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I stumbled across Lists of English words of international origin yesterday; there's an as yet unused entry for French - List of English words of French origin. I thought people who worked on this article might like to work on this list - it's probably the place where many of the "French" words which haven't made the cut for this article (hors d ...
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.
Funny Phrases To Use in Whisper Games. 1. A short, sharp seal sat in silence. 2. Balding boys bounce babies. 3. Blue bubbles in the bathtub. 4. Calico cats creep quietly. 5. Can you can an ...
designates a social gathering where people husk and eat corn / To husk - éplucher érablière maple grove érablière fin de semaine weekend week-end stationnement parking lot (Am.), car park (Br.) parking The word "stationnement" is the French word, but in France they replace many words by the English equivalent when it is shorter. frasil
The French are some of the friendliest and enchanting people you'll ever meet. And if you have a handful of common French phrases in your arsenal when ordering a baguette in Paris or catching a ...
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Pardon my French" or "Excuse my French" is a common English language phrase for asking for excuse for one's profanity by the humorous assertion that the swear words were from the French language. It plays on the stereotype of Gallic sophistication, but can be used ironically.
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