French Terms Flashcards by Raushaun Williams | Brainscape

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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

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The perfect word to describe a situation

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Encore

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A demand for repetition

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Bête noire

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Black beast

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Adieu

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Farewell

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Fait accompli

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A thing accomplished and presumably irreversible

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Faux pas

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A social blunder

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Force majeure

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Superior force

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Hours de combat

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Disabled

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Coup d’état

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A quick seizure of power

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Gauche

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Awkward

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Piece de resistance

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Icing on the cake

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Creme fraiche

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Heavy cream

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Repartee

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Witty reply

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Au naturel

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Naked

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Aperitif

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An alcoholic drink

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Protege

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An excellent student

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Joie de vivre

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Joy of life

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Cinema

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Movie

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Double entendre

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Pun

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Faux

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False

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Touché

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You got me

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Voila

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There it is

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Décolletage

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Below neckline

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Enfant terrible

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Embarrassing person

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Petite

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Tiny

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Chaise longue

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Folding chair

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Sans

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Without

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Vis-a-vis

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Regarding, face-to-face, as compared with

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Bon vivant

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Person with cultivated, refined tastes especially in food and drink

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Au gratin

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With gratings

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Esprit de corps

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Team spirit

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Soupçon

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A little bit of

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Tour de force

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A feat or display of strength, skill, or ingenuity

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Femme fatale

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A seductive woman who lures men into dangerous situations

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Par excellence

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Being the best of a kind

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Noblesse obliqe

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Obligation of honorable, generous, and responsible behavior

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Attaché

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A member of the diplomatic corps

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Haute cuisine

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Five star dining

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C’est lavie

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That’s life.

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Nouveau riche

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The new rich

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Cafe au lait

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Coffee with cream

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Deja vu

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Already seen

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Sang froid

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Blood cold, cold blood

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Laissez faire

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Non interfering experience

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Demitasse

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Half cup

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Mardi gras

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Fat Tuesday

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Nom de plume

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Pen name

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Nom de guerre

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Alias