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  2. Glossary of French words and expressions in English

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    a stereotypically effeminate gay man or lesbian (slang, pronounced as written). In French, femme (pronounced 'fam') means "woman." fin de siècle comparable to (but not exactly the same as) turn-of-the-century but with a connotation of decadence, usually applied to the period from 1890 through 1910. In French, it means "end of the century", but ...

  3. Verlan - Wikipedia

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    Verlan (pronounced ⓘ) is a type of argot in the French language, featuring inversion of syllables in a word, and is common in slang and youth language. It rests on a long French tradition of transposing syllables of individual words to create slang words.

  4. 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.

  5. Category:French slang - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "French slang" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Article 15 (idiom) G.

  6. Quebec French lexicon - Wikipedia

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    This slang is used as a parallel to the "like" word used by some American slang; the French word for "like", comme, may also be used. [example needed] These words appear often in the same sentence as the word tsé (tu sais = you know) as a form of slipped words within spoken structure.

  7. List of English words of French origin - Wikipedia

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    English words of French origin can also be distinguished from French words and expressions used by English speakers. Although French is derived mainly from Latin, which accounts for about 60% of English vocabulary either directly or via a Romance language, it includes words from Gaulish and Germanic languages, especially Old Frankish. Since ...

  8. Help:Pronunciation respelling key - Wikipedia

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    The following pronunciation respelling key is used in some Wikipedia articles to respell the pronunciations of English words. It does not use special symbols or diacritics apart from the schwa (ə), which is used for the first sound in the word "about". See documentation for {} for examples and instructions on using the template.

  9. Ramenez la coupe à la maison - Wikipedia

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    "Ramenez la coupe à la maison" ("Bring the Cup Back Home") is a song by French musician Vegedream. It was released on 19 July 2018, a few days after the France national football team won at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The song reached number one on the French Singles Chart in its second week of release.