1. French words in English
By: Majid Heidari
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2. Secret of words
Dejavu
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3. Dejavu:noun /da-zha-vu/
‫هه‬ ‫هه‬ ‫هههه‬ ‫هه‬ ‫هه‬ ‫هه‬ ‫هههههه‬
‫ههه‬ ‫ههه‬ ‫هههه‬ ‫ههههه‬ ‫هه‬
‫هههه‬ ‫هههه‬ ‫ههههه‬ ‫هه‬ ‫ههههه‬
. ‫ههه‬ ‫هههه‬ ‫ههههه‬
‫هههه‬ ‫ههههه‬ ‫ههه‬ ‫هه‬ ‫هه‬ ‫هههه‬
‫هه‬ ‫ههههه‬ ‫هههه‬ ‫هههه‬ . ‫ههه‬ 3

4. ‫ه‬‫ه‬‫ه‬‫ه‬‫ه‬‫ه‬‫ه‬‫ه‬‫ه‬dejavu
1.
‫ههههههه‬ ‫هه‬ ‫هههه‬ ‫هه‬ ‫ه‬ ‫ههه‬
‫ههه‬ ‫هههه‬ ‫هه‬ ‫هههههه‬ ‫ه‬ ‫هه‬ ‫هههه‬
‫هه‬ ‫ههههه‬ ‫ههه‬
. ‫هههه‬
‫هههه‬ ‫هه‬ ‫هههه‬ ‫هه‬ ‫هه‬ ‫هه‬ ‫ههه‬
. ‫ههه‬ ‫ههههه‬ ‫هه‬ ‫هههه‬
2.
‫هه‬ ‫هه‬ ‫هههههه‬ ‫هه‬ ‫ههه‬ ‫هه‬ ‫هههه‬
‫ههه‬ ‫هه‬ ‫ههه‬ ‫هه‬ ‫هههه‬ ‫هههه‬ ‫هههه‬
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5. ‫ه‬‫ه‬‫ه‬‫ه‬‫ه‬‫ه‬‫ه‬‫ه‬‫ه‬‫ه‬dejavu
I entered the room and immediately felt a
sense of dejavu .
‫هههه‬ ‫هههه‬ ‫ههههه‬ ‫ههه‬ ‫هه‬
‫هه‬ ‫ههه‬ ‫ه‬ ‫ههه‬dejavu‫ههه‬ ‫هه‬ ‫هه‬
.‫ههه‬
When the car broke again, it was a dejavu .
‫هههه‬ ‫هههههه‬ ‫ههههه‬ ‫هههه‬
‫هه‬ ‫ههه‬ ‫ههههه‬ ‫ه‬ ‫هه‬dejavu
. ‫ههه‬
The rise in housing costs is dejavu all over 5

6. ‫ه‬‫ه‬‫ه‬‫ه‬dejavu
‫ههههههه‬ ‫هههه‬ ‫هه‬ ‫ه‬ ‫ههه‬ ‫ه‬ ‫هه‬
‫هههه‬ ‫ه‬ ‫ههه‬ ‫ه‬ ‫هههههه‬ ‫هههه‬
‫هههههه‬ ‫ه‬ ‫ههههه‬ ‫هه‬ ‫ههههه‬
.‫هههه‬ ‫هههه‬
‫ههه‬ ‫هه‬ ‫ه‬‫ه‬ ‫هههههه‬ ‫ههه‬‫ههه‬1903
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7. Dejavu‫ه‬‫ه‬‫ه‬‫ه‬‫ه‬ ‫ه‬‫ه‬
‫ه‬ ‫هههه‬dejavu‫هههه‬ ‫ه‬ ‫هههه‬ ‫هه‬
paramnesia‫هه‬ ‫هههههه‬ ‫ههههه‬ ‫هه‬ ‫ه‬
. ‫هههه‬ ‫هه‬ ‫ههههه‬
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8. Secrets of words
Bete noire
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9. Bete noire : noun /bet-nwar/
•‫نن‬ ‫نن‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ننن‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ن‬ ‫نننن‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ن‬ ‫نن‬
‫نننن‬ ‫ن‬ ‫نن‬ ) . ‫ن‬ ‫نن‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ننننن‬
( ‫نننن‬
•‫نن‬ ‫نن‬ ‫ننن‬ ‫نن‬ ‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫نننن‬ ‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫ننن‬
. ‫ننن‬ ‫نن‬ ‫ننننن‬ ‫ن‬ ‫نننننن‬ 9

10. ‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬bete noire
• A politician who is the bete noire of liberal
groups.
•‫ننن‬ ‫نننن‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ننننننننن‬ ‫ن‬
‫نننننن‬ ‫ننن‬ ‫نننن‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ننن‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ننن‬
. ‫ننن‬
• Doing my own tax return is the bete noire that
haunts me every April.
•‫ننن‬ ‫ننننن‬ ‫ن‬ ‫نننننن‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ننننن‬
‫ننننن‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ن‬ ‫نننن‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ننن‬
‫نن‬ ‫نننننن‬ ‫نننننن‬ ‫ننننن‬ 10

11. ‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬bete noire
‫ننننننن‬ ‫نننن‬ ‫ننن‬ ‫نننن‬ ‫ننن‬
‫نننننن‬ ‫ن‬ ‫نننن‬ ‫نننن‬ ‫ن‬ ‫نننن‬
‫ننن‬ ‫نن‬ ‫نن‬ ‫نننننن‬1828‫نن‬ ‫ننن‬
. ‫نننن‬
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12. Secret of words
Raison detre
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13. Raison detre : noun /ra-zon-detre/
•‫نننن‬ ‫ننننن‬ ‫ن‬ ‫نننننن‬ ‫ننننن‬
‫نننن‬ ‫نن‬ ‫ننن‬ ‫نن‬
•‫نن‬ ‫ن‬ ‫نن‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ن‬ ‫نننن‬ ‫نن‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ننن‬
‫نننننن‬
•” ‫نننن‬ ” ‫ننننن‬ ‫نن‬ ‫ننن‬ ‫ن‬ ‫نننن‬
” ‫ننننن‬ ‫نننن‬ ” ‫نن‬ 13

14. ‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬raison detre
Art is his raison detre.
. ‫ننن‬ ‫نن‬ ‫ننننن‬ ‫نننن‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ننن‬
Profit seems to be raison detre of business.
‫ننن‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ننن‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ننن‬ ‫ننننن‬ ‫نننن‬
. ‫ننن‬
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15. ‫ه‬‫ه‬‫ه‬‫ه‬raison detre
‫ههههههه‬ ‫هههه‬ ‫هه‬ ‫هههه‬ ‫ههه‬
‫هه‬ ‫هه‬ ‫هههههه‬ ‫هههههه‬ ‫ه‬ ‫هههه‬
‫ههه‬1864. ‫ههه‬ ‫هههه‬
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16. Secret of words
Carte blanche
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17. Carte blanche:noun/kart-blansh/
‫هه‬ ‫هه‬ ‫ههه‬ ‫ههههه‬ ‫هههههه‬
‫هههههه‬ ) . ‫ههههههه‬ ‫هه‬ ‫هههه‬
( ‫ههه‬
‫ه‬ ‫هههه‬ ‫هههههه‬ ‫ه‬ ‫هههه‬
. ‫ههه‬ ‫هههههه‬ 17

18. ‫ه‬‫ه‬‫ه‬‫ه‬‫ه‬‫ه‬‫ه‬‫ه‬‫ه‬‫ه‬carte blanche
• He was given carte blanche to negotiate.
•‫هههه‬ ‫ههه‬ ‫هههههه‬ ‫هه‬ ‫هه‬
. ‫هه‬ ‫هههه‬ ‫هههههه‬
• We gave the decorator carte blanche to furnish
the house .
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19. ‫ه‬‫ه‬‫ه‬‫ه‬carte blanche
‫هههه‬ ‫ه‬ ‫هههه‬ ‫ههههههه‬ ‫هههه‬
‫هه‬ ‫هه‬ ‫هههههه‬ ‫هههههه‬ ‫ه‬ ‫ههه‬
‫ههه‬1751. ‫ههه‬ ‫هههه‬
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20. Secret of words
Faux pas
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21. Faux pas: noun /fo-pa/
‫ههه‬ ‫ههههه‬ ‫ههههههه‬ ‫هههههه‬
‫ههههه‬ ‫ه‬ ‫هههه‬ ‫هههههه‬
‫ههههههه‬
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22. ‫ز‬‫ز‬‫ز‬‫ز‬‫ز‬‫ز‬‫ز‬‫ز‬‫ز‬‫ز‬faux pas
Arriving too early would be a serious faux pas .
‫ززز‬ ‫زز‬ ‫زز‬ ‫ززز‬ ) ‫ززززز‬ ‫ززز‬ ‫زززز‬
‫زز‬ ‫ز‬ ( ‫ززز‬ ‫ززززز‬ ‫زز‬ ‫زز‬ ‫ززززز‬
. ‫ززز‬ ‫زززز‬ ‫زززززز‬
The host set the guest at ease about his faux pas by
politely imitating it.
‫ززززززز‬ ‫ززززز‬ ‫زز‬ ‫زززززز‬
‫زز‬ ‫ززز‬ ‫زززز‬ ‫ز‬ ‫زززززز‬ ‫زززززز‬
. ‫زززز‬ ‫ززززز‬ ‫زززز‬ ‫زز‬
He committed a faux pas by asking the overweight
lady when she was expecting her baby .
‫زز‬ ‫زز‬ ‫ززززز‬ ‫ززز‬ ‫زززززز‬ ‫زز‬
‫زز‬ ‫زززز‬ ‫زززززز‬ ‫زز‬ ‫ززز‬ ‫زززز‬ 22

23. ‫ز‬‫ز‬‫ز‬‫ز‬faux pas
‫ز‬ ‫زززز‬ ‫ز‬ ‫ززززززز‬ ‫زززز‬
‫ززز‬ ‫زززززز‬ ‫زززززز‬1676
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24. Secrets of words
Tete–a-tete
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25. Tete –a- tete : adverb/noun/teit a teit/
‫ززز‬ ‫زز‬ ‫ززز‬ ‫ززززز‬ ‫زززززز‬
‫زززز‬ ‫زز‬ ‫زززز‬ ‫ز‬ ‫زززز‬ ‫زززززز‬
‫ززز‬ ‫زز‬
‫ززز‬ ‫زز‬ ‫ززززززز‬ ‫زززززز‬
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26. ‫ز‬‫ز‬‫ز‬‫ز‬‫ز‬‫ز‬‫ز‬‫ز‬‫ز‬‫ز‬tete-a-tete
The teacher had a tete–a–tete with the student’s
parents to discuss his disciplinary problems in class.
‫زز‬ ‫ززززز‬ ‫زززززز‬ ‫زز‬ ‫زززز‬
‫زززززز‬ ‫زززز‬ ‫زززز‬ ‫ززززز‬
‫زززز‬ ‫زز‬ ‫زز‬ ‫ززززززز‬ ‫زززززز‬
. ‫ززز‬ ‫ززززز‬
The lawyers settled the issue in a pre-trial tete–a–tete
.
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27. ‫ز‬‫ز‬‫ز‬‫ز‬Tete-a-tete
‫زززز‬ ‫ز‬ ‫ززززززز‬ ‫زززز‬
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