I love the fact that English is a melting pot of words and phrases from many other languages. Here are some French words and phrases that we use in English.
| bizarre | Strange. |
| blasé | Indifferent to something because you have experienced or seen it so often before. |
| brunette | Brown hair. |
| cachet | A sign of prestige. |
| déjà vu | A feeling of having already experienced the present situation. |
| eclair | A long thin cake made of choux pastry. |
| enfant terrible | A person who behaves in an unconventional or controversial way. |
| laissez-faire | A policy of leaving things to take their own course, without interfering. |
| nom de plume | A pen name. |
| pièce de résistance | A most remarkable item. |
| touché | A word used to concede a point. |
| tour de force | A feat or skill. |
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