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  2. Glossary of French words and expressions in English

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    a "back-translation" from the English "pen name": author's pseudonym. Although now used in French as well, the term was coined in English by analogy with nom de guerre. nonpareil Unequalled, unrivalled; unparalleled; unique; more usual in modern French would be sans pareil (literally "without equal").

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

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    These are French words, but they are also English words and are properly listed in List of English words of French origin#N rather than in this article. They are commonly understood words that are relatively standard English usage. See Webster, for example, pr Encarta or even Urban.

  4. List of French phrases used by English speakers - Wikipedia

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    From a longer title: This is a redirect from a title that is a complete, more complete or longer version of the topic's name.It leads to the title in accordance with the naming conventions for common names and can help writing and searches.

  5. Quebec French lexicon - Wikipedia

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    Many English words and calques have also been integrated in Quebec French, although less than in France. In Quebec, borrowed English words tend to have the same meaning as the English word. In France, they often have a very different meaning; for example 'le smoking' for 'tuxedo'.

  6. 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 ...

  7. 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

  8. From ‘Basic’ to ‘Boujee,’ Here Are 29 Gen Z Slang Terms To ...

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    “Ooh! This place serves caviar on French fries. How boujee!!” 5. Dead or dying or ded. No, Gen Z is not *actually* dead. They just say this when something’s funny to the extent that it could ...

  9. Category:French slang - Wikipedia

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