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2. Glossary of French words and expressions in English

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   Many words in the English vocabulary are of French origin, most coming from the Anglo-Norman spoken by the upper classes in England for several hundred years after the Norman Conquest, before the language settled into what became Modern English. English words of French origin, such as art, competition, force, money, and table are pronounced ...

3. List of English words of French origin - Wikipedia

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   English words of French origin should be distinguished from French words and expressions in English. Although French is mostly derived from Latin, important other word sources are Gaulish and some Germanic languages, especially Old Frankish. Since English is of Germanic origin, words that have entered English from French borrowings of Germanic ...

4. Google Translate - Wikipedia

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   Among the top 100 words in the English language, which make up more than 50% of all written English, the average word has more than 15 senses, [134] which makes the odds against a correct translation about 15 to 1 if each sense maps to a different word in the target language. Most common English words have at least two senses, which produces 50 ...

5. Joie de vivre - Wikipedia

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   Joie de vivre (/ ˌ ʒ w ɑː d ə ˈ v iː v (r ə)/ ZHWAH də VEEV (-rə), French: [ʒwa d(ə) vivʁ] ⓘ; "joy of living") is a French phrase often used in English to express a cheerful enjoyment of life, an exultation of spirit, and general happiness. It "can be a joy of conversation, joy of eating, joy of anything one might do…

6. List of French expressions in English - Wikipedia

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   Pages for logged out editors learn more. Contributions; Talk; List of French expressions in English

7. Sacrebleu - Wikipedia

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   Sacrebleu or sacre bleu is a French expression used as a cry of surprise, irritation or displeasure. It is a minced oath form of the profane sacré Dieu (holy God), which, by some religions, is considered profane, due to one of the Ten Commandments in the Bible, which reads "Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain."

8. Talk : List of French words and phrases used by English ...

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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.

9. Franglais - Wikipedia

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   Franglais (French: [fʁɑ̃ɡlɛ]) or Frenglish (/ ˈ f r ɛ ŋ ɡ l ɪ ʃ / FRENG-glish) is a French blend that referred first to the overuse of English words by French speakers [1] and later to diglossia or the macaronic mixture of French (français) and English (anglais). [2]