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What are some common French acronyms?

08/18/21 by | Blog, French Phrases Menu, French translation, Speak French | Comments Off on What are some common French acronyms?

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 | Comments Off on I love you my cabbage!

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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