Thursday, April 18, 2013

the worst Americanisms ("anglicisms") in French today




le leader   (not "le dirigeant")
le look (not "presentation," "apparence")
plus relax (adj.) (not "moins ostentatoire," "decontracte," "reposant," etc.)
plus glamour (adj). (not"sensuel" or "prestigieux")
stopper (not "arreter" ou "faire cesser")
lister (not "enumerer")
le top (not "le comble," "le nec plus ultra,: etc.)
les stars (not "vedettes,"
cool (not "chouette,"
team (not "equipe")


etc.

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