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This list excludes words that come from French, but were introduced into the English language via a language other than French, which include commodore, domineer, filibuster, ketone, loggia, lotto, mariachi, monsignor, oboe, paella, panzer, picayune, ranch, vendue, and veneer. English words of French origin can also be distinguished from French ...
lit. "stamp"; a distinctive quality; quality, prestige. café. a coffee shop (also used in French for "coffee"). Café au lait. café au lait. coffee with milk; or a light-brown color. In medicine, it is also used to describe a birthmark that is of a light-brown color (café au lait spot). calque. a copied term/thing.
The word Franglais refers to the long-standing and stable mixes of English and French spoken in some towns, cities, and rural areas of other Canadian provinces: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Manitoba, and Newfoundland. Such mixing is used in the northern regions of Maine (U.S.) (see Chiac and Acadian French).
PARIS (Reuters) -The French left said it wanted to run the government but conceded on Monday that talks would be tough and take time, after Sunday's election thwarted the far right's quest for ...
This word is the ‘key’ to being treated well in France, experts say. Leighton Rowell, CNN. July 24, 2024 at 7:27 AM. If there’s one thing Parisians want tourists to know before millions of ...
La France Insoumise (pronounced [la fʁɑ̃s ɛ̃sumiz], lit. 'France Unbowed', [b] abbreviated as FI or LFI) is a left-wing political party in France. It was launched in 2016 by Jean-Luc Mélenchon, then a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) and former co-president of the Left Party (PG). It aims to implement the eco-socialist and ...
France's far-right National Rally to join new EU alliance. 10:50, Tom Watling. Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally (RN) will join a new alliance in the European Parliament led by Hungarian ...
Agence France-Presse (French pronunciation: [aʒɑ̃s fʁɑ̃s pʁɛs]; AFP) is a French international news agency headquartered in Paris, France. Founded in 1835 as Havas, it is the world's oldest news agency. With 2,400 employees of 100 nationalities, AFP has an editorial presence in 260 cities across 150 countries. [1]