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aurevoir"
（"
goodbye"
literally"
Untilnexttime"
）:
itisdefinitive,implyingyouwillneverseetheotherpersonagain.Dependingonthecontext,misuseofthistermcanbeconsideredasaninsult,asyou'
llwishfortheotherperson'
sdeathorwillsaythatyoudon'
twishtoseetheotherpersoneveragainwhilealive.Itisusedfor"
insouthofFrance[1]andtopointadeprivationfromsomeoneorsomething.
adroit
skillful,clever,inFrench:
habile,asa"
right-handed"
personwouldbeusinghis"
right"
hand,asopposedtohisleftonewithwhichhewouldbe"
gauche"
meaning"
left"
.
aide-mé
moire
"
memoryaid"
;
anobjectormemorandumtoassistinremembrance,oradiplomaticpaperproposingthemajorpointsofdiscussion
allez!
go!
or"
comeon!
asacommandorasencouragment
amuse-boucheoramuse-gueule
asingle,bite-sizedhorsd'
œuvre.
ancienré
gime
asociopoliticalorothersystemthatnolongerexists,anallusiontopre-revolutionaryFrance（usedwithcapitalletterinFrenchwiththismeaning
:
AncienRé
gime）
aperç
u
preview;
afirstimpression;
initialinsight.
apé
ritif
abefore-mealdrink（infamiliarFrench,itisshortenedas"
ro"
）.InFrench,itmeanseitherthedrinkorfood（amuse-gueules....）youtakebeforeameal.Also,inFrance,evenifyou'
resupposedtoeatafteranapé
ritif,itissociallyacceptedtotakeyourmealathome,thereforeyoucanhaveanapé
ritifatabar（withorwithoutfriends）,oratafriend'
sbeforegoingbackhome.
appellationcontrô
lé
e
superviseduseofaname.Fortheconventionaluseoftheterm,seeAppellationd'
originecontrô
e
aprè
smoi,ledé
luge
Afterme,thedeluge;
remarkattributedtoLouisXVofFrance;
usedinreferencetotheimpendingendofafunctioningFrenchmonarchyandpredictingtheFrenchRevolution.No.617SquadronRoyalAirForce,famouslyknownasthe"
Dambusters"
usesthisasitsmotto.AlsoaverseinthesongAprè
sMoibyReginaSpektor.
arê
te
anarrowridge.InFrench,alsofishbone;
edgeofapolyhedronorgraph;
bridgeofthenose.
armoire
atypeofcabinet;
wardrobe.
artnouveau
astyleofdecorationandarchitectureofthelate19thandearly20thcenturies.ItbearsacapitalinFrench（Artnouveau）.
attaché
apersonattachedtoanembassy;
inFrenchisalsothepastparticipleoftheverbattacher（=tofasten,totight,tobelinked...）
AttaqueauFer
Anattackontheopponent'
sbladeinfencing,e.g.beat,expulsion,pressure.
aucontraire
onthecontrary.
aucourant
up-to-date;
abreastofcurrentaffairs.
aufait
beingconversantinorwith,orinstructedinorwith.
aujus
literally,withjuice,referringtoafoodcourseservedwithsauce.Oftenredundantlyformulated,asin'
Open-facedsteaksandwich,servedwithaujus.'
.NolongerusedinFrench,exceptfortheslang"
ê
treaujus"
（tobeinformed）
aupair
ayoungforeignerwhodoesdomesticchoresinexchangeforroomandboard.InFrance,thosechoresaremainlychildcare/education.
aurevoir!
Seeyoulater!
InFrenchacontractionofAuplaisirdevousrevoir（tothepleasureofseeingyouagain）.
avant-garde（pl.avant-gardes）
appliedtocutting-edgeorradicallyinnovativemovementsinart,musicandliterature;
figuratively"
ontheedge"
literally,amilitaryterm,meaning"
vanguard"
（whichisthedeformationofavant-garde）or"
advanceguard"
inotherwords,"
firsttoattack"
（antonymofarriè
re-garde）.
avantlalettre
usedtodescribesomethingorsomeoneseenasaprecursororforerunnerofsomething（suchasanartisticorpoliticalmovement）beforethatsomethingwasrecognizedandnamed,e.g."
apost-modernistavantlalettre"
"
afeministavantlalettre"
theexpressionliterallymeansbeforetheletter,i.e."
beforeithadaname"
avecplaisir
mypleasure（lit."
withpleasure"
）
B
Ballet
bric-à
-brac
Brioche
Bureau
ballet
aclassicaltypeofdance
beaugeste
literally"
beautifulgesture"
graciousgesture;
also,agesturenobleinformbutmeaninglessinsubstance.inFrench
aselfless/generous/fair-playact.
