French Word of the Day
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August 27, 2025
le palmier
palm tree
EXAMPLES
L'île est couverte de palmiers. — The island is covered in palm trees.
August 26, 2025
jeter un œil à
to have a look at
EXAMPLES
J'ai jeté un œil au magazine en attendant. — I had a look at the magazine while I was waiting.
August 25, 2025
l'ancre
anchor
EXAMPLES
Il y a une vieille ancre comme décoration devant le musée maritime. — There's an old anchor as a decoration in front of the maritime museum.
August 24, 2025
faire la fête
to party
EXAMPLES
En vacances, on fait la fête tous les soirs ! — On vacation, we party every night!
August 23, 2025
l'ampoule
light bulb
EXAMPLES
L'ampoule a grillé et nous nous sommes retrouvés dans le noir. — The light bulb burned out, and we found ourselves in the dark.
August 22, 2025
la canne à sucre
sugarcane
EXAMPLES
Il y a de grands champs de canne à sucre en Guadeloupe. — There are big fields of sugarcane in Guadeloupe.
August 21, 2025
dégagé
clear
EXAMPLES
Il ne pleut plus et le ciel est dégagé. On sort ? — It stopped raining, and the sky is clear. Should we go out?
August 20, 2025
la foule
crowd
EXAMPLES
Quelle foule il y avait à l’extérieur du stade ! — What a crowd there was outside of the stadium!
August 19, 2025
le feuilleton
soap opera
EXAMPLES
Allume la télé ! C'est l'heure de mon feuilleton. — Turn the TV on! It's time for my soap opera.
August 18, 2025
le pamplemousse
grapefruit
EXAMPLES
Paul boit un jus de pamplemousse frais tous les matins. — Paul has fresh grapefruit juice every morning.
