day 66the big match

the big match

Follow a game and talk about it: who plays against whom, who beat whom, the score, and what almost happened.

today’s words

• battre · to beat; (se battre) to fight
• tirer · to pull; to shoot (at goal)
• jeter · to throw; to throw away
• contre · against
• avancer · to move forward; to make progress
• le coup · blow, hit, kick; (un coup de…) a quick…
• manquer · to miss
• presque · almost, nearly
• entendre · to hear
• pourtant · yet, and yet, however
• tant · so much, so many

sentences

• Ce soir, la France joue contre l'Angleterre. · Tonight France are playing England.
• Il tire fort… et il marque ! · He shoots hard… and he scores!
• Oh non, il a manqué ! · Oh no, he missed!
• On a presque gagné ! · We almost won!
• Je n'entends rien à cause du bruit : il y a tant de gens ! · I can't hear a thing because of the noise: there are so many people!