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FRENCH WORDS AND PHRASES
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The following
French words and phrases are commonly used in the English language, although
spelled frequently without accents (and spoken frequently with an accent). Some meanings have been altered in
the "translation", such as the word "menu".
In English, some of these words are written more than spoken. Some are familiar
only in a specialized field, such as aviation. A good on-line
French-English dictionary is
WordReference.com, and some detailed articles in English are included in
Wikipedia.
Please send
corrections and additions to the
Webmaster.
| WORD or PHRASE |
FRENCH MEANING |
ENGLISH MEANING |
| à la carte |
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food ordered separately from a list |
| à la mode |
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ice cream with pie or cake |
| attaché |
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lower level diplomat |
| au jus |
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sauce for beef |
| avant-garde |
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novel art or culture |
| beau |
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boy friend |
| bistrot |
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informal restaurant |
| blond |
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| bon voyage |
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have a good trip |
| bourgeois |
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of the middle class |
| brunette |
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| bureau |
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dresser or office |
| café |
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restaurant |
| chandelier |
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suspended lighting fixture |
| chandelle |
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climbing turn by an aircraft |
| chef |
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chief cook |
| chic |
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stylish, elegant |
| communication |
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| cordon bleu |
master chef |
breaded veal or chicken with ham and cheese inside |
| critique |
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| débutante |
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young woman entering society |
| déjà-vu |
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experiencing something again |
| eau de cologne |
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| élan |
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| elegant |
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| empennage |
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tail of an airplane |
| encore |
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| en route |
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| ensemble |
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| en suite |
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| fait accompli |
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| fatigue |
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weariness |
| faux |
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| femme fatale |
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| fête |
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| fuselage |
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| gaffe |
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| garage |
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| genre |
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| haute couture |
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| homage |
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| limousine |
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| maître d'hôtel |
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| matinée |
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| menu |
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restaurant food list |
| milieu |
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| naïve |
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| nom de plume |
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| page |
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| parfait |
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| passé |
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| petite |
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| petit four |
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| pièce de résistance |
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| pied-à-terre |
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| protégé |
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| rendez-vous |
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| restaurant |
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| rouge |
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| sachet |
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| sabotage |
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| sauté |
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| savoir-faire |
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| sortie |
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| soufflé |
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| soupçon |
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| souvenir |
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| table d'hôte |
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| touché |
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| tour de force |
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