words with a foreign origin

06 oct. 2017 09:50 - language-swap

Niveau débutant

In French, lots of words have a foreign origin and are very used like:
sandwich, camping, cacao, yaourt, supporter, crawl or even week-end or match,…
The list is even longer.

Some Latin expressions are still employed today.
Example:
junior, minimum and maximum, in extremis, et cetera, mémento…

Let's see some words and their translation in real French when it's possible:

fakir
jungle
building → bâtiment
coach → entraineur
job → travail
interview → entretien
toubib → médecin
star → étoile/célébrité
score → résultat
supporter
goal → gardien de but
bungalow → cabane
anorak → une veste
un challenge → une épreuve
mazout → pétrole