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New French Vocabulary
New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day are holidays in much of the world – here’s the French vocabulary you need to celebrate on December 31 and January 1st.
| December 31 | le 31 décembre | |
| New Year’s Eve | la Saint-Sylvestre* | |
| New Year’s Eve party/feast | le Réveillon de Saint-Sylvestre | |
| midnight | minuit | |
| January 1st | le premier janvier | |
| New Year’s Day | le jour de l’An, le Nouvel An | |
| New Year’s resolution | une bonne résolution | |
| New Year’s gifts | des étrennes | |
| fireworks | les feux d’artifice | |
| mistletoe | le gui | |
| champagne | le champagne | |
| hangover | la gueule de bois | |
| truffles | les truffes | |
| Happy New Year! | Bonne Année ! Bonne année et bonne santé | |
| Happy holidays! | Joyeuses fêtes ! | |
| Season’s greetings! | Meilleurs vœux ! | |
| to celebrate | fêter, célébrer | |
| to drink | boire | |
| to eat | manger | |
| to get drunk | se soûler | |
| to kiss | faire la bise | |
| to propose a toast | porter un toast |
*Though there’s no association between New Year’s Eve and Saint Sylvestre, who was Pope from 314 to 335 A.D., his name is given to the celebration because December 31 is his feast day. And it’s called la Saint-Sylvestre because it’s short for la fête de Saint-Sylvestre.
Vocabulary Quiz
Think you’ve got it? Test yourself French vocabulary for the new year with this fill-in-the-blanks exercise: Fête du Nouvel An
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