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Yes, they sound similar. No, they don’t mean the same thing. My students often get the words “travail” and “travel” mixed up so I will go over these in today’s episode. I will also explain the spelling difference between “travail” and “travaille”, another common source of confusion!
Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this episode
Voyager = to travel
Bon voyage!
Un travail = a work
Voyage d’affaires (nm) = business trip
J’adore mon travail = I love my work
Je vais au travail = I’m going to work
Travaille = form of the verb “travailler” (to work)
Un appel = a call
J’ai reçu un appel = I received a call
Appelle = form of the verb “appeler”
Travelling (nm) = tracking shot
Lifting (nm) = face lift
Parking (nm) = car park
Labeur (nm) = labour, hard work
Labourer = to plow (a field), to dig over, turn the soil
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