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French Phrases Used in English
Learn the meanings of common French loan phrases that appear in everyday English.
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café
coffee
cul-de-sac
dead-end street
fiancé
engaged man
souvenir
keepsake
genre
category
cliché
overused expression
bon appétit
enjoy your meal
entrepreneur
business founder
rendezvous
meeting
faux pas
social blunder
à la carte
ordered separately
hors d'oeuvre
appetizer
avant-garde
cutting-edge
carte blanche
full freedom
déjà entendu
already heard
coup d'état
government overthrow
crème de la crème
the very best
laissez-faire
hands-off
nom de plume
pen name
je ne sais quoi
indefinable quality
raison d'être
reason for existing
tête-à-tête
private conversation
esprit de corps
team spirit
fait accompli
done deal
nouveau riche
newly wealthy
enfant terrible
unconventional troublemaker
pièce de résistance
showpiece
vis-à-vis
in relation to
savoir-faire
know-how
par excellence
to the highest degree
