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  2. Glossary of French words and expressions in English

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    In French, it means "beginning." The English meaning of the word exists only when in the plural form: [faire] ses débuts [sur scène] (to make one's débuts on the stage). The English meaning and usage also extends to sports to denote a player who is making their first appearance for a team or at an event. décolletage a low-cut neckline ...

  3. Oxford–Hachette French Dictionary - Wikipedia

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    The Oxford–Hachette French Dictionary is one of the most comprehensive bilingual FrenchEnglish / EnglishFrench dictionaries. It was the first such dictionary to be written using a computerized corpus. It contains 360,000 words and expressions and 555,000 translations.

  4. Drowning - Wikipedia

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    Drowning is a type of suffocation induced by the submersion of the mouth and nose in a liquid. Submersion injury refers to both drowning and near-miss incident. Most instances of fatal drowning occur alone or in situations where others present are either unaware of the victim's situation or unable to offer assistance.

  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. Category:French words and phrases - Wikipedia

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    This category is not for articles about concepts and things but only for articles about the words themselves. As such almost all article titles should be italicized (with Template:Italic title). Please keep this category purged of everything that is not actually an article about a word or phrase. See as example Category:English words

  7. List of English words of French origin - Wikipedia

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    English words of French origin should be distinguished from French words and expressions in English. Although French is mostly derived from Latin, important other word sources are Gaulish and some Germanic languages, especially Old Frankish. Since English is of Germanic origin, words that have entered English from French borrowings of Germanic ...

  8. Mom tells horrifying story of losing son, 7, and parents in ...

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    What happened next comes in flashes: Being swept away from her father. Letting go of the backpack that held her little dog. Wedging herself into the corner of two shipping containers as the water ...

  9. Talk : Glossary of French words and expressions in English

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    This has been a legitimate English word for centuries. Read the opening sentences of the lead. This article is NOT about English words of French origin (if it was it would cover half the language for heaven's sake. -Soundofmusicals 23:36, 19 June 2016 (UTC) I believe 'adieu' does belong in this list for a few reasons: