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  2. Glossary of French words and expressions in English

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    [38] [39] In French, a title of respect for an older or married woman (literally "my lady"); sometimes spelled "madam" in English (but never in French). mademoiselle lit. "my noble young lady": young unmarried lady, miss. malaise a general sense of depression or unease. Can also be used to denote complacency, or lethargy towards something ...

  3. List of English words of French origin - Wikipedia

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    English words of French origin can also be distinguished from French words and expressions used by English speakers. Although French is derived mainly from Latin, which accounts for about 60% of English vocabulary either directly or via a Romance language, it includes words from Gaulish and Germanic languages, especially Old Frankish. Since ...

  4. Everyday life - Wikipedia

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    The Psychopathology of Everyday Life. Everyday life is a key concept in cultural studies and is a specialized subject in the field of sociology.Some argue that, motivated by capitalism and industrialism's degrading effects on human existence and perception, writers and artists of the 19th century turned more towards self-reflection and the portrayal of everyday life represented in their ...

  5. Wikipedia:Translation/French/Translators - Wikipedia

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    Cavenba - Fluent French (Canada), native English (Canada). Chameleon - Native English, fluent French. Professional translator. Cnadolski - Native English (USA), fluent French, BA in French Language. Experience in translation, Old French (francien) and commercial french (français commerce). Many interests. Cool3 - Native English, fluent french

  6. 5S (methodology) - Wikipedia

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    Develop a work structure that will support the new practices and make it part of the daily routine. Ensure everyone knows their responsibilities of performing the sorting, organizing and cleaning. Use photos and visual controls to help keep everything as it should be. Review the status of 5S implementation regularly using audit checklists.

  7. Essay - Wikipedia

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    The word essay derives from the French infinitive essayer, "to try" or "to attempt". In English essay first meant "a trial" or "an attempt", and this is still an alternative meaning. The Frenchman Michel de Montaigne (1533–1592) was the first author to describe his work as essays; he used the term to characterize these as "attempts" to put ...

  8. Reading - Wikipedia

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    Reading is the process of taking in the sense or meaning of symbols, often specifically those of a written language, by means of sight or touch. [1] [2] [3] [4]For educators and researchers, reading is a multifaceted process involving such areas as word recognition, orthography (spelling), alphabetics, phonics, phonemic awareness, vocabulary, comprehension, fluency, and motivation.

  9. English-language idioms - Wikipedia

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    An idiom is a common word or phrase with a figurative, non-literal meaning that is understood culturally and differs from what its composite words' denotations would suggest; i.e. the words together have a meaning that is different from the dictionary definitions of the individual words (although some idioms do retain their literal meanings – see the example "kick the bucket" below).