adieu
of adieu
A farewell, sometimes implying a long separation.
Category
Society & ideas
18 Franglais words in this category
au pair
of au pair
A young person living with a family while helping with childcare.
avant-garde
of avant-garde
Experimental work or people at the leading edge of an artistic movement.
bon voyage
of bon voyage
A wish for someone to have a good journey.
bourgeois
of bourgeois
Relating to the middle class or conventional social tastes.
bourgeoisie
of bourgeoisie
The middle class collectively, especially in political writing.
chaperone
of chaperon
A person who accompanies or supervises others at an event.
déjà vu
of déjà vu
The feeling that a present experience has happened before.
entourage
of entourage
A group of people accompanying an important person.
etiquette
of étiquette
The customary rules of polite behaviour.
faux pas
of faux pas
An embarrassing social mistake.
fiancé / fiancée
of fiancé / fiancée
A person engaged to be married; fiancé is masculine and fiancée feminine.
je ne sais quoi
of je ne sais quoi
An appealing quality that is hard to describe precisely.
joie de vivre
of joie de vivre
An evident delight in life and its pleasures.
nouveau riche
of nouveau riche
Recently wealthy, especially when displaying wealth ostentatiously.
rendezvous
of rendezvous
An arranged meeting at a particular place and time.
savoir-faire
of savoir-faire
Social ease or practical skill in handling a situation.
tête-à-tête
of tête-à-tête
A private conversation between two people.