German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany (of or related to)
**Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law
**Ger ...
words and expressions of
French
French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to France
** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents
** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...
origin. Some of them were borrowed in medieval times, some were introduced by Huguenot immigrants in the 17th and 18th centuries and others have been borrowed in the 19th and 20th centuries. German Wiktionary lists about 120,000 German words without declensions and
conjugation
Conjugation or conjugate may refer to:
Linguistics
* Grammatical conjugation, the modification of a verb from its basic form
* Emotive conjugation or Russell's conjugation, the use of loaded language
Mathematics
* Complex conjugation, the chang ...
s. Of these, more than 2300 words (about 2%) are categorized as German terms derived from French.
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Abenteuer
''Abenteuer'' (English: "Adventure") is the thirteenth studio album by German schlager singer Andrea Berg. It was released on 30 September 2011 in Germany and soon after in Austria and Switzerland. It marks Berg's second collaboration with Die ...
Admiral
Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force, and is above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet, ...
(admiral)
* Adresse (address)
* adressieren (to address), from French ''adresser''
* adrett (neat), from French ''adroit''
* Affäre (affair), borrowing from French ''affaire''
* Affront (affront)
* Akkord (music chord, piecework), from French ''accord''
* akkreditieren (to accredit), from French ''accréditer''
* Akquise (acquisition), from French ''acquise''
* Akrobat (acrobat)
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Akrobatik
Jared Bridgeman, better known by his stage name Akrobatik, is an American rapper from the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. He is also a part of the hip hop collective named The Perceptionists with Mr. Lif and DJ Fakts One, which ...
(acrobatics)
* Akteur (protagonist), from French ''acteur''
* Aktionär (shareholder), from French ''actionnaire''
* aktuell (current, up to date, updated, live, recent), from French ''actuel''
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Allee
Allee is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
Given name
*Allee Willis (1947–2019), American songwriter
Surname
* Alfred Allee aka ''Alfred Y. Allee'' (1855–1896), American sheriff
* Alfred Young Allee (1905–198 ...
(alley), from French ''allée''
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Allianz
Allianz ( , ) is a German multinational financial services company headquartered in Munich, Germany. Its core businesses are insurance and asset management.
The company is one of the world's largest insurers and financial services groups. The ...
(alliance), from French ''alliance''
* Allüre (affectation), from French ''allure''
* Altruismus (altruism), from French ''altruisme''
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Amateur
An amateur () is generally considered a person who pursues an avocation independent from their source of income. Amateurs and their pursuits are also described as popular, informal, autodidacticism, self-taught, user-generated, do it yourself, DI ...
(amateur)
* Ambition (ambition)
* amourös (amorous), from French ''amoureux''
* amüsant (amusing), from French ''amusant''
* amüsieren (to amuse), from French ''amuser''
* Anarchie (anarchy), from Ancient Greek ἀναρχία (''anarkhía'') via Latin and French
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Anarchist
Anarchism is a political philosophy and movement that is skeptical of all justifications for authority and seeks to abolish the institutions it claims maintain unnecessary coercion and hierarchy, typically including, though not neces ...
(anarchist), from French ''anarchiste''
* Anekdote (anecdote), from French ''anecdote''
*animieren (to encourage), from French ''animer''
* Annexion (annexation), from French ''annexion''
* annektieren (to annex), from French ''annexer''
* Annonce (classified ad), from French ''annonce''
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apart
Apart may refer to
* "Apart" (The Cure song), by The Cure on their 1992 album ''Wish''
* ''Apart'' (album) (1995), by Paul Schütze
* "Apart" (Brandy song), by Brandy on her 2002 album ''Full Moon''
* ''Apart'' (film), 2011 American drama
* ' ...
(fancy, distinctive), from French ''à part''
* Aperitif (apéritif)
* Appartement, Apartment (suite in a hotel), from French ''appartement''
* apropos (apropos), from French ''à propos''
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Arrangement
In music, an arrangement is a musical adaptation of an existing composition. Differences from the original composition may include reharmonization, melodic paraphrasing, orchestration, or formal development. Arranging differs from orches ...
(arrangement)
* arrangieren (to arrange), from French ''arranger''
* arriviert (successful), from French arriver
* Armee (military, army), from French ''armée''.
