French Terms Flashcards by Raushaun Williams

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A propos

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Fitting

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Genre

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Type

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Matineé

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A play during the daytime

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Respondez sil vous plait

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Respond if you please

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Rendezvous

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Meeting

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Cuisine

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Pertaining to cooking

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Au contraire

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On the contrary

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Bon appetit

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Enjoy your meal

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Soirée

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An evening party

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Risqué

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Provocative

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Au jus

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Juice of the meat

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Hors d’oeuvre

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Appetizer

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Avant garde

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New and innovative

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Carte Blanche

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Freedom

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Raison d’être

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Life’s passion

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Chic

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Stylish

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Object d’art

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Piece of art

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Art deco

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Art styles of the 20’s and 30’s

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Vol-au-vent

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A pastry

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Du jour

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Of the day

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Debutante

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One who is making a formal entrance into society

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Passé

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Outdated

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Coup de grace

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Decisive killing blow

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Après-ski

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A party or soirée

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Le mot juste

The perfect word to describe a situation

Encore

A demand for repetition

Bête noire

Black beast

Adieu

Farewell

Fait accompli

A thing accomplished and presumably irreversible

Faux pas

A social blunder

Force majeure

Superior force

Hours de combat

Disabled

Coup d'état

A quick seizure of power

Gauche

Awkward

Piece de resistance

Icing on the cake

Creme fraiche

Heavy cream

Repartee

Witty reply

Au naturel

Naked

Aperitif

An alcoholic drink

Protege

An excellent student

Joie de vivre

Joy of life

Cinema

Movie

Double entendre

Pun

Faux

False

Touché

You got me

Voila

There it is

Décolletage

Below neckline

Enfant terrible

Embarrassing person

Petite

Tiny

Chaise longue

Folding chair

Sans

Without

Vis-a-vis

Regarding, face-to-face, as compared with

Bon vivant

Person with cultivated, refined tastes especially in food and drink

Au gratin

With gratings

Esprit de corps

Team spirit

Soupçon

A little bit of

Tour de force

A feat or display of strength, skill, or ingenuity

Femme fatale

A seductive woman who lures men into dangerous situations

Par excellence

Being the best of a kind

Noblesse obliqe

Obligation of honorable, generous, and responsible behavior

Attaché

A member of the diplomatic corps

Haute cuisine

Five star dining

C'est lavie

That's life.

Nouveau riche

The new rich

Cafe au lait

Coffee with cream

Deja vu

Already seen

Sang froid

Blood cold, cold blood

Laissez faire

Non interfering experience

Demitasse

Half cup

Mardi gras

Fat Tuesday

Nom de plume

Pen name

Nom de guerre

Alias