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Do you know that English is so close to the French language, that around 30% of English words come from the language of love?

 Some of these French phrases in English  are borrowed directly from the French language, while others have evolved from French origins 

 *There exists around 7,000 French words in the English language at present.* Here are some common French words used in English, and their meaning

 Allowance – from the Old French word alouance (payment) 

Apostrophe – from the French word apostrophe 

Attaché – from the French word attaché (attached) 

Apéritif – from the French word apéritif

 Avant-garde – from the French word avant-garde 

Aviation – from the French word aviation 

Bachelor – from the Anglo-Norman word bacheler (bachelier in modern French)

 Baguette – from the French word baguette (stick) 

Ballet – from the French word ballet Beret – from the French word béret 

Bon voyage – from the French phrase bon voyage (have a good journey) 

Brunette – from the French word brunette Bureau – from the French word bureau (desk, office)

 Cabaret – from the French word cabaret 

Cadet – from the French word cadet

Chauffeur – from the French word chauffeur Chic – from the French word chic (elegant) Cliché – from the French word cliché Connoisseur – from the French word connoisseur 

Cul-de-sac – from the French word cul-de-sac (bottom of the bag/sack) 

Debris – from the French word débris (broken, crumbled) 

Déjà vu – from the French words déjà (already) and vu (seen – past participle of ‘voir’) 

Delegate – from the Old French word delegat Detour – from the French word détour (from détourner) 

Dossier – from the French word dossier 

Eau de toilette – from the French word eau de toilette 

Elite – from the Old French word elit (chosen) 

Energy – from the Middle French word énergie 

En route – from the French en route Envisage – from the French word envisager Expatriate – from the French word expatrier Facade – from the French word façade 

Faux, as in faux fur – from the French word faux (false) 

Faux-pas – from the French word faux pas Fiancé – from the French word fiancé 

Film noir – from the French word film noir (a film genre) 

Gallery – from the Old French word galerie Gastronomy – from the French word gastronomie 

Gateau – from the French word gâteau Gazette – from the French word gazette Heritage – from the Old French word eritage (héritage in modern French) 

Homage – from the Old French word homage 

Hotel – from the French word hôtel 

Identity – from the Middle French word identité 

Illusion – from the Old French word illusion Insult – from the Middle French words insult (noun) and insulter (verb) 

Irony – from the Middle French word ironie Jubilee – from the Middle French word jubile (modern French jubilé) 

Kilogram – from the French word kilogramme 

 Laissez-faire – from the French word laissez-faire (leave things to take their course) 

Liaison – from the French word liaison 

Literature – from the Old French word littérature 

Machine – from the Middle French word machine 

Magnificent – from the Middle French word magnificent 

Maisonette – from the French word maisonette