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arrogant
Arrogance or Arrogant may refer to: Music
*Arrogance (band), an American rock band active since the 1970s
* "Arrogance", a song by Prince from the ''Love Symbol Album''
* ''Arrogant'' (EP), a 2014 EP by Medina Ships
* HMS ''Arrogant''
* ''Arrogan ...
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in an activity related to creating art, practicing the arts, or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse refers to a practitioner in the visual arts only. However, th ...
(acrobat), from French ''artiste''
* Asphalt (asphalt), from French ''asphalte''
* Aspik (aspic)
* Atelier (artist's or photographer's studio)
* Attaché (attaché)
* Attacke (attack), from French ''attaque''
* attackieren (to attack), from French ''attaquer''
* Attentat (assassination)
* Attitüde (attitude)
* Attrappe (dummy, mockup)
* Aubergine (eggplant)
*Au-pair (au pair)
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Avance
Avance may refer to:
* Avance (Durance), a tributary of the Durance, France
* Avance (Garonne), a tributary of the Garonne, France
* Avance, South Dakota, a ghost town
* ''Avance'' (newspaper), a newspaper published in Nicaragua, the central ...
* avancieren (to advance), from French '' avancer''
* Avantgarde (avant-garde)
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Aversion
Aversion means opposition or repugnance. The following are different forms of aversion:
* Ambiguity aversion
* Brand aversion
* Dissent aversion in the United States of America
* Endowment effect, also known as divestiture aversion
* Food aversi ...
Ballon
Ballon may refer to:
Places
* Ballon, County Carlow (''Balana'' in Irish), a village in Ireland
*Grand Ballon, the apex of the Vosges Mountains in France
*Ballon, Charente-Maritime, France
*Ballon, Sarthe, France
Others
* Ballon (ballet), the ap ...
Bassin Bassin may refer to:
People
* Elieser Bassin (1840–1898), British Israelist
* Mark Bassin, British geographer
* Sherwood Bassin (born 1939), Canadian ice hockey executive
Other uses
* The Grand Bassin, the largest body of open water along the Ca ...
Beton
Beton may refer to:
* Beton, a type of concrete
* Beton (typeface)
* Beton, a Czech drink containing Becherovka and tonic
* Jean-Claude Beton (1925–2013), Algerian-French businessman
* ''Concrete'' (novel) (original name ''Beton''), a 1982 nov ...
Billard
Établissements Billard was a French railway rolling stock construction company founded in 1920 and based in Tours. It specialised in light railbuses and metre gauge and narrow gauge rolling stock. The business ceased trading in 1956 and later ...
Bohème
Bohemianism is the practice of an unconventional lifestyle, often in the company of like-minded people and with few permanent ties. It involves musical, artistic, literary, or spiritual pursuits. In this context, bohemians may be wanderers, a ...
Bonbon
A bonbon is a small chocolate confection. They are usually filled with liqueur or other sweet alcoholic ingredients, and sold wrapped in coloured foil.
Ingredients
Through the Western world, bonbons are usually small candies but vary by region i ...
Bouillon
Bouillon can refer to:
Food
* Bouillon (broth), a simple broth
** Court-bouillon, a quick broth
* Bouillon (soup), a Haitian soup
* Bouillon (restaurant), a traditional type of French restaurant
**Bouillon Chartier, a bouillon restaurant foun ...
Bourgeoisie
The bourgeoisie ( , ) is a social class, equivalent to the middle or upper middle class. They are distinguished from, and traditionally contrasted with, the proletariat by their affluence, and their great cultural and financial capital. They ...
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Boutique
A boutique () is a small shop that deals in fashionable clothing or accessories. The word is French for "shop", which derives ultimately from the Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (''apothēkē'') "storehouse".
The term ''boutique'' and also ''d ...
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Branche
Branche or la Branche is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Alcée Louis la Branche (1806–1861), American politician
* George Branche (born 1953), Sierra Leonean middle-distance runner
* Derrick Branche (born 1947), British a ...
Brimborium
''Brimborium'' is a remix album by the industrial rock band KMFDM. It was released on 19 February 2008.
It features remixes of several tracks from 2007's '' Tohuvabohu'', one remix from ''Hau Ruck'', and the new track "What We Do for You", which ...
