Language Phrase Meaning

French affaire de coeur love affair

French affaire dhonneur a duel
French agent provocateur inside agent, spy
French la mode fashionable
French amateur not professional, unskilful
French amour propre self-esteem, pride
French ancien rgime the old regime
French aprs moi le
dluge
after me, the flood
French propos regarding, concerning
French arriviste social climber
French au contraire on the contrary
French au courant up to date
French au fait expert, informed, up to date
French au naturel as in nature
French avant-garde radically original, cutting edge
French beau geste a fine gesture
French beau monde fashionable society
French bel esprit wit, elegance
French belles lettres writing valued for its aesthetic qualities
French bte noir annoyance, bugbear
French billet doux love letter
French bon mot witticism
French bon vivant person of refined tastes, gourmand
French carte blanche a free hand, a blank cheque
French cause clbre a celebrated case
French cest la vie thats life
French cherchez la femme look for the woman
French chez nous at our place
French comdie humaine the human comedy
French comme ci comme
a
so-so
French comme il faut as it should be
French connoisseur a discerning judge
French cordon bleu high quality
French coup de grce death blow
French coup dtat sudden overthrow of a government
French coup de thtre theatrical trick or unexpected event
French coup de main surprise attack
French crme de la crme best of its kind
French cri de coeur heartfelt cry
French dclass fallen in social standing
French dcolletage low-cut neckline
French dj vu illusion of having experienced something already
French demi-monde prostitutes, bohemians
French de rigueur strictly required
French dernier cri last word, latest style
French dtente relaxation of political tensions
French de trop too much, superfluous
French double entendre double meaning
French du jour of the day
French minence grise power behind the throne
French enfant terrible prodigy, boy/girl wonder
French en passant incidental, in passing
French en route on the way
French entente cordiale alliance between countries
French entre nous confidentially
French esprit de corps team spirit
French fait accompli an accomplished fact
French faux pas social blunder
French femme fatale attractive, dangerous woman
French film noir black film
French fin de sicle decadent, jaded
French folie deux delusion shared by two people
French force majeure irresistible force
French haute couture trend-setting fashion
French haute cuisine elaborate cookery
French hors de combat out of the fight, disabled
French hors doeuvre appetizer
French ide fixe fixed idea, obsession
French je ne sais quoi I dont know what
French jeu desprit puzzle, brain teaser
French joie de vivre joy of life
French laissez faire non-interference in the affairs of others
French lse-majest high treason
French manqu failed
French mnage trois threesome
French mise en scne stage setting, surroundings
French mot juste the right word
French ne born
French nest-ce pas? isnt that right?
French noblesse oblige nobility obliges
French nom de plume pseudonym
French nouveau riche newly rich
French objet dart object of some artistic worth
French objet trouv found object
French outr exaggerated, excessive
French par avion by plane
French par excellence the best example, foremost
French passe-partout master key
French petit bourgeois lower middle classed
French pice de rsistance showpiece
French pied--terre apartment in town
French plus a change the more things change
French prt--porter ready to wear, to go
French prix fixe fixed price
French pure laine pure francophone
French raison dtre reason for being
French rchauff warmed up
French recherch exotic, obscure
French retrouss turned up
French roman clef novel representing real history as fiction
French sang-froid composure, equanimity
French sans-souci carefree
French savoir faire social tact
French soi-disant so-called, self-styled
French soupon very small amount
French tte--tte intimate conversation
French tour de force exceptional achievement
French tout de suite immediately
French tout le monde everyone
French trompe loeil designed to give the illusion of reality or to deceive
the eye
French vis--vis with regards to, in relation to
French vive la diffrence long live the difference
French volte-face reversal