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What are some common French acronyms?

08/18/21 by | Blog, French Phrases Menu, French translation, Speak French | No Comments »

What are some common French acronyms?

“Teena, what are some common French acronyms?”

Excellent question, George! Thank you for writing to me :-)

Here are the ones I’m familiar with and even though I haven’t needed to use the other common acronyms, I thought they might be helpful when reading books or websites:

  1. BCBG bon chic bon genre = Preppy
  2. BD Bande Dessinée = comics/comic book
  3. BP boîte postale = post office box (P.O. Box)
  4. CB carte bleue, carte bancaire = credit/ debit card
  5. CIE compagnie = company (Co.)
  6. CV curriculum vitae = résumé
  7. DAB distributeur automatique de billets = ATM (automated teller machine)
  8. ÉU États-Unis = United States (U.S.)
  9. Go giga octet = GB (gigabyte)
  10. h Heure = o’clock
  11. HT hors taxe = subtotal excluding tax/ tax not included
  12. Mo mega octet = MB (megabyte)
  13. ONG organisation non gouvernementale = NGO (non-government organization)
  14. ONU Organisation des Nations unies = UN (United Nations)
  15. OVNI Objet volant non identifié = UFO (unidentified flying object)
  16. PDG président-directeur général = CEO (chief executive officer)
  17. PIB produit intérieur brut = GDP (gross domestic product)
  18. PME Petite ou Moyenne Entreprise = Small or Medium sized Enterprise (SME)
  19. RATP Régie autonome des transports parisiens = Paris public transportation authority (métro and bus)
  20. rdc rez-de-chaussée = ground floor/1st floor
  21. RER Réseau express régional = high speed train service between Paris and the suburbs
  22. RF la République française = The French Republic
  23. rdv rendez-vous = date, meeting
  24. SA société anonyme = Joint-stock company; similar to Inc. (incorporated)
  25. SAMU secours d’aide médicale d’urgence = ambulance
  26. SARL société à responsabilité limitée = Ltd (limited liability company)
  27. SIDA syndrome immunodéficitaire acquis = AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome)
  28. SVP s’il vous plaît = Please

Do you have any French acronyms you’d like to share?

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I love you my cabbage!

04/05/16 by | Blog, French translation | No Comments »

I love you my cabbage is translated from je t’aime, mon chou!

I love you my cabbage! Je t'aime mon chou!“Chou” is the French word for cabbage, and is pronounced as “shoo” — I love this little word and I use it a LOT!

“Choufleur” translates to cauliflower — chou + fleur (flower), and can also be used in many ways, not just for food.

  • “chou de Bruxelles” translates to Brussels sprout.

As an adjective “chou” can also mean gorgeous, adorable, lovely, cute, sweet, and is used as follows:

  • As a wonderfully delightful term of endearment, “Je t’aime, mon chou!” = “I love you, my gorgeous thing/person!”
  • “Mon petit chou!” translates to “My little cabbage!” meaning, “My gorgeous little thing/person!”

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