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brisant
In explosives engineering, brisance (; , ) is the shattering capability of a high explosive, determined mainly by its detonation pressure.
Practical uses
Brisance is of practical importance for determining the effectiveness of an explosion in f ...
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Brise
Brise, Brisé or Briše may refer to:
*Brisé (dance), a type of jump in ballet
* "Brisé" (song), Maître Gims 2015
*Brisé (music), Style brisé (French: "broken style"), Baroque music
Places
*Briše, Kamnik, Slovenia
* Briše pri Polhovem Grad ...
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Bronze
Bronze is an alloy consisting primarily of copper, commonly with about 12–12.5% tin and often with the addition of other metals (including aluminium, manganese, nickel, or zinc) and sometimes non-metals, such as phosphorus, or metalloids such ...
Budget
A budget is a calculation play, usually but not always financial, for a defined period, often one year or a month. A budget may include anticipated sales volumes and revenues, resource quantities including time, costs and expenses, environmenta ...
Bulette
A frikadelle is a rounded, flat-bottomed, pan-fried meatball of minced meat, often likened to the German and/or Danish version of meatballs. The origin of the dish is unknown. The term is German but the dish is associated with German, Scandina ...
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Bulletin
Bulletin or The Bulletin may refer to:
Periodicals (newspapers, magazines, journals)
* Bulletin (online newspaper), a Swedish online newspaper
* ''The Bulletin'' (Australian periodical), an Australian magazine (1880–2008)
** Bulletin Debate, ...
charmant
Charmant () is a former commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Boisné-la-Tude.Charmeur
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Chauffeur
A chauffeur is a person employed to drive a passenger motor vehicle, especially a luxury vehicle such as a large sedan or limousine.
Originally, such drivers were often personal employees of the vehicle owner, but this has changed to speciali ...
Chauvinist
Chauvinism is the unreasonable belief in the superiority or dominance of one's own group or people, who are seen as strong and virtuous, while others are considered weak, unworthy, or inferior. It can be described as a form of extreme patriotis ...
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Chef
A chef is a trained professional cook and tradesman who is proficient in all aspects of food preparation, often focusing on a particular cuisine. The word "chef" is derived from the term ''chef de cuisine'' (), the director or head of a kitche ...
Clou
Clou was a Czech rock band from Prague formed in 2001, who sang in English. They released their debut EP, ''First'', in 2004, and a studio album titled ''Postcards'' in 2005. They went on to release three more albums before breaking up in 2014.
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Collage
Collage (, from the french: coller, "to glue" or "to stick together";) is a technique of art creation, primarily used in the visual arts, but in music too, by which art results from an assemblage of different forms, thus creating a new whole. ...
Cornichon
A pickled cucumber (commonly known as a pickle in the United States and Canada and a gherkin in Britain, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand) is a usually small or miniature cucumber that has been Pickling, pickled in a Brine (f ...
Coupé
A coupe or coupé (, ) is a passenger car with a sloping or truncated rear roofline and two doors.
The term ''coupé'' was first applied to horse-drawn carriages for two passengers without rear-facing seats. It comes from the French past parti ...
Courage
Courage (also called bravery or valor) is the choice and willingness to confront agony, pain, danger, uncertainty, or intimidation. Valor is courage or bravery, especially in battle.
Physical courage is bravery in the face of physical pain, h ...
Crème de la Crème
Crème de la crème (French, ''literally'' 'cream of the cream') is an idiom meaning "the best of the best", "superlative", or "the very best". It may also refer to:
* Creme de la Creme (band), a defunct German band
* '' La Crème de la crème'' ...
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Crème fraiche Crème (or creme) is a French word for 'cream', used in culinary terminology for various preparations:
* Cream, a high-fat dairy product made from milk
* Custard, a cooked, usually sweet mixture of dairy and eggs
* Crème liqueur, a sweet liqueur
* ...
List of English words of French origin
A great number of words of French origin have entered the English language to the extent that many Latin words have come to the English language. According to different sources, 45% of all English words have a French origin. This suggests that 80 ...
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List of Spanish words of French origin
This is a list of Spanish words of French origin. It is further divided into words that come from Modern French and Old French. In both cases, the words included did not exist in Latin. Some of these words have alternate etymologies and may a ...