French Christmas Vocabulary
French vocabulary related to Christmas in France and elsewhere
Christmas vocabulary | Quiz
Whether writing a
letter to Santa or just celebrating Christmas, this French Christmas
vocabulary will come in handy. If you don't understand why some of these words
are listed, be sure to read my article on Christmas
in France.
| Advent | l'Avent |
| angel | un ange |
| Bogeyman | Père Fouettard |
| candle | une chandelle |
| Christmas | Noël |
| Christmas card | une carte de Noël |
| Christmas carol | un noël, un chant de Noël |
| Christmas Day | le jour de Noël |
| Christmas feast | le Réveillon |
| Christmas Eve | la veille de Noël |
| Christmas loaf | le pain calendeau |
| Christmas party | la fête de Noël |
| Christmas present | un petit Noël, un cadeau de Noël |
| Christmas tree | le sapin or l'arbre de Noël |
| Epiphany, Twelfth Night | la Fête des Rois |
| game | un jeu |
| little saint | un santon |
| manger | la crèche |
| Merry Christmas! | Joyeux Noël ! |
| Midnight Mass | la Messe de Minuit |
| miracle | un miracle |
| mistletoe | le gui |
| New Year's Day | le Jour de l'An |
| New Year's Eve | la Saint-Sylvestre |
| present | un cadeau |
| reindeer | un renne |
| ribbon | un ruban |
| Santa Claus | Père Noël, Papa Noël |
| shepherd | un berger |
| sleigh | un traîneau |
| snow | la neige |
| snowball | une boule de neige |
| snowman | un bonhomme de neige |
| stuffed animal | une peluche |
| toy | un jouet |
| white Christmas | Noël sous la neige |
| white pudding | ~ le boudin blanc |
| Yule log | la bûche de Noël |
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