Vocabulaire de Noël
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- un calendrier de l'Avent
- Advent Calendar
- un ange
- angel
- les clochettes <f>
- bells
- les choux <m> de Bruxelles <f>
- Brussel Sprouts
- une bougie
- candle
- une carotte
- carrot
- les marrons <m>
- chestnuts
- un gâteau de Noël
- Christmas cake
- une carte de Noël
- Christmas card
- un chant de Noël
- Christmas carol
- un sapin de Noël; l'arbre de Noël
- Christmas tree
- l'église <f>
- church
- un diablotin
-
cracker
Note: NOT the thin crisp wafers - la sauce à la canneberge
- cranberry sauce
- les décorations <f> de Noël
- Christmas decorations
- un âne
- donkey
- un lutin
- elf
- la guirlande électrique
- fairy lights
- Père Noël (Papa Noël)
-
Father Christmas
Note: the French Santa Claus dresses in a long red robe and carries a sack of toys for good girls and boys. - le gui
- mistletoe
- le houx
- holly
- la sauce au jus de viande
- gravy
- un hymne
- hymn
- Jésus
- Jesus
- une prière
- prayer
- le lierre
- ivy
- le roi
- king
- la reine
- queen
- la couronne
- crown
- l'or <m>
- gold
- une crèche; la crêche
- manger
- un glaçon
- icicle
- une tarte aux fruits <m> secs
- mince pie
- les noix <f>
- nuts
- un cadeau
- present/gift
- un renne
- reindeer
- un rôti
- a roast
- un rouge-gorge
- robin
- le rhum
- rum
- un sac
- bag; sack
- le sherry
- Sherry (wine)
- un traineau
- sleigh; sledge
- la chute de neige
- snowfall
- un flocon de neige
- snowflake
- un bonhomme de neige
- snowman
- des étoiles <f>
- stars
- une chaussette
- stocking
- la farce
- stuffing
- merci
- thank you
- les trois Rois mages
- The Three Wise Men
- la dinde
- turkey
- La Blanche-Neige
- White Christmas
- une bûche de Noël
- Yuletide Log cake
- le Saint-Sylvestre
- New Year's Eve
- le jour de l'An
- New Year's Day
- la veille de Noël
- Christmas Eve
- le Noël
- Christmas Day
- le lendemain de Noël
- Boxing Day
- donner
- to give
- offrir
- to offer
- recevoir
- to receive
- célebrer; fêter
- to celebrate
- remercier; dire merci à...
- to thank
- manger
- to eat
- s'amuser
- to enjoy oneself
- regarder la télé
- to watch TV
- boire
- to drink
- tirer
- to pull
- se reposer
- to relax
- chanter
- to sing
- Il neige.
- It's snowing.
- Joyeux Noël
- Happy Christmas; Merry Christmas
- Bonne Année
- Happy New Year
- Joyeux Noël et Bonne Année
- Seasons Greetings; Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
- Meilleures Voeux
- Best Wishes
- les santons <m>
-
crêche figures; Christmas crib figures
Note: Santons include the Holy family as well as the ordinary townspeople. - Saint Nicholas
-
Saint Nicholas
Note: the bishop made a saint who brings candy and toys to fill the shoes of good girls and boys on December 6th - Père Fouettard
-
"Whipping" Father
Note: The Santa Claus for naughty children. He gives sticks and coal as presents. - le berger
- shepherd
- la galette des Rois
-
the King's cake
Note: eaten during "La Fête des Rois", the week of January 6th. A bean, a small figurine, a coin, or another item is hidden inside. Whoever finds it is the king or queen for the party. - la cheminée
- chimney
- les sabot <m>
-
wooden shoes
Note: a tradition in parts of France to put out wooden shoes on Christmas Eve for Santa to fill - les souliers <m>
-
shoes
Note: put near the fireplace to be filled with goodies from Santa - la Fête de Saint Barbara
- The Feast Day Saint Barbara (December 4th)
- la Fête de Saint Nicholas
- Saint Nicholas Day (December 6th)
- la veille de l'an
- New Year's Eve
- la Fête des Rois
- the Feast of the Kings (January 6th)