FACTS ABOUT FRENCH WORDS
- Iftikhar Shaikh, Assistant Professor
- May 16, 2017
- 1 min read
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