Leisure & culture
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Leisure & culture
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Leisure & culture
le loisirnoun (m.)
leisure / hobby
Quels sont vos loisirs ?What are your hobbies?
le sportnoun (m.)
sport
Je fais du sport deux fois par semaine.I do sport twice a week.
le footballnoun (m.)
football
Le match de football est ce soir.The football match is tonight.
la natationnoun (f.)
swimming
La natation est excellente pour le dos.Swimming is excellent for the back.
la coursenoun (f.)
running / race
Il fait de la course à pied le matin.He goes running in the morning.
la randonnéenoun (f.)
hiking
Une randonnée de trois heures en montagne.A three-hour hike in the mountains.
le cinémanoun (m.)
cinema
On va au cinéma ce soir ?Shall we go to the cinema tonight?
le filmnoun (m.)
film / movie
Ce film a gagné un prix à Cannes.This film won a prize at Cannes.
la musiquenoun (f.)
music
J'écoute de la musique en travaillant.I listen to music while working.
la chansonnoun (f.)
song
Cette chanson passe partout à la radio.This song is all over the radio.
le concertnoun (m.)
concert
Les billets de concert sont déjà vendus.The concert tickets are already sold out.
le théâtrenoun (m.)
theatre
On joue Molière au théâtre municipal.They are performing Molière at the municipal theatre.
le livrenoun (m.)
book
Je lis un livre par mois.I read one book a month.
le romannoun (m.)
novel
Ce roman est traduit en vingt langues.This novel is translated into twenty languages.
la lecturenoun (f.)
reading
La lecture me détend le soir.Reading relaxes me in the evening.
la peinturenoun (f.)
painting
Elle fait de la peinture le week-end.She paints at the weekend.
la photonoun (f.)
photo / photography
Il fait de très belles photos.He takes very beautiful photos.
le jeunoun (m.)
game
On fait un jeu de société ?Shall we play a board game?
la fêtenoun (f.)
party / celebration
On organise une fête pour son anniversaire.We are organising a party for his birthday.
l'anniversairenoun (m.)
birthday
Joyeux anniversaire !Happy birthday!
le cadeaunoun (m.)
gift
Merci pour ce joli cadeau.Thank you for this lovely gift.
inviterverb
to invite
Ils nous invitent à dîner samedi.They are inviting us to dinner on Saturday.
danserverb
to dance
On a dansé toute la nuit.We danced all night.
chanterverb
to sing
Elle chante dans une chorale.She sings in a choir.
jouerverb
to play
Il joue de la guitare et du piano.He plays the guitar and the piano.
gagnerverb
to win / earn
Notre équipe a gagné le match.Our team won the match.
perdreverb
to lose
On a perdu deux à un.We lost two to one.
se promenerverb
to go for a walk
On se promène le long de la Seine.We walk along the Seine.
se reposerverb
to rest
Repose-toi bien ce week-end.Have a good rest this weekend.
le billet (de spectacle)noun (m.)
ticket (show)
Les billets sont à vingt euros.Tickets are twenty euros.
l'expositionnoun (f.)
exhibition
Une exposition sur Monet à Orsay.A Monet exhibition at the Orsay museum.
la piscinenoun (f.)
swimming pool
La piscine municipale est fermée le lundi.The municipal pool is closed on Mondays.
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