Beaux-Arts
monumentalarchitecturalstyleoftheearly20thcenturymadefamousbytheAcadé
miedesBeaux-Arts
beaucoup
plenty,lotsof,much;
mercibeaucoup:
thanksalot;
misusedinslang,forexample"
beaucoupmoney"
（Frenchwouldaddtheprepositionde
"
beaucoupd'
argent"
）,especiallyinNewOrleans,LA.OccasionallycorruptedtoBookoo,typicallyinthecontextofFrenchinfluencedbyVietnameseculture.
belesprit（pl.beauxesprits）
finemind"
acultivated,highlyintelligentperson
belle
abeautifulwomanorgirl.Commonusesofthiswordareinthephrasesthebelleoftheball（themostbeautifulwomanorgirlpresentatafunction）andsouthernbelle（abeautifulwomanfromthesouthernstatesoftheUS）
BelleÉ
poque
aperiodinEuropeansocialhistorythatbeganduringthelate19thcenturyandlasteduntilWorldWarI.
belles-lettres
fineletters"
literatureregardedforitsaestheticvalueratherthanitsdidacticorinformativecontent;
also,light,stylishwritings,usuallyonliteraryorintellectualsubjects
bienfait
!
welldone"
usedtoexpressschadenfreudewhensomeoneiswell-deservedlypunished
bienpensant
wellthinking"
rightthinking,orthodox.Commonlyimplieswillfulblindnesstodangersorsufferingfacedbyothers.Thenounformbien-pensanceisrarelyseeninEnglish.
blasé
unimpressedwithsomethingbecauseofover-familiarity,jaded.
Bleuceleste
skyblue"
isararely-occurringtinctureinheraldry（notbeingoneofthesevenmaincoloursormetalsorthethree"
staynardcolours"
）.
bonappé
tit
goodappetite"
enjoyyourmeal
bonmot
well-chosenword（s）,particularlyawittyremark
bonvivant
onewhoenjoysthegoodlife,anepicurean
bonvoyage
goodjourney"
haveagoodtrip!
bonjour
goodday"
astandardgreetinginthemorningorafternoon
bonnechance
goodluck"
（asin,'
Iwishyougoodluck'
lesboules
（vulgar）literally"
theballs"
meaningthatwhateveryouaretalkingaboutisdreadful
bourgeois
memberofthebourgeoisie.ThewordusedtorefertoshopkeeperslivingintownsintheMiddleAges.Nowthetermisderogatory,anditappliestoapersonwhosebeliefs,attitudes,andpracticesareconventionallymiddle-class.
-brac
smallornamentalobjects,lessvaluablethanantiques;
acollectionofoldfurniture,china,plateandcuriosities.Cf.debricetdebroc,correspondingtoour"
byhookorbycrook"
andbrack,refuse.
brioche
asweetyeastbun,kindofacrossoverbetweenapopoverandalightmuffin;
Frenchalsousethetermasslangfor'
potbelly'
becauseoftheoverhangeffect.
brunette
abrown-hairedgirl.Forbrown-hairedman,Frenchusesbrunandforawomanbrune."
Brunette"
israrelyusedinFrench,unlessinoldliterature,anditsmasculineform,"
brunet"
（foraboy）,isalmostunheardof.
bureau（pl.bureaux）
office.Alsomeans"
desk"
inFrench.
C
Café
aulait
Chaiselongue
Chauffeur
Chignon
Cul-de-sac
Contre-jour
Creperie
ç
anefaitrien
thatdoesn'
tmatter"
renderedassanfairyAnninBritishWWIslang[2].
cachet
lit."
stamp"
adistinctivequality
quality,prestige.
café
acoffeeshop（alsousedinFrenchfor"
coffee"
aulait
coffeewithmilk;
oralight-browncolor.Inmedicine,itisalsousedtodescribeabirthmarkthatisofalight-browncolor（café
aulaitspot）.
calque
acopiedterm/thing
carteblanche
unlimitedauthority;
literally"
whitecard"
（i.e.blankcheck）.
cartedevisite
acallingcard,literally"
visitingcard"
carted'
identité
identitycard.Itsproper,butlesscommonlyusedadministrativeappellation,is"
cartenationaled'
（nationalidentitycard）,abbreviatedasCNI.
c'
estbon
that'
sgood"
estlaguerre!
That'
sWar!
Suchiswar!
Oftenusedwiththemeaningthat"
thismeanswar"
butitcanbesometimesusedasanexpressiontosaythatwar（orlifeingeneral）isharshbutthatonemustacceptit.
estlamode.
sthefashion."
estlavie!
slife!
Suchislife!
Itissometimesusedasanexpressiontosaythatlifeisharshbutthatonemustacceptit.
estmagnifique!
sgreat!
literallyit'
smagnificent.
c’esttout
thatiseverything,"
sall."
Seealsounpointc’esttout.
chacunsesgoû
ts/à
chacunsesgoû
chacunsongoû
t/chacunà
songoû
t[allareused]
toeachhis（their）owntaste（s）"
eachtohisowntaste"
chaiselongue
alongchairforreclining;
（alsorenderedchaiseloungeorchaseloungeviafolketymology）.
Champs-É
lysé
es
ElysianFields"
AvenuedesChamps-É
es,oneofthelargestboulevardsinParis.Oftenreferredassimply"
lesChamps"
.Pronouncedchanz-ay-lee-zay
chanteuse
afemalesinger
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