baptême

Joyeux baptême !

Happy christening!

Aujourd'hui est son baptême.

Today is his baptism.

Tom était au baptême de Mary.

Tom was at Mary's baptism.

Je dois aller au baptême de ma cousine.

I have to go to my cousin's baptism.

À cette occasion, il a reçu le baptême du feu.

On this occasion, he got a baptism by fire.

Le jeune soldat passa bientôt le baptême du feu.

The young soldier soon went through a baptism by fire.