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addition in French

bill or tab {addition, French}.

aide-memoire

notes or summary {aide-mémoire}.

ardoise

blackboard {ardoise}.

banc

bench {banc}.

barre in French

bar {barre, French}.

billet in French

letter {billet, French}.

billet-doux

love letter {billet-doux}.

boite

can or bottle or box {boîte}.

boite a gouter

lunch box {boîte à goûter}.

bol

bowl {bol}.

boudoir

bedroom {boudoir}.

bouilloire

kettle {bouilloire}.

bouteille

bottle {bouteille}.

bouton

button {bouton}.

caisse

cash register {caisse}.

caissette

small box {caissette}.

camp

military post {camp}.

carafe in French

pitcher {carafe, French}.

carte

card or menu {carte}.

cendre

ash or cinder {cèndre}.

chaise longue in French

chair with long seat for legs {chaise longue, French}.

chapeau in French

hat or small bread round with dough hat {chapeau, French}.

chateau

house {chateau}.

chemise in French

dress {chemise, French}.

cheval-de-frise

walls with barbed wire, spikes, or broken glass {cheval-de-frise}.

coffre

chest {coffre}.

coiffe

hat with lace {coiffe}.

cologne in French

light perfume {cologne, French}.

confiserie

candy shop {confiserie}.

congelateur

freezer {congélateur}.

conservatoire

conservatory {conservatoire}.

corbeille

architectural decoration looking like fruit or flower basket {corbeille} {corbeil}.

corne d'abondance

horn of plenty {corne d'abondance}.

cornet in French

cone {cornet, French}.

couteau

knife {couteau}.

couvert

place setting with dishes, silver, glassware, and linen {couvert}.

crepe de Chine

silk {crêpe de Chine}.

cruche

jug {cruche}.

cuillere

spoon {cuillère}.

cuisine kitchen

kitchen or cooking or food style {cuisine}.

cuisiniere

stove {cuisinière}.

culotte

rump or trouser {culotte}.

cure-dent

toothpick {cure-dent}.

damier

checkerboard {damier}.

demitasse in French

small cup {demi-tasse, French} {demitasse, French}.

dentelle

lace {dentelle}.

eau de cologne

light perfume or toilet water {eau de cologne}.

eau de toilette

very light perfume {eau de toilette}.

encre

ink {encre}.

fagot in French

bundle {fagot, French}.

fer a cheval

horseshoe {fer à cheval}.

ferme farm

farm {ferme}.

feu

fire {feu}.

ficelle

string {ficelle}.

flute

flute or thin champagne glass {flûte}.

four

oven {four}.

four a micro-onde

microwave oven {four à micro-onde}.

fourchette

fork {fourchette}.

grande tasse

mug {grande tasse}.

grille-pain

toaster {grille-pain}.

hatelet

skewer {hâtelet}.

hotel

hotel or establishment {hôtel}.

louche

ladle {louche}.

lycee

school {lycée}.

magasin

store {magasin}.

maison

house or restaurant {maison}.

maisonette

small house or two-story apartment {maisonette}.

marche

market or seasonable or available {marché}.

menhir

standing stone {menhir}.

miroir

mirror or glaze {miroir}.

mitaine isolante

mitt for oven {mitaine isolante}.

mosaique

mosaic {mosaïque}.

moulin in French

mill {moulin, French}.

note

bill or tab {note, French}.

nouveaute

novelty {nouveauté}.

objet d'art

art object {objet d'art}.

oeil-de-boeuf

oval window {oeil-de-boeuf}.

ouvre-boite

can opener {ouvre-boîte}.

paille

stick {paille}.

papier

paper {papier}.

papier colle

pasted paper collage using paper cut into shapes {papier collé}.

papier mache

Paper soaked in paste and shaped and dried, or paper and paste mixture {papier-mâché}.

papillote in French

parchment paper or foil {papillote, French}.

paquet

package or parcel {paquet}.

passe-partout

passport {passe-partout}.

pave

paving stone {pavé}.

peau de soie

soft non-shiny fabric {peau de soie}.

perle

pearl {perlé}.

philtre

magic potion {philtre}.

pied-a-terre

temporary or second residence {pied-à-terre}.

pissoir

public urinal {pissoir}.

plat in French

dish {plat, French}.

plat cuisine

dish or plate {plat cuisiné}.

plateau in French

platter {plateau, French}.

poele pan

frying pan {poêle}.

porcelaine

china {porcelaine}.

porte-cochere

carriage entrance {porte-cochère}.

pot in French

jar {pot, French}.

pot gradue

measuring cup {pot gradué}.

prie-dieu

prayer bench {prié-dieu}.

proces-verbal

official record {proces-verbal}.

puit

well {puit}.

rape grater

grater {râpe}.

robe de chambre

skin or jacket {robe de chambre}.

robe des champs

skin or jacket {robe des champs}.

robinet

tap {robinet}.

roman in French

novel or story {roman, French}.

roman-fleuve

novel series about community or family {roman-fleuve}.

selle

saddle {selle}.

serviette

napkin {serviette}.

soie

silk {soie}.

souvenir

item associated with past event {souvenir}.

spatule

spatula {spatule}.

tablette

bar or piece {tablette}.

tablier

apron {tablier}.

tasse

cup {tasse}.

theiere

teapot {théière}.

timbale

small mold {timbale}.

tourtiere

pot with three legs {tourtière}.

trompe l'oeil

painting using unusual perspective or viewpoint {trompe l'oeil}.

tuile

roof tile or almond cookie {tuile}.

turban in French

ring mold {turban, French}.

vaisselle

dish {vaisselle}.

verre

glass {verre}.

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