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The English phrase “shut up, stupid” is translated into French as tais-toi, imbécile.

The English word almond is translated into French as amande. Amande is a feminine noun used to refer to the edible nut.

The English phrase xyz is translated into French as xyz. The term belle is used to mean beautiful in its feminine form.

Money is l’argent in Quebec French, as in France. Quebecers also say le cash for cash and une piasse for a dollar in casual speech.

The English phrase “I let go” is translated into French as je lâche prise.

The French phrase for “since when” is depuis quand. depuis quand is used to ask about the starting point of an ongoing situation.

The English phrase “colours” is translated into French as Couleurs.

The English phrase ‘holistic approach’ is translated into French as approche globale.

The masculine word for a cousin in French is cousin. For a girl it becomes cousine and a group of cousins that includes at least one boy is cousins.

In French a baby seal is a bébé phoque, or a petit phoque. The word phoque means “seal”. Bébé phoque is what people say about any seal pup.