A.Schtroumpfs is the French word for Smurfs. While the word doesn't mean anything in French, it is very close to the German word Strumpf, meaning sock.
Q.What are the plastic bits on the end of your shoe laces called?
A.The aglet is the small plastic sheath on the end of a shoelace which stops it from unravelling. It derives from the French word aguille, meaning needle.
Q.Hello
A.Hello there. And hola (Spanish), hallo (German), bonjour (French), ciao (Italian), het hallo (Dutch), oi (Portuguese), pryvet (Russian), hei (Norwegian).
Q.Why is a cocktail called a cocktail?
A.The word cocktail comes from 'coquetier', a French egg-cup which was used to serve alcoholic drinks in New Orleans in the USA in the early 19th century.
Q.Who named a sirloin of beef a sirloin?
A.The word sirloin comes from the French sur longe meaning above the loin. A sirloin steak is meat from above the loin, which is why it's so called.
Q.What does rsvp stand for?
A.RSVP stands for 'repondez s'il vous plait' & means 'please reply'. It's usually placed at the end of an invitation. 'S'il vous plait' means 'please'.