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There are many words in English that have their origins in French (or Norman). It's one of the reasons that English is such a rich language as there are often "French" and "Saxon" words for the same thing (for example, courage (French) and bravery (Saxon)).
Some other "French" based words in English are:
perfume, accomplice, admire, ace, baggage, Ballet - there is a link associated with this answer which provides a much longer list.
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What are four french words?
to be honest with you, there are as many french words as there are as many english words, so according to this, im not sure what french words you're looking for, so i will just list a sentence with four english words translated to french (or more like a french sentence translated to english):J'ai besoin de plus d'informations.I need more information.
What does the French words aime le mean in English?
'aime le ' is like the ... / love the ... in English.
What is the French translation for house of horrors?
there are no direct words that translate to "house of horrors" however the combination of words that would most closely resemble "house of horrors" in French translate into English as "I hate the United States" . By the way, the English phrase "smells like sh_t" sounds like the French phrase that, translated into English, means "I am a Frenchman".
Why has french words such as Rendezvous become adopted and reused in the English language as if it was an English word?
Especially in the middle ages, the french and English peoples mixed together, and adopted words. The French have many cognates of English words, as we have french words. Particularly, England was once under a french ruler,(I forget the name), and during that time period many words were exchanged from language to language.
What are some free online dictionaries that can be used to translate French words to English?
One would use a French-English dictionary to translate words from French to English. Some online French-English dictionaries include Word Reference and the dictionary hosted at French Linguistics.
How do you say words in french?
Like you say them in English.
What are four french words?
to be honest with you, there are as many french words as there are as many english words, so according to this, im not sure what french words you're looking for, so i will just list a sentence with four english words translated to french (or more like a french sentence translated to english):J'ai besoin de plus d'informations.I need more information.
What words do the French say that you say in English?
They say pizza like we do
What are french words that sound like English called?
French words that sound like English are often referred to as "false friends" or "faux amis". These are words that look or sound similar in both languages but have different meanings. An example is the French word "pain" which means "bread" in English, not "pain" as in "suffering".
Which English words are the same as French ones?
Cognates are words which are the same in English and French.
What does the French words aime le mean in English?
'aime le ' is like the ... / love the ... in English.
How is 'ch' pronounced in French words?
'ch' in French is pronounced like 'sh' in English. 'chaque' sounds like the beginning of 'Shakira'
What English words are in the french language?
Words such as T-shirt, weekend, baby sitter, airbag, flirt are in the French language.
Is french written differently then English?
yes is written more like Spanish but there are many words that are the same in English and many in Spanish plus french have other letters that are not used in English like accents or ç and some other
What is the French translation for house of horrors?
there are no direct words that translate to "house of horrors" however the combination of words that would most closely resemble "house of horrors" in French translate into English as "I hate the United States" . By the way, the English phrase "smells like sh_t" sounds like the French phrase that, translated into English, means "I am a Frenchman".
Why has french words such as Rendezvous become adopted and reused in the English language as if it was an English word?
Especially in the middle ages, the french and English peoples mixed together, and adopted words. The French have many cognates of English words, as we have french words. Particularly, England was once under a french ruler,(I forget the name), and during that time period many words were exchanged from language to language.
Was the word intuition used in old English?
No. Like the vast majority of imported French words, it first appears in Middle English.
