You know more French than you think
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You probably know more French than you realize. These are a few
phrases which may have come out your mouth at one time or another.
;- Á la carte - On the menu (items individually priced)
- Á la mode - In fashion (add ice cream to it)
- À propos de - Apropos, on the subject of
- A la Meuniere - The way of the milling lady (sprinkle some flour and then fry it)
- A la Parmentier - The way of Mr. Parmentier (with potatoes, Antoinne-Augustin Parmentier proposed that potatoes were good for people, not just pigs)
- Adieu - until God (Goodbye)
- Agent provocateur - Inciting agent
- Aide-mémoire - Memory aid
- Amuse-bouche - Mouth amuser
- Appellation contrôlée - Officially certified origin
- Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée - Controlled name of origin (If it is not produced here, you cannot call it that)
- Après-ski - After Skiing
- Arriviste - A person who just arrived
- Art déco - Decorative arts
- Art nouveau - New art
- Au contraire - On the contrary
- Au fait - Informed
- Au gratin - With the scraping (With bread crumbs or cheese baked on top)
- Au jus - With the juice (Served with the natural juices that flow from the meat as it cooks)
- Au naturel - In the natural state (Uncooked or cooked plainly)
- Au Pair - At the pair (young person hired as baby-sitter in exchange for room, board and little money)
- Avalanche - Snow slide
- Beacoup [bucks, etc.] - A lot of [...] (Thank you: Jaime Ash)
- Bijou - Jewel
- Blanc de blanc - White of white (White wine produced using only white grapes)
Total: 142
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