French Thanksgiving Vocabulary
French vocabulary related to the American celebration of Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving vocabulary | Quiz
Thanksgiving is not celebrated in France, so here is some French vocabulary
related to the American holiday.
Thanksgiving
le jour de l'action de grâce
autumn, fall
l'automne
colony
une colonie
feast
un festin, un banquet
football
le football américain
grateful
(adj)
reconnaissant
harvest
la récolte
horn of plenty
la corne d'abondance
native
(adj)
indigène
(Native American) Indians
les Indiens (d'Amérique)
November
novembre
parade
une parade
Pilgrims
les pèlerins
settler
un colonisateur
to share
partager
Thursday
jeudi
tradition
une tradition
traditional
(adj)
traditionnel
treaty
un pacte
tribe
une tribu
The food served for the Thanksgiving feast varies from home to home, but
here are some traditional dishes.
food
la nourriture
bread
le pain
corn
le maïs
cranberry
la canneberge
gravy
la sauce au jus de viande
mashed potatoes
la purée
pumpkin pie
la tarte à la citrouille
stuffing
la farce
sweet potato
la patate douce
turkey
la dinde
yam
un igname
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