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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. De jure - Wikipedia

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    Simple English; سنڌي; Slovenčina ... De jure is a Latin expression composed of the words de (from) and jure (adjective form of jus, meaning 'law'). [2] [3] Usage.

  4. Bonjour - Wikipedia

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    Bonjour (software), an Apple computer program which implements Zeroconf, a service discovery protocol Bonjour Holdings, a Hong Kong–based retail company; Bonjour Stradivarius, a cello named after Abel Bonjour

  5. Rome wasn't built in a day - Wikipedia

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    It is the usual English translation of a medieval French phrase, Rome ne fu[t] pas faite toute en un jour, from the collection Li Proverbe au Vilain, published around 1190. [1] The modern French form is « Rome ne s'est pas faite en un jour ». Here is how it may be used in a conversation: "You cannot expect me to finish a project of this scale ...

  6. Joie de vivre - Wikipedia

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    Joie de vivre (/ ˌ ʒ w ɑː d ə ˈ v iː v (r ə)/ ZHWAH də VEEV (-rə), French: [ʒwa d(ə) vivʁ] ⓘ; "joy of living") is a French phrase often used in English to express a cheerful enjoyment of life, an exultation of spirit, and general happiness. It "can be a joy of conversation, joy of eating, joy of anything one might do…

  7. Tous les Jours - Wikipedia

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    Tous les Jours was established in 1996, with the first store opening in Guri, South Korea in September 1997. [3] The company established a frozen dough facility in Um-Sung, South Korea in November 1997, starting mass production and distribution.

  8. Belle de Jour (film) - Wikipedia

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    Belle de Jour (pronounced [bɛl də ʒuʁ]) is a 1967 surrealist erotic [3] psychological drama film directed by Luis Buñuel, from a screenplay he co-wrote with Jean-Claude Carrière. Based on the 1928 novel of the same name by Joseph Kessel , the film stars Catherine Deneuve in the leading role, a young housewife who spends her midweek ...

  9. Contre-jour - Wikipedia

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    Contre-jour (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃tʁə ʒuʁ]; lit. ' against daylight ' ) is a photographic technique in which the camera is pointing directly toward a source of light , as well as an equivalent technique of painting .