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.
;- Blanc de noir - White of black (White wine produced with red grapes. Before fermenting, the grapes are pressed to separate the juice from the red skin)
- Blasé - Indifferent
- Bon Appétit - Good Appetite (Enjoy the food)
- Bon mote - Good word
- Bon voyage - Good Journey
- Bonhomie - Simple good-hearteness
- Bourgeois - Middle class
- Bête noire - Black beast
- Café au lait - Coffee with milk
- Camaraderie - Comradeship
- Carte blanche - Blank Card
- Cause célèbre - Famous Cause (Political issue that rouses public opinion)
- Cenotaph - Empty tomb
- C'est la guerre - That's war
- C'est la vie - That's life
- C'est magnifique - It's great
- Chagrin - Distress
- Chargé d'affaires - In charge of business
- Chauffeur - Driver
- Chef de rang - Chief of the ranks (waiter at a restaurant)
- Cherchez la femme - Searh for the woman (A woman is to blame when a man does something bad)
- Chic - Elegant
- Éclat - Brilliance
- Comme ci comme ça - Like this like that (Mediocre, So-so)
- Connoisseur - Knowledgeable
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