Module 3

• le chou-fleur


  cauliflower
• la bûche de Noël


  yule log
• le réveillon

  New Year's Eve meal
• la galette des rois


  special cake made to be eaten at Epiphany
• les verrines (f)


  verrines/tumblers/bite-size desserts
• la feve


  lucky charm put into the 'galette des rois'.
• les épinards (m)


  spinach
• le saumon

  salmon
• la salade composée


  mixed salad
• le croquembouche


  profiterole-based dessert, built into a tower, quite often eaten as a cake at weddings
• la fête


  festivities, festival
• les noces d'argent (f)


  silver wedding anniversary
• la bague


  ring
• la mairie


  town hall
• le témoin


  witness
• le feu d'artifice


  fireworks
• le déguisement


  costume
• la reine


  queen
• les chars fleuris (m)


  flower-decked floats
• la Toussaint


  All Souls' Day (1 November)
• la Nuit Blanche


  an all-night or night-time arts festival, held every year in France on the first Saturday in October, where all museums, private and public art galleries and other cultural institutions are open free to the public
• le pays natal


  country of birth
• apprécié (e)


  appreciated
• partagé(e)


  shared
• attaché(e)


  attached
• élaboré (e)


  developed
• multicolore


  multicoloured
• prêt(e)


  ready
• loué(e)


  hired/rented
• gratuit(e)


  free
• alimentaire


  foodstuff
• pareil(le)


  same
• fier/-ière de


  proud of
• en soie*


  made of silk
• en laine*


  made of wool
• de marque*


  branded
• de couleur vive*


  brightly coloured
• se pacser


  to have a civil partnership
• grignoter


  to snack
• fêter


  to celebrate