1 | The tropes on this wiki that are named in GratuitousFrench... or close enough.\ |
2 | Some may be bad French or mixed with English, and rarely bothered with the correct diacritics (accents) until the custom title system. |
3 | |
4 | '''Important note:''' anytime you see " l' ", "le", "la" or "les", consider them as articles akin to "the", and '''DON'T''' list them under "L" in indexes. |
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6 | [floatboxright: |
7 | See also: |
8 | + UsefulNotes/{{France}} |
9 | + UsefulNotes/FrenchLanguage] |
10 | |
11 | [[index]] |
12 | * AgentProvocateur = troublemaker agent |
13 | * ArtNouveau = new art [[note]]At least how the Anglophones and the French name the genre; other countries name it with something else such as "Jungendstil" or "secession"[[/note]] |
14 | * ArtDeco = retroactively named after the 1925 Paris [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Exhibition_of_Modern_Decorative_and_Industrial_Arts International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts]]. |
15 | * {{Chanson}} = song |
16 | * TheChanteuse (''la chanteuse'') = the female singer |
17 | * ChezRestaurant = at the restaurant |
18 | * {{Cliche}} = Overused trope, phrase and so on |
19 | * LesCollaborateurs = collaborators (with the enemy) |
20 | * {{Commune}} = groups of housings, small towns, etc. The trope uses it as "community". |
21 | * UsefulNotes/LesCopsSportif (''la police sportive'') = the athletic police[[note]]This is a JustForFun/{{Punny Trope Name|s}} derived from ''Le Coq Sportif'', the sports equipment manufacturer.[[/note]] |
22 | * CordonBleughChef = blegh ribbon chef[[note]]This is a JustForFun/{{Punny Trope Name|s}} derived from ''cordon bleu'', which means SupremeChef in French, and it's also the name of a dish.[[/note]] |
23 | * TheCoup = shorthand for "coup d'État," colloquially "a blow against the State" or "putsch" |
24 | * CoupDeGrace = blow of mercy |
25 | ** CoupDeGraceCutscene |
26 | * DejaVu = already seen |
27 | * {{Denouement}} = unknotting, unravelling |
28 | ** DenouementEpisode |
29 | * {{Detournement}} (''le détournement'') |
30 | * DisposableFiance = "fiancé" (engaged, to be married) is a French word originally |
31 | * DoubleEntendre = double meaning |
32 | * DroitDuSeigneur = right of the lord |
33 | * EndangeredSouffle = "soufflé" ("blown") is a French word originally |
34 | * EnfantTerrible = terrible child[[note]]Or "terrific child", but that wouldn't fit the trope.[[/note]] |
35 | * FeeFiFauxPas = fee fi false step |
36 | * FemmeFatale = deadly woman |
37 | * FemmeFataleSpy = only the first two words "femme fatale" are French. |
38 | * AFeteWorseThanDeath = only "fête" ("party") is French. |
39 | * FilleFatale = deadly girl |
40 | * LeFilmArtistique = artistic film |
41 | * FilmNoir = black film |
42 | * FleurDeLis (''fleur de lys'') = flower of lily |
43 | * GrandeDame = big lady |
44 | * GrandFinale = big finale |
45 | * TheGrotesque = gross and ridiculous at the same time |
46 | * {{Homage}} = tribute |
47 | * TheIngenue (''l'ingénue'') = naïve woman |
48 | * {{Jaccuse}} = I accuse |
49 | * JeanneDArchetype = Joan of archetype[[note]]pun on [[UsefulNotes/JoanOfArc Jeanne d'Arc]][[/note]] |
50 | * MalMariee = badly married woman |
51 | * MeleeATrois = fray of three[[note]]This is a JustForFun/{{Punny Trope Name|s}} derived from ''ménage à trois'', a.k.a. threesome.[[/note]] |
52 | * MilitaryCoup (''le coup d'État militaire'') |
53 | * MisereGame = destitution |
54 | * {{Montages}} = assemblies |
55 | * MoustacheDePlume = quill mustache |
56 | * NomDeGuerre = war name |
57 | * NomDeMom = mother's name |
58 | * NouveauRiche = new rich |
59 | * {{Pastiche}} = pâté or pie filling mixed from several ingredients |
60 | * LeParkour = word used for freerunning derived from "parcours" (course/route with obstacles on the way) |
61 | * [[PhlebotinumDuJour Phlébotinum du Jour]] = phlebotinum of the day |
62 | * {{Portmanteau}} (''le portemanteau'') = coat hanger[[note]]The trope isn't about coat hangers![[/note]] |
63 | * UsefulNotes/TheRenaissance = rebirth |
64 | * LaResistance = the resistance |
65 | * {{Reveille}} |
66 | * RomanAClef = novel with key |
67 | * SpookySeance = spooky session |
68 | * {{Tableau}} = painting/panel |
69 | * ThwartedCoupDeGrace |
70 | * {{Touche}} = touched/being hit |
71 | * TreeBuchet = trébuchet [[note]]A JustForFun/{{Punny Trope Name|s}} combining "trebuchet" with the English word "tree"[[/note]] |
72 | * TroubleEntendre |
73 | * VigilanteMan = watchman |
74 | [[/index]] |
75 | ---- |
76 | !! Other French phrases: |
77 | * ''danse macabre'' = [[TheDeadCanDance dance of death]] |
78 | * ''ménage à trois'' = [[ThreeWaySex couple of three]] |
79 | * ''princesse lointaine'' = [[PeerlessLoveInterest faraway princess]] |
80 | * ''raisonneur'' = [[AuthorAvatar one who argues]] |
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