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More French Loan Words • A

Continued from French Words A-D in German

die Affäre (-n)  affair

das Air (-s)  air (as in "putting on airs")

die Akkolade (-n)  accolade

der Akkord (-e)  accord

das Arrangement (-s)  arrangement (die Anordnung)

die Artillerie (-n)  artillery

das Atelier (-s)  studio (art, cinema, etc)

der Attaché (-s)  attaché (diplomat)

das Attentat (-e)  assassination

die Avantgarde (-n)  avant-garde

die Avenue (-n)  avenue, boulevard

der Avers (-e)  obverse (front side of coin), heads

der/das Avis (-)  advisory, notice
   avisieren (v.)  to issue an advisory, notify


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