Food and Drink
French for “fat liver”.
foie gras
avoir les yeux plus gros que le ventre.
to have eyes bigger than your stomach.
the birds
les oiseaux
Name four main French verbs.
Avoir, être, aller, faire.
France’s national motto and during which conflict did it originate?
Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite. The French Revolution.
A 1993 law requires that this item contain only 4 ingredients: wheat flour, water, salt and yeast.
A baguette.
Quand le chat n’est pas là, les souris dansent.
While the cat’s away the mice play.
the wallets
les portefeuilles
The acronym for verbs that must use être in the passé composé.
Dr. and Mrs. Vandertramp
He painted ballet dancers and horse races.
Edgar Degas
Name for a French sandwich with ham, cheese, bread and a sunny side egg on top.
Croque Madame.
avoir le mal de mer
to be seasick
some jewels
des bijoux
This is dropped when forming the imperative (command).
The subject pronoun: tu, vous and nous.
City founded by Samuel Champlain.
Quebec City
Name of the company and its main product that produces a red guidebook of notable restaurants.
Michelin, tires. The guide was to get people to travel by car to different restaurants in order to buy more tires.
Toute ce qui brille n’est pas or.
All that glitters is not gold.
Give the two plural spellings of “beautiful” in French.
beaux, belles
Define “reflexive verb“ and give 4 examples.
A reflexive verb expresses an action that is turned back upon the subject.
Je me lave. Il se dépêche. Tu t’appelles Henri.
Vous vous couchez de bonne heure.
Profession of Coco Chanel.
fashion designer
This food was banned in school cafeterias in France in 2011.
Ketchup.
Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
his nephews
ses neveux
Which two verb types are used for the past tense?
Passé composé and imparfait.
Affectionate name for France based on its geometrical shape.
L’Hexagone