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a close relationship or connection; an affair. The French meaning is broader; liaison also means "bond"' such as in une liaison chimique (a chemical bond) lingerie a type of female underwear. littérateur an intellectual (can be pejorative in French, meaning someone who writes a lot but does not have a particular skill). [36] louche
French medical phrases (5 P) N. French-language names (1 C) P. French proverbs (1 P) Pages in category "French words and phrases" The following 160 pages are in this ...
The article nearly 1100 hits. Besides, it is an article about French phrases in English, not a dictionary entry, and the stuff I just added on sea-air rescue is the most concise summary anywhere on the Web. All in all a great Google draw.
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Note that the word in French has retained the general meaning: e.g. château in French means "castle" and chef means "chief". In fact, loanwords from French generally have a more restricted or specialised meaning than in the original language, e.g. legume (in Fr. légume means "vegetable"), gateau (in Fr. gâteau means "cake").
The South is known for having their own lingo. But these six phrases are pretty unique to the Peach state. Do you know them all?
Charleston, South Carolina has a unique culture and its own version of a local language, including words that people from out of town just won't understand. Knowing a few words of Charleston slang ...
This is a list of French words, terms and phrases of English language origin, some of a specialist nature, in common usage in the French language or at least within their specialist area. Modern English is rarely considered a source language as it is itself a mixture of other languages.