Société   Society  

The following words, used in social life, are French words
bon vivant ('well living') ⇨ Bon: Good, ⇨ Vie: Life
demi-monde ('half world', on the fringe of respectable society)
entourage ('surroundings', companions)
entrée ('freedom of entry') ⇨ Entrer: to Go in
esprit de corps ('body spirit', group loyalty) ⇨ Esprit: Mind, ⇨ Corps: Body
gaffe ('unintentionally hooking or gaffing', social blunder)
habitué (frequent customer) ⇨ Habiller: to Clothe
joie de vivre ('joy of living') ⇨ Vie: Life
liaison ('binding') ⇨ Lier: to Bind
maladroit ('badly skilled', awkward) ⇨ Mal: Bad, ⇨ Droite: Right
malaise (discomfort) ⇨ Mal: Bad
malapropos (inopportune) ⇨ Mal: Bad
nouveau riche (newly rich) ⇨ Nouveau: New
parvenu ('one who has arrived', newly rich) ⇨ Venir: to Come
passé ('passed', out of date)
piqué ('pricked', arouse)
raison d'être (reason for existing) ⇨ ÃŠtre: to Be
rendezvous (rendez-vous, 'present yourself')
risqué ('risky', osé)
séance ('sitting', meeting) ⇨ Asseoir: to Sit
touché ('touched [by the tip of the spade]', touched by a clever remark)
tour de force ('a feat of skill') ⇨ Fort: Strong

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Société: Society
忠 Confiance: Trust
助 Aider: to Help
奴 Servitude: Bondage
给 Donner: to Give
客 Hôte: Guest
绑 缚 Lier: to Bind

© Renaud Bouret