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Give me a list of English words of French origin, but have different meaning than the French meaning?
I know syndicate, douche... any other?
6 Answers
- Tom SLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
location - in French it means rental
occasion - in French it means opportunity
mode - means fashion in French
amend - comes from amener "to bring"
gross - gros means big in French
- GrahamHLv 71 decade ago
cul de sac - ( bum of a bag in French)
loo (was origianlly "lieu" - place - in French)
love (in tennis) (originally "l'oeuf" - the egg)
tennis (from French "tenez" hold)
are a few that occur to me immediately. Conversely, there are a number of "English" terms in French that have changed their meaning from the original: camping - a camp site. Parking = a car park, smoking - a dinner jacket;
"boudin" - black sausage is believed to have come from the English "pudding" - this is an example of the French usage keeping the original meaning whilst the English meaning has moved on.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Toit = roof
Douche = shower
- 1 decade ago
Raisin (French: grape)
Cocktail (French: coquetier - eggcup)
can't think of any more