- English words originating from French
1. à la carte - side menu
2. apéritif - cocktail
3. au pair - student from another country who provides child care for free home/meals
4. avenue - street
5. baguette - long loaf of bread
6. ballet - classical dance
7. bon apétit - Enjoy your meal!
8. Bon voyage - Have a good trip!
9. bouquet - handful of flowers
10. boutique - small specialty store
11. brunette - brown hair
12. buffet - self-serve restaurant
13. café - coffeehouse
14. chauffeur - limousine driver
15. chef - cook
16. chic - stylish
17. chignon - hairstyle - bun
18. cliché - trite expression
19. coupon - discount ticket
20. croissant - flaky pastry
21. cuisine - style of cooking
22. cul-de-sac - dead end street
23. décor - style of room
24. déjà-vu - a feeling of something already seen before
25. dénouement - how a story unravels, highest point in story
26. dépot - transportation center
27. détente - unspoken agreement between countries
28. en route - on my way
29. encore - play it again
30. entrepreneur - sucessful in business
31. financé - engaged to be married
32. finale - last number in play
33. hors d'oeuvres - appetizer
34. impasse - cannot resolve a disagreement
35. joie de vivre - joy of life
36. maître D' - manager of restaurant
37. matinée - early show
38. motif - theme
39. petite - small
40. prix fixe - set menu and price
41. rapport - a good relationship
42. rendez-vous - meeting or date
43. résumé - personal profile to get a job
44. rouge - theater makeup
45. RSVP - written on invitation asking to respond if you will attend
46. sabotage - to destroy property or an enterprise
47. soirée - evening event
48. souvenir - object purchased often by tourists to remember a place
49. vinaigrette - salad dressing