Le Matin Vs. La Matinée
Today’s French word of the day lesson compares le matin to la matinée. Both words mean ‘morning’ but they have a slight difference, which we’ll explain.
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Dont — Meaning, Pronunciation, and Examples in French
The French word of the day is dont, a tricky word with many meaning including whose, of which, of whom and that.
Se Barrer (To Leave)
The French word of the day is the informal slang reflexive verb se barrer, meaning ‘to leave’, ‘to get out (of here)’, ‘to beat it’ and ‘to scram’.
Se Planter (To Mess Up)
The French word of the day is the slang reflexive verb se planter, translating literally to ‘to plan oneself’ and meaning ‘to mess up’, ‘to make a mistake’, ‘to get wrong’ and ‘to screw up’.
Le But (The Goal/Aim)
The French word of the day is le but (B1), which translates to goal, aim, purpose, objective and target. Note that the final -t is pronounced, which goes against the standard French reading rules.