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  2. Glossary of French words and expressions in English

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    at the house of: often used in the names of restaurants and the like; Chez Marie = "Marie's". chic stylish. chignon a hairstyle worn in a roll at the nape of the neck. cinéma pur an avant-garde film movement which was born in Paris in the 1920s and 1930s. cinéma vérité realism in documentary filmmaking. "Vérité" means "truth". cliché

  3. Château - Wikipedia

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    Château de Versailles. A château (French pronunciation:; plural: châteaux) is a manor house, or palace, or residence of the lord of the manor, or a fine country house of nobility or gentry, with or without fortifications, originally, and still most frequently, in French-speaking regions.

  4. Maison de Jeanne - Wikipedia

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    Maison de Jeanne (French pronunciation: [mɛzɔ̃ də ʒan], lit. ' Jeanne's House ') is a 15th century house in Sévérac-le-Château, Aveyron, France.It was named for the last known owner of the building and is thought to be one of the oldest houses in Aveyron.

  5. Chalet - Wikipedia

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    A chalet (pronounced / ˈ ʃ æ l eɪ / SHAL-ay in British English; in American English usually / ʃ æ ˈ l eɪ / shal-AY), also called Swiss chalet, is a type of building or house, typical of the Alpine region in Europe. It is made of wood, with a heavy, gently sloping roof and wide, well-supported eaves set at right angles to the front of ...

  6. Terraced house - Wikipedia

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    A type of terraced house known latterly as the "one-floor-over-basement" was a style of terraced house particular to the Irish capital. They were built in the Victorian era for the city's lower middle class and emulated upper class townhouses. [10] Single floor over basement terraced houses were unique to Dublin in the Victorian era.

  7. French provincial architecture - Wikipedia

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    Glen Manor House in Rhode Island, is an example of French Provincial Architecture. French provincial architecture also known as French Eclectic architecture include Manor houses or chateaux homes which were built by French aristocrats beginning in the 1600s. The homes are characterized by arched doorways and symmetrically placed elements.

  8. Quebec French lexicon - Wikipedia

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    In Quebec, the word tuxedo is used to describe a dinner or evening jacket distinguished primarily by satin or grosgrain facings on the jacket's lapels and buttons and a similar stripe along the outseam of the trousers. The word "smoking" is generally used to refer to a tuxedo in France. verge / cour yard As in cour arrière, literally backyard ...

  9. French architecture - Wikipedia

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    French Normandy and French provincial details are often combined to create a style simply called French Country or French Rural carved or embossed on mouldings, sconces, and banisters. The Presidential Palace of Vietnam, in Hanoi, was built between 1900 and 1906 to house the French Governor-General of Indochina.