Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Wednesday Mad-Libs

...in which I take a bunch of completely random* words from the dictionary for your vocabulary learning entertainment.
Our words today are:
baisser
verbe
coincer
verbe
enceinte
adjective
terre
nom féminin
triste
adjectif

What do they mean? 
 
baisser
To lower something. Not to be confused with "baiser", which is something else and may lead to undesired results.
coincer
to jam something, or if applied to oneself, to be stuck.
enceinte
pregnant, see “baiser”.
terre
the earth, soil, the ground, depending on usage.
triste
sad


Let’s see these new words in action!

L'autre jour, ma femme enceinte est restée coincée dans la fenêtre. Je suis triste d'annoncer que je ne blague pas. Elle s'apprêtait à baisser les stores lorsqu'elle glissa sur un jouet que notre fils avait laissé par terre. Les pompiers sont venus la sauver deux heures plus tard.


 Today's challenge:
  1. Conjugate the verb "baisser" in the present tense. 
  2. Write a few sentences using all of today's words at least once. 

*I don't actually have any idea how l'internaute chooses their words of the day. For all I know they spend hours and hours fighting over this in a science lab over large bowls of nachos and a few beers. The beers are my only explanation to this particular choice of words. 

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