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  2. Glossary of French words and expressions in English

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    In French, it means "beginning." The English meaning of the word exists only when in the plural form: [faire] ses débuts [sur scène] (to make one's débuts on the stage). The English meaning and usage also extends to sports to denote a player who is making their first appearance for a team or at an event. décolletage a low-cut neckline ...

  3. List of English words with dual French and Old English ...

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    Generally, words coming from French often retain a higher register than words of Old English origin, and they are considered by some to be more posh, elaborate, sophisticated, or pretentious. However, there are exceptions: weep , groom and stone (from Old English) occupy a slightly higher register than cry , brush and rock (from French).

  4. List of French words of English origin - Wikipedia

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    Culturally, the creation of new words is widely accepted and there is no official body that is treated as the guardian of the language. Each dictionary producer makes their own editorial decisions and there is a slight impetus towards adding new words as this often results in media coverage and public discussion. Conversely, the Académie ...

  5. List of English words of French origin (J–R) - Wikipedia

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    Glossary of fencing, (predominantly from French). Glossary of ballet (predominantly from French) Lists of English loanwords by country or language of origin; List of English words of Gaulish origin; List of English words of Latin origin; List of English Latinates of Germanic origin; List of English words of Frankish origin; Latin influence in ...

  6. List of pseudo-French words in English - Wikipedia

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    The first continued in its adopted language in its original obsolete form centuries after it had changed its form in national French: bon viveur – the second word is not used in French as such, [1] while in English it often takes the place of a fashionable man, a sophisticate, a man used to elegant ways, a man-about-town, in fact a bon vivant ...

  7. List of English words of French origin - Wikipedia

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    It excludes combinations of words of French origin with words whose origin is a language other than French — e.g., ice cream, sunray, jellyfish, killjoy, lifeguard, and passageway— and English-made combinations of words of French origin — e.g., grapefruit (grape + fruit), layperson (lay + person), mailorder, magpie, marketplace, surrender ...

  8. List of English words of French origin (A–C) - Wikipedia

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    Influence of French on English; French phrases used by English speakers; Law French; Glossary of fencing, (predominantly from French). Glossary of ballet (predominantly from French) Lists of English loanwords by country or language of origin; List of English words of Gaulish origin; List of English words of Latin origin

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

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    I think those words, though maybe not impasse or unique, respect the definition of a French word used by English speakers which was given in the introduction of the article. 82.225.157.186 15:27, 21 August 2009 (UTC) SDY is right in this matter; these words have no business here but belong in List of English words of French origin. The only ...

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