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À COUPER LE SOUFFLE - breathtaking

ATTRAYANT - attractive, inviting, enticing, or appealing.

BLASÉ - unimpressed or indifferent to something you’ve seen too much before

BON MOT - a witty remark or comment; clever saying or witticism

BON VIVANT - a social butterfly; one who loves parties

BOULEVERSANT- deeply moving, distressing, or overwhelming

CARTONNER - to “hit the target” or to be successful
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CAUCHEMAR - a nightmare where people experience a weird, realistic sensation of being helplessly pressed down by a malicious spirit.

CHARTREUSE - pale green or yellow-colored herbal liqueur made La Grande Chartreuse monastery. The yellowish pale green color of the liqueur is the basis for the color chartreuse.

CHATOUILLEMENT- the French word for tickling

CHOUCHOUTER - to pamper, coddle or spoil someone. It refers to the act of giving special treatment or treating someone with excessive affection.

CLAIR DE LUNE - moonlight

COTERIE - a group of people who associate together

COUP DE GRÂCE - a décisive finishing blow, event or act

DÉPAYSEMENT- the feeling of being a “fish out of water.”

ÉBLOUISSANTE - dazzling

ÉCLAT DE RIRE - burst of laughter

EMPÊCHEMENT - an unexpected last minute change of plans

ENFANT TERRIBLE - outrageously outspoken; bold person who

ÉPANOUISSEMENT - means blossoming or blooming. Can be used in a literal sense (i.e. in flowering plants) and figuratively as development or changes happening in a person either physically, socially, emotionally, or intellectually. It can mean growth, the process of flourishing, or the reaching of your full potential.

ÉPHÉMÈRE - ephemeral

ÉPOUSTOUFLANT - an amazing moment or scene; stunning, astonishing, mind-blowing.

ESPRIT D’ESCALIER - the witty comeback you think of after the time you could have used it

ÉTERNELLEMENT JEUNES - forever young
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ÉTOILE FILANTE - shooting star

ÊTRE À L OUEST - literally “being west” meaning a daydreamer or someone spaces out

FLÂNEUR - walking aimlessly and without direction to soak up the city life

FOLIE - madness

FOUDROYANT - dazzling, stunning in effect

FRISSON- a sudden passing sensation of excitement
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INOUBLIABLE - unforgettable

INTEMPOREL - timeless

INSOLITE - unusual

INSOUCIANT - free from worry or concern

INTRÉPIDE - fearless

JOIE DE VIVRE - a joy to be alive; carefree living

LA DOULEUR EXQUISE - literally “the exquisite pain” meaning the pain of loving someone who doesn’t want you.

L’ESPIRIT D’ESCALIER - literally “staircase wit” Thinking of something to say too late.

L’APPEL DU VIDE - literally the “call of the void” meaning the inexplicable urge to jump from high places

LARMES DE JOIE - tears of joy

LOINTAIN SOUVENIR- distant memory

LUEUR D’ESPOIR - glimmer of hope
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MALENTENDU - misunderstanding

MALHEUREUSEMENT - unfortunately or sadly

MÉTIER- something that a person does really well

NOUVEAU DÉPART - fresh start

PENITENT - feeling sorrow or regret for what you’ve done wrong

PROFITER- to make the best of a situation

RAPLAPLA - tired and worn out

RAS LE BOL - feelings of despair, to be done or fed up
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RECHERCHE - carefully chosen, rare or exotic

RETROUVAILLES- the joy of reuniting with someone you haven’t seen in a long time

RÊVEUSE - dreamer

SORTABLE - a person you can’t take out because they embarrass you

LE TRAIN-TRAIN QUOTIDIEN - the daily grind. The same old, boring day-to-day routine. The waking up, working, coming home, sleeping …and waking up to do it all over again. That kind of boring day-to-day.

TOURNESOL- sunflower

TROUVAILLE - something lovely discovered by chance; a windfall

UNCOUTH - lacking good manners

Savoir, penser, rêver. Tout est là.
”To know, to think, to dream. That is all.”

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