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French
French words we use in English - Answers!
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Rendez-vous An appointment
Etiquette
Little cards which were used by courtiers to remember all
the little nit-picky rules they needed to abide by while at
court.
Sabotage
From the French word sabot (wooden clog). As
industrialization swept Europe, disgruntled peasants soon
discovered that a sabot, when thrown into machinery, was
very effective at bringing much-maligned factories to a
halt.
Salsa
Spanish word for sauce
Ambulance
‘Walking hospital’
Restaurant
‘Restore with food’
Parachute
To avoid (para) fall (chute)
Avocado
from Spanish aguacate,
Absail
German origin; descend by rope
Amuse
Entertain
Detour
A change of direction
Fiesta
Party in Spanish
Roulette
A small wheel
Camouflage from camouflet, “a whiff of smoke in the face”
Bagel
German origin; piece of food
Faux-pas
False step
Volcano
Envoy
Italian origin; a mountain or hill with a
crater or vent through which lava, rock
fragments, hot vapour, and gas erupt
from the earth’s crust
From the verb envoyer, which means “to send.”
Opera
Italian origin; a genre of classical music
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