Edison's Birthday Party

On 11 February there is a birthday party in Louisville, USA, for the famous American inventor Thomas Edison.
He was born in 1847 and had more than 1.000 inventions ! His most famous invention was the light bulb.

light bulb :
ampoule

party :
fête

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My sweetheart
Choose a heart-shaped cake and write your message on it with icing.

sweetheart :
chéri

Heart-shaped :
en forme de coeur

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Each year, more than 200 people run up to the 86th floor of the Empire State Building.


That's 1,576 steps ! IN 2007 the winner did it in 10 minutes and 8 seconds.


Why didn't they take the lift ?!

run up :
monter en courant

lift :
ascensseur

step :
marche

floor :
étage