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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. Rue, Switzerland - Wikipedia

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    Rue (French: ⓘ; Arpitan: Ruva ⓘ) is a municipality in the district of Glâne in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On 1 January 1993 the former municipality of Blessens merged into Rue, followed by Promasens and Gillarens in 2001.

  4. Traditional French units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    This unit is usually called the Truchet point in English. Prior to the French Revolution the Fournier point was also in use. It was 1 ⁄ 6 of a ligne or 1 ⁄ 864 of the smaller French foot. ligne: 1 ⁄ 144: 2.256 mm 88.81 thou 1 ⁄ 12 of a pouce. This corresponds to the line, a traditional English unit. pouce: 1 ⁄ 12: 27.07 mm 1.066 in 1 ...

  5. Rue, Somme - Wikipedia

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    1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km 2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. Rue ( French pronunciation: [ʁy] ⓘ ) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France .

  6. LaRue - Wikipedia

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    LaRue is a French topographic name for someone who lived beside a road, track, or pathway, Old French rue (Latin ruga ‘crease’, ‘fold’), with the definite article la. [1] It literally means "the street" in French. [2] It is a surname and sometime a given name. Notable people with the name include:

  7. Help:IPA/French - Wikipedia

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    This is the pronunciation key for IPA transcriptions of French on Wikipedia. It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of French in Wikipedia articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them.

  8. Rive Gauche - Wikipedia

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    The Rive Gauche (French pronunciation: [ʁiv ɡoʃ]; Left Bank) is the southern bank of the river Seine in Paris. Here the river flows roughly westward, cutting the city in two parts. When facing downstream, the southern bank is to the left, whereas the northern bank (or Rive Droite) is to the right.

  9. Rue Saint-Honoré - Wikipedia

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    The Rue Saint-Honoré (French pronunciation: [ʁy sɛ̃t‿ɔnɔʁe]) is a street in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France. It is named after the collegial Saint-Honoré church [ fr ] , situated in ancient times within the cloisters of Saint-Honoré.