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What French expressions do you know?
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Oui Yes
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Merci Thank you
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Rendez-vous Date/meeting/rendez vous
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Entrée Main course
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café cafe
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adieu farewell
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à la carte On the menu
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à la mode In fashion or style
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bon appétit Good appetite
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brunette Dark haired girl
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c'est la vie That’s life
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chaise longue "long chair" In English, this is often mistakenly written as "chaise lounge" - which actually makes perfect sense.
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chef d'œuvre Masterpiece
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coup d'état Overthrow of the government
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critique judgement
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cuisine kitchen, food style
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déjà vu phenomenon of feeling like you have already seen or done something when you're sure that you haven't: a feeling of déjà vu
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encore again
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fiancé, fiancée engaged
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faux pas "false step, trip" Something that should not be done, a foolish mistake.
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gauche "left, awkward" Tactless, lacking social grace
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joie de vivre "joy of living" The quality in people who live life to the fullest
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maître d' Master of
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matinée "morning" In English, indicates the day's first showing of a movie or play.
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nom de plume "pen name" This French phrase was coined by English speakers in imitation of nom de guerre.
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papier mâché "mashed paper" Used for art
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petite "small, short" It may sound chic, but petit is simply the feminine French adjective "short."
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Rendez-vous "go to" In French, this refers to a date or an appointment (literally, it is the verb se rendre [to go] in the imperative); in English we can use it as a noun or a verb (let's rendez-vous at 8pm).
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rouge "red" The English refers to a reddish cosmetic or metal/glass-polishing powder, and can be a noun or a verb.
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RSVP "respond please" This abbreviation stands for Répondez, s'il vous plaît, which means that "Please RSVP" is redundant.
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soirée "evening" In English, refers to an elegant party.
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tête-à-tête "head to head" A private talk or visit with another person
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touché "touched" Originally used in fencing, now equivalent to "you got me."
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Voilà ! "There it is!" Nearly every time I see this in English, it is misspelled as "voilá" or "violà."
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