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à la short for (ellipsis of) à la manière de; in the manner of/in the style of [1]à la carte lit. "on the card, i.e. menu". In restaurants it refers to ordering individual dishes from the menu rather than a fixed-price meal.
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(The reason I feel moved to do this is a West African colleague of mine -- after being surprised by how many words in French he asked for translations for could still be said in French while "speaking" English -- asked if I knew of a list of French expressions commonly used in English, so he can immediately augment his so-so English vocabulary.
It has published thirteen editions of the dictionary, of which three were preliminary, eight were complete, and two were supplements for specialised words. [2] The completed edition of the Dictionnaire de l'Académie française, the first official dictionary of the French language, was presented upon completion by the Académie to King Louis XIV.
The following words are commonly used and included in French dictionaries. le pull: E. pullover, sweater, jersey. le shampooing, [1] the shampoo; le scoop, in the context of a news story or as a simile based on that context. While the word is in common use, the Académie française recommends a French synonym, "exclusivité". [2] le selfie.
The word "stationnement" is the French word, but in France they replace many words by the English equivalent when it is shorter. frasil fragile ice glace fragile huard (huart) loon Plongeon Huard: A type of bird typically found in lakes and ponds. In Canada, this bird is found on one dollar coins and is alternatively used to designate one ...
The term garde manger (French for larder [1]: 4 ) originated in pre-Revolutionary France, where large, wealthy households designated a kitchen manager to supervise the use and storage of large amounts of foodstuffs. The term garde manger literally means 'keeping to eat'. [1]: 3 The main focus of the work was food preservation.
English has been absorbing French words since 1066, it's ridiculous to attempt to list all of them. I tend to agree with Wardog's spelling test; i.e. if a word would be read as French by an English speaker and/or French speaker, then it should be in the list. --Phanmo 20:56, 28 November 2011 (UTC)
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