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  2. Glossary of French words and expressions in English

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    a location where troops assemble prior to a battle. While this figurative meaning also exists in French, the first and literal meaning of point d'appui is a fixed point from which a person or thing executes a movement (such as a footing in climbing or a pivot). porte-cochère an architectural term referring to a kind of porch or portico-like ...

  3. Quebec French lexicon - Wikipedia

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    This slang is used as a parallel to the "like" word used by some American slang; the French word for "like", comme, may also be used. [example needed] These words appear often in the same sentence as the word tsé (tu sais = you know) as a form of slipped words within spoken structure.

  4. Obelisk - Wikipedia

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    Obelisks were prominent in the architecture of the ancient Egyptians, and played a vital role in their religion placing them in pairs at the entrance of the temples.The word "obelisk" as used in English today is of Greek rather than Egyptian origin because Herodotus, the Greek traveler, was one of the first classical writers to describe the objects.

  5. Category:French slang - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "French slang" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Article 15 (idiom) G.

  6. Dictionnaire de l'Académie française - Wikipedia

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    The Dictionnaire de l'Académie française (French pronunciation: [diksjɔnɛːʁ də lakademi fʁɑ̃sɛːz]) is the official dictionary of the French language. The Académie française is France's official authority on the usages, vocabulary, and grammar of the French language, although its recommendations carry no legal power. Sometimes ...

  7. Obélisque d'Arles - Wikipedia

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    The Obélisque d'Arles ("Arles Obelisk") is a 4th-century Roman obelisk, erected in the center of the Place de la République, in front of the Hôtel de Ville (town hall) in Arles, France. Description

  8. Talk:Quebec French lexicon - Wikipedia

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    Regional and political identity is very closely related to language use in Quebec. Also, because the French of France is romanticized as "the mother tongue," Quebec has been hesitant to acknowledge its own unique non-Anglicized French words and slang. It may still be difficult or impossible to find a published Québécquois French dictionary ...

  9. Luxor Obelisks - Wikipedia

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    The two obelisks were slightly different heights, and the one remaining in Luxor is taller. The shorter obelisk was mounted on a taller pedestal and placed farther from the pylon than the other. To an advancing spectator the obelisks may have appeared to be the same height, and this design choice may have been highly deliberate. [2] [3]