- Reservoir
The water content of the country’s reservoirs had fallen to less than 50% of their capacity. - Faux pas
I committed a faux pas that my friends have never let me forget. - Blasé
He flies first class so often, he’s become blasé about it. - Bureau
She works for an employment bureau. - Café
We stopped for a coffee in our favourite cafe. - Debut
He started as an actor, making his debut as a director in 1990. - Entrée
Dinner features a hot entrée of chicken or lamb. - Façade
We are fed up with this façade of democracy. - Naive
She was very naive to believe that he’d stay with her. - Protégé
He had been a protégé of Captain James. - Vis-à-vis
I need to speak to James Lewis vis-à-vis the arrangements for Thursday.
What worries us is the competitive edge that foreign companies have vis-à-vis British firms. - Bourgeois
He’s accusing them of having a bourgeois and limited vision.
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