the Bastille prison, July 14 1789

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Le début de la révolution

The beginning of the revolution

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Le Mardi Gras / Le Carnaval

Fat Tuesday, day before Lent

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Les chrysanthèmes

Chrysanthemums, reserved for funerals

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La Toussaint

All Saint's Day (November 1)

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porter malheur

to be bad luck

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faire le pont

to take a long weekend

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Qu'est-ce qu'il faut faire?

What needs to be done?

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Il faut…

it is necessary to, you must, we must, etc.

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une boum, une teuf, une fête

a party

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une soirée costumée

a costume party

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envoyer les invitations

to send the invitations

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faire les courses

to do the grocery shopping

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ranger la maison

to tidy up the house

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faire le ménage

to do the housework/cleaning

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faire la poussière

to dust

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emballer les cadeaux

to wrap the presents

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décorer la salle

to decorate the room

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choisir la musique

to choose the music

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Préparer les amuse-gueules/bouches

to prepare the snacks

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les fruits secs

dried fruit

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les biscuits

cookies

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les chips

chips

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les cacahuètes

peanuts

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les bonbons

candy

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Tu peux m'aider à…?

Can you help me with…?

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Ça t'ennuie de…?

Do you mind….?

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pas de problème

no problem

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D'accord

OK

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désolé(e) / je regrette

I'm sorry

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Bien sûr que non.

of course not

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Pas maintenant

not now

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Je dois…

I have to….

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Tu as déjà (+ past verb)…?

Did you already….?

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Tu as bien (+ past verb)….?

Did you really….? Did you do it well?

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Tu as pensé à…?

Did you remember to….? / Did you think about….?

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Pas encore

Not yet

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C'est bon

It's all good

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Mais oui!

But of course!

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J'ai complètement oublié!

I completely forgot!

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Qu'est-ce que tu as eu pour le Noël?

What did you get for Christmas?

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réveillonner

to celebrate Christmas Eve or New Year's Eve with a large meal late in the evening

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du foie gras

goose or duck liver spread

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des huîtres

oysters

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les chaussons

slippers, similar to stockings in US