French

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English borrows from many words from French. Think of five French words in English? How did they get there? Now read this text:

Look at your five words again. Do you still think your guesses are correct? Check in a dictionary.

There are over 1500 French words in English. Try this crossword.


Merriam-Webster's French-English Translation Dictionary, Kindle Editionir
Larousse Student Dictionary French-English/English-French 



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