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Today’s lesson examines the masculine noun régime, which means both diet and governmental or political system or regime. The Modern French régime comes from the regimen (control, steering, direction) and regere (to rule, guide, direct) in Latin. A related English word is regiment (military unit, to organize rigidly). le régime diet Pronunciation [ʀeʒim]

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Today’s lesson focuses on the useful reflexive verb se dépêcher, which means “to hurry up”. The form se dépêcher de + infinitive means to rush or hurry to do something. We’ll also look at the non-reflexive form dépêcher, which means to dispatch or send. se dépêcher to hurry up Pronunciation [sə depeʃe]

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Today’s lesson explores the super useful and vulgar French expression “Fait chier !”, which translates literally to “make crap” and means “What a pain in the a*s” or “That sucks!”. We’ll also look at faire chier quelqu’un, meaning to annoy or pi*s somebody off. Fait chier ! What a pain in the a*s, expression used …

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David Issokson

David Issokson is a lifelong language learner and speaks over seven languages. Of all the languages he speaks, he's the most passionate about French! David has helped hundreds of students to improve their French in his private lessons. When not teaching or writing his French Word of the Day lessons, David enjoys his time skiing, hiking and mountain biking in Victor, Idaho.

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