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  2. Glossary of French words and expressions in English

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    a close relationship or connection; an affair. The French meaning is broader; liaison also means "bond"' such as in une liaison chimique (a chemical bond) lingerie a type of female underwear. littérateur an intellectual (can be pejorative in French, meaning someone who writes a lot but does not have a particular skill). [36] louche

  3. Category:French words and phrases - Wikipedia

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    This category is not for articles about concepts and things but only for articles about the words themselves. As such almost all article titles should be italicized (with Template:Italic title). Please keep this category purged of everything that is not actually an article about a word or phrase. See as example Category:English words

  4. 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 ...

  5. Category:Lists of French words of foreign origin - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Lists of French words of foreign origin" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .

  6. 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 ...

  7. Toadie - Wikipedia

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    Toadie may refer to: Toadfish Rebecchi, a long-running character in the Australian soap opera, Neighbours; In Australian usage, the smooth toadfish, common toadfish, and related fish species; Toadwart, a cartoon character from Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears; Toadies, an alternative rock band from Fort Worth, Texas

  8. Chemical weapons use in Syria must be investigated, says watchdog

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    AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -The head of the chemical weapons watchdog said on Thursday he would ask Syria's new leaders to grant investigators access to the country to continue work identifying ...

  9. French orthography - Wikipedia

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    French orthography encompasses the spelling and punctuation of the French language.It is based on a combination of phonemic and historical principles. The spelling of words is largely based on the pronunciation of Old French c. 1100 –1200 AD, and has stayed more or less the same since then, despite enormous changes to the pronunciation of the language in the intervening years.