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2. Glossary of French words and expressions in English

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   The expression is found in John Latey's 1878 English translation: "Ah! Monsieur Jackal, you were right when you said, 'Seek the woman.'" The phrase was adopted into everyday English use and crossed the Atlantic by 1909. [14] chez at the house of: often used in the names of restaurants and the like; Chez Marie = "Marie's". chic stylish. Chignon ...

3. List of English words of French origin - Wikipedia

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   The percentage of modern English words derived from each language group: Anglo-Norman French, then French: ~29% Latin, including words used only in scientific, medical or legal contexts: ~29% Germanic: ~26% Others: ~16%. A great number of words of French origin have entered the English language, to the extent that many Latin words have come to ...

4. French grammar - Wikipedia

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   As in English, the subject must be included (except in the imperative mood); in other words, unlike other Romance languages, French is neither a null-subject nor a pro-drop language. Auxiliary verbs are combined with past participles of main verbs to produce compound tenses, including the compound past (passé composé).

5. 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 ...

6. French language - Wikipedia

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   French is the second most taught foreign language in the EU. All institutions of the EU use French as a working language along with English and German; in some institutions, French is the sole working language (e.g. at the Court of Justice of the European Union). [23]

7. Linguee - Wikipedia

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   In addition to serving the bilingual Web, Patent translated texts as well as the EU Parliament protocols and laws of the European Union as sources.In addition to officially translated text from EU sources, its French language service relies on translated texts from Canadian government documents, websites, and transcripts, along with Canadian national institutions and organisations which often ...