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10-11-2011, 04:55 AM
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French Words used in English Everyday
List some French words that we use in English everday (sometimes without even knowing it) here!...
I'll start... à la carte à la mode à propos adieu armoire belle ballet bon voyage brunette bureau cache café charlatan cliché clique concierge coup de grâce crêpe critique croissant chauffeur cortège cul-de-sac décor de trop derrière eau de toilette ricochet
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10-11-2011, 02:00 PM
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10-11-2011, 02:17 PM
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I happen to know that there's a long list of <acronym title="French Words used in English Everyday">FWuiEE</acronym> on the Wikipedia, but I won't link to it and kill this thread.
Words I can think of off the top of my head : • accoutrement • savoir-faire • risqué • coupé (only we say coupe) • fiancé/e
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10-15-2011, 04:56 PM
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such as "Triage" which in french is to separate but in english it is particularly pertaining to prioritizing patients in a medical center... My French coworker used that word once not realizing that it had a different connotation in English...  Edit: By the way, Risque is a good word! Another word I use a lot is "double entendre" ... which means to say something that has an innocent and risque connotation to it... Most people don't realize there is a word for it and call it a sexual innuendo or insinuation. Here are some examples of double entendres
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03-30-2013, 05:49 AM
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03-30-2013, 11:19 AM
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I've heard quite a lot of english people use the terms : coup-d-état and "voilà"
that being said i probably know more english words in the french language =/
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03-31-2013, 04:41 PM
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what about "tête-à-tête"?
We also use it in German... or "en vogue"?
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