FACTS ABOUT FRENCH WORDS

FRENCH WORDS USED IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE

adieu, à la carte, à la mode, à propos, attaché, avant-garde, bon appétit, bourgeois, carte blanche, chaud-froid, chic, cliché, cuisine, cul-de-sac, debutante, en route, encore, faux pas, fiancé/fiancée, haute couture, hors d’oeuvre, laissez faire, lingerie, Mardi Gras, nouveau riche, Oh la la!, prêt- à-porter, rendezvous, RSVP, savoir-faire, sabotage, sangfroid, souvenir, tête-à-tête, vis-à-vis, voilà

ENGLISH WORDS USED IN FRENCH LANGUAGE

aftershave, babysitter, bestseller, blackout, boom, boss, brainstorming, break, briefing, business, camping, casting, checkup, chewing gum, clash, coach, design, discount, dry martini, duty-free, escalator, fair play, fast food, has-been, hobby, holdup, in/out, interview, kidnapping, leader, lifting, lobby, look, must-have, nerd, nonstop, one-man show, overbooking, overdose, pacemaker, package, parking, penalty, planning, pole, punk, puzzle, racket, remake, rock, royalties, rush, scoop, self-control, sexy, shopping, show, skateboard, skinhead, sponsor, stress, striptease, talk show, timing, underground, weekend,

FRENCH BORROWS FROM OTHER LANGUAGES TOO

Avatar, gourou, pundit, divan, pyjama, sandwich.

FRENCH WORDS SIMILAR TO ENGLISH

lampe, papier, couleur, lettre, famille,

SOME WORDS INTERNATIONALLY USED

Taxi, train, par-avion, télévision, weekend

WORDS LOOKING SIMILAR IN ENGLISH BUT WITH DIFFERENT MEANING

sensible- sensitive

prétendre-to aspire

travailler- to work

homme d’affaires- business man

blesser- to hurt, wound

supporter- to tolerate