French Words In English

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noblesse oblige

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principle that persons of high rank or birth are obliged to act nobly

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rapport

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relationship characterized by harmony or affinity

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savoir faire

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knowledge of just what to do in a social situation; tact

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adieu

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good bye; farewell

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billet-doux

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love lettter

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cliche

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trite or worn out expression

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mot juste

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the exactly right word

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precid

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brief summary

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repartee

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skill of replying quickly, cleverly, and numorously; witty reply

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resume

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breif acoount of personal, educational, and professional qualifications and experience

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tete-a-tete

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private conversation between 2 people

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carte blanche

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full discretionary power; freedom to use ones own judgement

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cul-de-sac

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blind alley

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debacle

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collapse; overthrow; rout

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fait accompli

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thing already done

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faux pas

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blunder in conduct, manners, speech; social errors

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liaison

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bond; linking up

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mirage

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optical ollusion

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coup d'etat

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sudden, violent, or illegal overthrow of a government

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detente

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relaxing of strained relations between nations

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laissez faire

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absense of gov't interference or regulation

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avant-garde

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experimentalists or innovators in any art

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denouement

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outcome or solution of a story's plot

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encore

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rendition of an additional selection after a performace

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genre

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kind, sort, type

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palette

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thin board used by an artist for mixing colors

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repertoire

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list of plays, operas, comps, etc, that a company or performer is prepared to perform

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vignette

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short verbal description; small, graceful literary sketch

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a la carte

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according to the bill of fare; dish by dish, with a stated price for each dish

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bondon

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peice of candy

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cuisine

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style of cooking or preparing food

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demitasse

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small sup for, or of, black coffee

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entree

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main dish at lunch or dinner

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filet

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slice of fish or meat without bones or fat

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hors d'oeuvres

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light food served as an appeitizer

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biece de resistance

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main dish; main item in a collection

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bouffant

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puffed out; full

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boutique

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small specialty shop

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coiffure

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style of arranging hair

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corsage

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small bouquet worm by a woman

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cravat

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necktie

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flamboyant

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very ornate; showly; flame like

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toupee

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wig

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vogue

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fashion; accepted style

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ambience

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surrounding enviornment; atmosphere

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apropos

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by the way; incidentally

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facade

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face or front of building

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milleu

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setting; eviornment

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parasol

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umbrella for protection from the sun

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par exellence

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above all the others of the same sort

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premiere

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first performance

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raison d'etre

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reason or justification for existing

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redezvous

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meeting place fixed by prior agreement

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silhoutte

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shadow; outside

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sobriquet

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nickname

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souvenir

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reminder; keepsake; memento

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tour de force

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feat of stregnth or skill

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vis-a-vis

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face to face; opposite