Mardi Gras Vocabulary - Today’s French

Vocabulaire de Mardi gras - Le français d’aujourd’hui

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Mardi Gras is a festive season. It’s Fat Tuesday. What are the words for it in French?

Short List - Petite Liste

1. m, f …. beignet, bugne …. fried doughnut
2. m …. bruit …. noise
3. m …. carnaval …. carnival
4. m …. char …. float
5. m …. défilé …. parade
6. m …. déguisement …. costume
7. f …. effigie …. effigy
8. m …. feu d’artifice …. fireworks
9. f …. foule …. crowd
10. m.f …. gras.se …. fat
11. m …. mardi …. Tuesday
12. ø …. scintiller …. to sparkle

Further your French - Allez plus Loin

Expressions with ‘gras’

1. Mardi Gras …. Fat Tuesday, Shrove Tuesday
2. discuter le bout de gras …. to schmooze
3. du foie gras …. foie gras
4. faire gras …. to eat meat
5. faire la grasse matinée …. to sleep in

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