Des fêtes et des jours fériés Flashcards by Sarah Bowker

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Un jour férié

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A public holiday

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Un hymne

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An anthem

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Un feu d’artifice

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Fireworks

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Un édifice

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A building

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Illuminer

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To illuminate; to light up

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Un drapeau

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A flag

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L’Assomption

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The Assumption

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La Sainte Vierge

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The Virgin Mary

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Une messe

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A mass

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Se prolonger

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To continue; extend; prolong

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Se recueillir

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To pray; reflect in silence

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Avoir hâte

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To look forward to

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Les fêtes

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Holidays

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Le jour de l’an/ Le 1er janvier

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New Year’s Day

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Épiphanie/la Fête des rois (6janvier)

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Epiphany

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La Chandeleur (2 février)

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Candlemas

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La Saint-Valentin

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Valentine’s Day

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Le carnaval/ Mardi Gras

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Carnival/ Mardi Gras

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Le Vendredi Saint

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Good Friday

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Le Mercredi des cendres

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Ash Wednesday

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Pâques

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Easter

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L’Ascension

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Ascension Day

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Le 1er avril

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April Fool’s Day

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Le 1er mai/ la Fête du travail

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Labor Day

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Le 8 mai/ La fête de la victoire

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V day

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Le lundi de la Pentecôte

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Pentecost

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La fête des mères

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Mother’s day

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La fête des pères

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Father’s day

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Le 14 juillet/ La fête nationale

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Bastille day

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Le 15 août/L’Assomption

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The feast of the Assumption

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Le 1er novembre/ La Toussaint

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All Saints’ Day

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Le 11 novembre/ L’Armistice

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Armistice Dya

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Yom kippur

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Yom Kippur

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Rosh Hashana

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Rosh Hashana

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Le Ramadan

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Ramadan

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L’Aid

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Feast of Eid

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Le réveillon de Noël

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Christmas Eve

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Noël

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Christmas

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Hanouka

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Hannukah

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Le 31 décembre/ La Saint-Sylvestre

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New Year’s Eve

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Un anniversaire

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A birthday

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Le réveillon

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A christmas or New Year’s Eve party

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Un défilé

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A parade

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La galatte des rois

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King’s Pie eaten on night of the Epiphany

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La fève

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Lucky token hidden in the King’s Pie

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Les crêpes (fem)

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Crepes

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Le muguet

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A lily of the valley, offered on 1st May to bring luck

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Un manifestation

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A demonstration

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Le champagne

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Champagne

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Des blagues (fem)

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Jokes

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Une bûche de Noël

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A Yule log

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Le Père Noël

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Santa Claus

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Un carte de vœux

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A greeting card

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Un sapin de Noël

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Christmas tree

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Shabbat

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Sabbath

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Offrir à qqch

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To offer

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Recevoir qqch

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To receive

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Plaisanter

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To joke

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Faire des blagues

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To make jokes

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Célébrer

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To celebrate

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Faire le pont

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To take a long weekend

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Faire un poisson d’avril

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April Fool’s joke

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Réveillonner

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To celebrate Christmas or New Year’s Eve

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Jeûner

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To fast