French word of the day - physique

Good physique is a word which is good French and good English. This French word of the day was found in an online newspaper article from a UK publication: physique. The word means your general shape and implied fitness. Better physique is better shape.

I also read a comment from a reader, au contraire (to the, or more correctly, on the contrary).

I looked up words which end with French suffix i q u e .

I could think of pique (pick - prickly, annoyance) and the French version of Monica, Monique.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:French_words_suffixed_with_-ique

alcoolique - alcoholic
alphabetique - alphabetical
arthritique - arthritic
artistique - artistic

Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, researcher, English teacher and author.

French words of the day: in lieu of, lieutenant, plateau

bayonet - short dagger from French town of Bayonne
biscuit - twice cooked
bivouac - temporary camp with no tents
en route - on the route

fusillade -  battery of shots, from fusil, French for shoot
In lieu of an English word, use a French word or phrase.

in lieu of - in place of
lieutenant - deputy - different ranks in army and US police

mêlée - chaos, mix of people fighting

physique - body type
plateau - flat area of land, flat as a plate
redoubt - refuge

Angela Lansbury is a researcher, author, travel writer and photographer, teacher and tutor