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New Year Vocabulary

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Bonne Année et Bonne Santé !

New Year Vocabulary – Vocabulaire du Nouvel An

  1. ball …. f. m. …. soirée dansante, bal
  2. Champagne …. m …. Champagne
  3. Champagne cup or flute …. f …. coupe ou flûte de/à Champagne
  4. costume  …. m …. déguisement
  5. costume party …. m …. bal masqué
  6. dancing party …. f/m …. soirée dansante, bal
  7. dinner with a few friends …. m …. petit dîner intime
  8. dress …. f …. robe
  9. evening …. f …. soirée
  10. evening gown …. f …. robe de soirée
  11. fireworks …. m …. feu d’artifice
  12. foie gras …. m …. foie gras
  13. greeting card …. f …. carte de vœux, mignonnette
  14. Happy New Year! …. ø …. Bonne année et bonne santé !
  15. January 1st …. m …. jour de l’an
  16. kiss …. m m …. baiser, bisou
  17. meal …. m …. repas
  18. midnight …. ø …. minuit
  19. mistletoe …. m …. gui
  20. New Year …. f …. la Saint-Sylvestre
  21. New Year’s gift …. fp …. étrennes
  22. New Year’s (and Christmas) eve party …. m …. réveillon
  23. noisemakers, streamers and other party toys …. mp …. cotillons
  24. oyster …. f …. huître
  25. party …. f …. fête
  26. party in Verlan slang …. f …. teuf
  27. party-goer …. f …. réveillonneuse
  28. party-goer …. m …. réveillonneur
  29. resolution …. f …. résolution
  30. seafood …. m …. fruit de mer
  31. shoe …. f …. chaussure
  32. shoulder wrap …. f …. étole
  33. suit …. m …. costume
  34. the new year …. m f …. nouvel an, nouvelle année
  35. the New Year’s eve celebrations …. f …. Saint Sylvestre
  36. the New Year’s eve celebrations …. m …. réveillon
  37. tie …. f …. cravate
  38. to be slightly drunk …. ø …. être éméché/e
  39. to dress informally  …. ø …. s’habiller décontract [familiar]
  40. to drink …. ø …. boire
  41. to get dressed up …. ø …. bien s’habiller
  42. to kiss …. ø …. embrasser
  43. to kiss one another …. ø …. s’embrasser
  44. to make resolutions …. ø …. prendre des résolutions
  45. to open the Champagne bottle with a saber, to celebrate the New Year …. ø …. sabrer le Champagne
  46. to party …. ø …. faire la fête, teufer (Verlan)
  47. to party, celebrate the New Year …. ø …. réveillonner
  48. to reserve a table in a restaurant …. ø …. réserver une table
  49. to wish …. ø …. souhaiter
  50. verrine …. f …. verrine (common dish for the New Year)

Related: About the New Year . Celebrating the New Year in France . Vocabulary Test . Culture Test .

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