Gallicism
Imported French expression
A Gallicism is a French word, phrase, or idiom used in another language, or a characteristically French mode of expression translated literally: The phrase "it goes without saying" is a Gallicism from "ça va sans dire".
The term also describes French-influenced syntax or style in English prose.
Temporary taking of another's
- anglicismEnglish loanword abroad
- importationBringing goods from overseas
- foreignismNon-native linguistic borrowing
- calqueBorrowed phrase translated literally
false friend · cognate · adaptation · assimilation · integration · etymology · lexicon · neologism
Exuberant enjoyment of existence
- savoir-faireInstinctive social competence
- je ne sais quoiIntangible appealing trait
- bon vivantConnoisseur of life's pleasures
- raison d'êtreReason for being
haute couture · café culture · croissant · baguette · champagne · Paris · flâneur · bistro
Conveyed thought or feeling
- turn of phraseDistinctive verbal expression
- locutionWord or phrase choice
- phraseologyManner of verbal expression
- idiomatic expressionSet phrase, figurative meaning
figurative language · colloquialism · saying · loan translation · word order · rhetorical flourish · nuance · connotation
borrowing
Temporary taking of another's
- anglicismEnglish loanword abroad
- importationBringing goods from overseas
- foreignismNon-native linguistic borrowing
calque · false friend · cognate · adaptation · assimilation · integration · etymology · lexicon · neologism · vernacular
joie de vivre
Exuberant enjoyment of existence
- savoir-faireInstinctive social competence
- je ne sais quoiIntangible appealing trait
- bon vivantConnoisseur of life's pleasures
raison d'être · haute couture · café culture · croissant · baguette · champagne · Paris · flâneur · bistro · chanson
expression
Conveyed thought or feeling
- turn of phraseDistinctive verbal expression
- locutionWord or phrase choice
- phraseologyManner of verbal expression
idiomatic expression · figurative language · colloquialism · saying · loan translation · word order · rhetorical flourish · nuance · connotation · semantic borrowing