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Mot du jour: réfléchir

Réfléchir /ʀefleʃiʀ/ (verb, conjugations) To reflect, to think. Par exemple: La mer réfléchit le ciel bleu. (The sea reflects the blue sky.) I first encountered this word last Saturday, when we started learning about the imperfect tense. Conjugating this word in the present tense is no sweat, but see how it gets unbelievably long with [...]

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Oublier

Oublier /ublije/ (verb, conjugations) To forget. Par exemple: Ah non, j’ai oublie faire les devoirs! (Oh no, I forgot to do the homework!) Now, this word is very useful–especially if you’re prematurely forgetful as I am. Saturday is my French class day, so I thought it was apt to write about something related to school. [...]

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Gratte-ciel

Gratte-ciel /gʀatsjɛl/ n. masculine Skyscraper. Par exemple: Regardez le gratte-ciel! C’est magnifique, no? (Look at the skyscraper! It’s magnificent, isn’t it?) I know, pretty late for mot du jour! Not to mention, it’s pretty much a random selection from my French dictionary. Well, you never know, it might be useful someday.

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Mot du jour: chaleureux

Now that I’m done telling you all about my hopes and dreams, let’s do something more fun and useful: word of the day (mot du jour)! Chaleureux (-reuse if feminine) (adj.) [sha leu reu] Warm, cordial. Par exemple: J’aime son attitude chaleureuse. (I like her warm manner.) I actually heard a lot of this in [...]

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