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This article covers French words and phrases that have entered the English lexicon without ever losing their character as Gallicisms: they remain unmistakably "French" to an English speaker. They are most common in written English, where they retain French diacritics and are usually printed in italics. In spoken English, at least some attempt ...
I think those words, though maybe not impasse or unique, respect the definition of a French word used by English speakers which was given in the introduction of the article. 82.225.157.186 15:27, 21 August 2009 (UTC) SDY is right in this matter; these words have no business here but belong in List of English words of French origin. The only ...
WordReference is an online translation dictionary for, among others, the language pairs English–French, English–Italian, English–Spanish, French–Spanish, Spanish–Portuguese and English–Portuguese. WordReference formerly had Oxford Unabridged and Concise dictionaries available for a subscription.
Long cuts of deep fried potato, usu. thick cut resembling American steak fries : French fries, in (orig. UK) phrase fish and chips: thin slices of fried potato*(UK: crisps) chippie, chippy carpenter (slang); fish-and-chip shop (slang) (Ire: chipper) (adj.; chippy only) aggressively belligerent, especially in sport loose woman (dated slang);
French fries or fries, or steak fries (for thicker versions), also "fish and chips" French fries, fries, or chips, depending on region, also "fish and chips" chips chips chips or potato chips chips or potato chips crisps chips or potato chips apple crisp or apple crumble apple crisp or apple crumble: apple crumble apple crumble ketchup or catsup
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 ...
French fries [a] (or simply fries, also known as chips [b] among other names [c]) are batonnet or julienne-cut [3] deep-fried potatoes of disputed origin. They are prepared by cutting potatoes into even strips, drying them, and frying them, usually in a deep fryer.
Generally, words coming from French often retain a higher register than words of Old English origin, and they are considered by some to be more posh, elaborate, sophisticated, or pretentious. However, there are exceptions: weep , groom and stone (from Old English) occupy a slightly higher register than cry , brush and rock (from French).