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Friday, August 28, 2015

French words of the day: espagnolette, dossier, pander

Do you know these French words used in English? Look them up. I'll tell you the answers later.
It's now later. Answers below.

dossier
espagnolette -
panier

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Angela Lansbury, travel writer, author, English and French teacher and tutor, speaker's mentor and speaker.



Answers:
dossier - bundle of papers, from the French word dos, meaning back, because originally a bundle of papers had a label on the back or spine.
espagnolette - part of a window locking device, which links the locking handle to the window frame.
panier - basket on a bicycle, the back of an animal, or across the back of a human, often for carrying groceries.