1. You Already Speak French
à la carte
Translation from French: on the menu
English Definition: an individual dish
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2. You Already Speak French
à la mode
Translation from French: in style
English Definition: served with ice cream
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3. You Already Speak French
amateur
Translation from French: unskilled person
English Definition: person who engages in an activity
for pleasure
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4. You Already Speak French
au contraire
Translation from French: on the contrary
English Definition: on the contrary
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5. You Already Speak French
avant-garde
Translation from French: advance guard
English Definition: experimental, on the edge
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6. You Already Speak French
blasé
Translation from French: bored, indifferent
English Definition: bored, indifferent
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7. You Already Speak French
bon appétit
Translation from French: good appetite
English Definition: enjoy your meal
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8. You Already Speak French
bon voyage
Translation from French: good journey
English Definition: have a good trip
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9. You Already Speak French
boutique
Translation from French: any shop
English Definition: clothing store
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10. You Already Speak French
Carte blanche
Translation from French: white card
English Definition: unlimited authority
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11. You Already Speak French
Chic
Translation from French: stylish
English Definition: stylish
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12. You Already Speak French
cliché
Translation from French: stereotype
English Definition: stereotype
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Clique
Translation from French: pack
English Definition: small group of friends
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14. You Already Speak French
Cordon bleu
Translation from French: award for excellence in cooking
English Definition: chicken stuffed with ham and cheese
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crème de la crème
Translation from French: cream of the cream
English Definition: best of the best
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16. You Already Speak French
Cul-de-sac
Translation from French: bottom of the bag
English Definition: dead-end street
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17. You Already Speak French
début
Translation from French: beginning
English Definition: first public performance
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18. You Already Speak French
déjà vu
Translation from French: already seen
English Definition: the illusion of having experienced
something actually being encountered for the first time.
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19. You Already Speak French
derrière
Translation from French: behind
English Definition: rear end
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20. You Already Speak French
du jour
Translation from French: of the day
English Definition: today’s choice on the menu
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21. You Already Speak French
entrée
Translation from French: entrance
English Definition: main dish or course of a meal
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22. You Already Speak French
façade
Translation from French: the front of a building
English Definition: a fake persona
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23. You Already Speak French
faux pas
Translation from French: false step
English Definition: violation of accepted, although
unwritten, social rules
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24. You Already Speak French
flambé
Translation from French: flamed
English Definition: something on fire or burned
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25. You Already Speak French
hors-d’æuvre
Translation from French: outside the work
English Definition: appetizer
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26. You Already Speak French
laissez-faire
Translation from French: let do
English Definition: leaving alone, non-interference
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27. You Already Speak French
milieu
Translation from French: middle
English Definition: social environment
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28. You Already Speak French
montage
Translation from French: editing
English Definition: film technique used to show a set
of interconnected ideas
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29. You Already Speak French
motif
Translation from French: pattern
English Definition: recurring thematic element
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30. You Already Speak French
poseur
Translation from French: someone who poses
English Definition: person who pretends to be
something they are not
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31. You Already Speak French
RSVP(Répondez S’il Vous Plaît)
Translation from French: please reply
English Definition: please reply
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32. You Already Speak French
savant
Translation from French: knowing
English Definition: someone gifted in a narrow skill
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33. You Already Speak French
savoir-faire
Translation from French: know how to do
English Definition: to respond to any situation
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34. You Already Speak French
soirée
Translation from French: evening
English Definition: evening party
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35. You Already Speak French
tête-à-tête
Translation from French: head to head
English Definition: private conversation
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36. You Already Speak French
touché
Translation from French: touched, hit
English Definition: acknowledgement of an effective
counterpoint
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37. You Already Speak French
trompe-l’æil
Translation from French: trick the eye
English Definition: photo-like realism in painting
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38. You Already Speak French
vis-à-vis
Translation from French: face to face
English Definition: compared to
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39. You Already Speak French
vive
Translation from French: live
English Definition: long live
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40. You Already Speak French
voilà
Translation from French: see there
English Definition: there it is
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