List of 100 Words That Are the Same in French and English
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As both languages have Latin roots, it is no surprise that French and English share many same words. Here's a list of words that are the same in French and English.
| adieu | connoisseur | fiancé | potpourri |
| allowance | coup | film noir | premier |
| ambulance | coup d’état | gateau | queue |
| apostrophe | coupons | gazette | rectangle |
| au pair | critique | genre | renaissance |
| avant-garde | crochet | heritage | rendezvous |
| aviation | cul-de-sac | hotel | reservoir |
| baguette | de rigueur | illusion | restaurant |
| ballet | debacle | joie de vivre | ricochet |
| beret | debris | liaison | risqué |
| blond(e) | déjà vu | machine | role |
| bon voyage | depot | massage | roulette |
| bouquet | detour | ménage à trois | sabotage |
| bourgeois | dossier | menu | savoir-faire |
| boutique | du jour | metro | séance |
| brunette | eau de cologne | milieu | sentiment |
| bureau | eau de toilette | nocturnal | silhouette |
| cabaret | elite | nouveau riche | soufflé |
| cadet | en route | occasion | souvenir |
| camouflage | entrepreneur | omelette | technique |
| carte blanche | etiquette | papier-mâché | television |
| champagne | facade | par excellence | tête-à-tête |
| chauffeur | faux pas | parachute | vinaigrette |
| chic | faux | parasol | voilà |
| cliché | femme fatale | panache | voyeur |
