{"id":27634,"date":"2017-08-09T17:07:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-09T15:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=27634"},"modified":"2017-11-06T15:25:52","modified_gmt":"2017-11-06T14:25:52","slug":"invested-in-vetements-summer-clothing-in-french","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/invested-in-vetements-summer-clothing-in-french\/","title":{"rendered":"Invested In V\u00eatements – Summer Clothing In French"},"content":{"rendered":"

Now that it’s Ao\u00fbt<\/strong><\/a>, le temps<\/strong> (the weather) is getting cooler, but la chaleur d’\u00e9t\u00e9<\/strong> (the summer heat) can still be felt en France<\/strong>. Making it through la canicule<\/a> means more than\u00a0 making sure you have un parapluie<\/strong><\/a> (an umbrella), en fait<\/strong> (in fact) I have un placard<\/strong> (a closet) full of les<\/strong> v\u00eatements d’\u00e9t\u00e9<\/strong> (Summer clothes) that needs to be sorted out chaque \u00e9t\u00e9<\/strong> (every Summer)!<\/p>\n

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Photo<\/a> by Juan Jos\u00e9 Richards Echeverr\u00eda on Flickr. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.<\/p><\/div>\n

Being from la Floride<\/a>, ma garde-robe<\/strong> (my wardrobe) did not have les v\u00eatements d’hiver<\/strong><\/a> (the Winter clothes) I needed to survive l’hiver<\/strong> when I first came to France. Heureusement<\/strong> (fortunately), I did have more than enough v\u00eatements d’\u00e9t\u00e9<\/strong> once things started to heat up!<\/p>\n

Cependant<\/strong> (however), I took the opportunity at the start of les soldes d’\u00e9t\u00e9<\/strong><\/a> this year to buy des nouveaux v\u00eatements<\/strong> (some new clothes), specifically les v\u00eatements d’\u00e9t\u00e9<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Une fois<\/strong> au magasin<\/strong><\/a> (once I was at the store), I suddenly realized I didn’t know how to talk les v\u00eatements d’\u00e9t\u00e9 en fran\u00e7ais !<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

I wanted to buy some new shorts<\/em>, sandals<\/em>, and a tank top<\/em>, but when I tried to ask l’employ\u00e9<\/strong><\/a> (the employee) where I could find them, I had trouble even describing what I wanted:<\/p>\n

Excusez-moi, je cherche des v\u00eatements d’\u00e9t\u00e9…\u00a0<\/strong>
\nOui ? Vous cherchez quoi exactement ?\u00a0<\/strong>
\nJe cherche… Je suis d\u00e9sol\u00e9, mais je ne connais pas le mot en fran\u00e7ais… Quelque chose comme le petit pantalon ?\u00a0<\/strong>
\nAlors, on a des pantalons en plusieurs tailles. Vous cherchez quelle taille ?\u00a0<\/strong>
\nNon, ce n’est pas une taille…\u00a0<\/strong>
\nVous cherchez un short, c’est \u00e7a ?\u00a0<\/strong>
\nOui, c’est \u00e7a!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Excuse me, I’m looking for Summer clothes…\u00a0<\/em>
\nYes? What exactly are you looking for?\u00a0<\/em>
\nI’m looking for… I’m sorry, but I don’t know the word in French… Something like little pants?\u00a0<\/em>
\nSo, we have pants in many sizes. What size are you looking for?\u00a0<\/em>
\nNo, it’s not a size…\u00a0<\/em>
\nYou’re looking for shorts, is that it?\u00a0<\/em>
\nYes, that’s it!\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I was surprised to hear that shorts<\/em> are le short<\/strong> in French, but the clumsy conversation helped me learn un nouveau mot<\/strong><\/a> (a new word) and continue shopping<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Malheureusement<\/strong> (unfortunately), I had to go through similar embarrassing questions to figure out how to say sandals<\/em> and tank top<\/em>, but in the end the experience made it much easier to remember the words for les v\u00eatements d’\u00e9t\u00e9<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Voici un vocabulaire des v\u00eatements d’\u00e9t\u00e9<\/strong> :<\/p>\n

Shorts – Le short
\nSandals – Les sandales
\nTank Top – Le d\u00e9bardeur
\nFlip Flops – Les tongs
\nSwim Suit – Le maillot de bain
\nBikini – Le bikini
\nTo Sunbathe – Se faire bronzer
\nSundress – La robe d’\u00e9t\u00e9
\nT-Shirt – Le T-shirt
\nShort Sleeved Shirt – La chemise \u00e0 manches courtes
\nShort Sleeved Shirt – La chemisette
\nUmbrella – Le parapluie
\nParasol – L’ombrelle
\nBeach Umbrella – Le parasol
\nSunscreen – La cr\u00e8me solaire
\nBeach Towel – La serviette de plage
\nHat – Le chapeau
\nBaseball Cap – La casquette
\nSunglasses – Les lunettes de soleil<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Now that it’s Ao\u00fbt, le temps (the weather) is getting cooler, but la chaleur d’\u00e9t\u00e9 (the summer heat) can still be felt en France. Making it through la canicule means more than\u00a0 making sure you have un parapluie (an umbrella), en fait (in fact) I have un placard (a closet) full of les v\u00eatements d’\u00e9t\u00e9…<\/p>\n

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