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How To Speak French Like A Diplomat

By Henry Diaz
Jan 22, 2009
Knowing that you need to better understand this topic I recommend that you take 5 minutes to read what we have to say.

French is considered the language of love. That's why a French dictionary may be of use. Of course, it might just be because they want to translate words from French, or learn the meaning of French words.

Many language students have this dictionary. This tool allows people to easily find words to see what they are in the other language. Of course it's very handy to have.

Many French dictionaries found their way onto the Internet. There were translation services like Babelfish and recently Google. Single words or even blocks of text can be translated. Many people use this during online chat with people who don't speak the same language.

Here are some words from this dictionary. In English bread crisped over a heat source is called toast. Many kinds of toast exist. French toast is one type of toast. The French call it pain perdu. It's made by dipping the bread in egg and frying it. People it with fruit.

The toast in a French dictionary is given to honor something. We're familiar with this when the best man toasts the bride and groom at a wedding reception. That's en l'honneur de in French.

Bread can be found in the French dictionaries. The French word is pain. It does not refer to a loaf of bread or a slice of bread, but more specifically to a loaf of soap, or ice. Panade in French is bread soup.

The word for restaurant found in a French dictionary is cafe. We use that word in English as well as we use the word restaurant. If you own a restaurant in France you're a restauranteur. In French it's a masculine word.

In a French dictionary pomme is a potato. When turned into french fries the French would call it pommes frites. That was once explained on the popular children's show Mr. Rogers Neighborhood. The phrase pommes de la soupe would be potato soup. Some who wanted cheese on a potato would ask for pommes du fromage.

Now you know why people love it.

In conclusion Id like to say thank you to you for reading this article and good luck with any issues related to this information.

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