French language

French was a major language of Earth, primarily spoken in France, but also an official language of Canada and popular in other regions, such as New Orleans and several African countries. A notable native speaker was Captain Jean-Luc Picard.
NATO was called "OTAN" in French. ()
In 2000, when Shannon O'Donnel had dinner with Henry Janeway in a supposedly Parisian setting, Shannon commented that, unfortunately, she didn't speak French, so Henry would have to make the dinner arrangements. ()
In 2022, French was an official language of Canada along with English. Both French and English inscriptions were featured on Canadian dollar notes won by James T. Kirk while visiting Toronto in this time period. A sign advertising the Royal Ontario Museum read "Quand la vie est-elle apparue ?" (When did life appear?) ()
In 2152, Hoshi Sato answered an offer by Ravis to visit a steam pool on Risa, "Avec plaisir" ("With pleasure"). ()
In 2154, when Sato was delirious due to infection by a silicon-based virus, one of numerous languages she was heard speaking was French. ()
When the encountered the lifeform in 2257, what appeared to be a computer virus caused the universal translator to translate the crew's speech into a chaotic cacophony of languages. As the problem began, Captain Christopher Pike was surprised to hear French coming out of his own mouth, "Pourquoi parlez-vous Klingon?" ("Why are you speaking Klingon?") As Saru attempted to restore order, the computer reported: "Défaillance du logiciel de traduction détectée." ()
Upon hearing Lieutenant DeSalle's French name in 2267, Trelane asked him, in French, if he was really French ("Un vrai Français?"). After DeSalle answered positively, Trelane exclaimed, "Ah, monsieur! Vive la gloire! Vive Napoléon!" ("Ah, sir! Long live the glory! Long live Napoléon!") ()
In 2268, Cyrano Jones said, "Au revoir," when departing a meeting on Deep Space Station K-7. James Kirk later used the phrase on his own departure. ()
French was also spoken on 892-IV. One Roman-influenced building on the planet's surface had the words "Honneur et Patrie" ("Honor and Fatherland") inscribed on the facade. ()
James Kirk used an Earth expression, "C'est la vie," while speaking with Kruge to describe the unfortunate destruction of the and Kruge's boarding party. ()
By the 24th century, French was considered by some to be an archaic language but was still spoken to some extent. () As a native of France, Jean-Luc Picard was fluent in the language, including folk songs and curses. ()
In 2364, the holodeck character Minuet engaged Captain Picard in a conversation in French. In their brief dialogue, both Picard and Minuet remarked, "Nous sommes tous Parisiens," meaning "We are all Parisians [in spirit]." ()
The holographic gangster Cyrus Redblock from the Dixon Hill series of holoprograms said, "Au revoir et bonne chance, mon ami ("Goodbye and good luck, my friend") before he left the holodeck and dissolved in a corridor of the . ()
Captain Picard said goodbye to Natasha Yar in French following her funeral ceremony on the holodeck. ()
After time traveling from 2368 to 1893 San Francisco, Data identified himself as a Frenchman, and spoke French with a native speaker of the language, Frederick La Rouque. ()
Quark used the French term "objet d'art" when Odo suggested that Morn may have spent his money on works of art. ()
Odo learned French in late 2374, from Vic Fontaine. The Changeling believed it to be "the language of love". ()
The Gigolo in the holographic program Paris 3 (Chez Sandríne) spoke French, using terms such as "ma cherie" and "reculez-vous". ()
When the travelled back in time to 2024 and landed near Château Picard, the Borg Queen was able to infiltrate the French cellular phone network. After speaking to an operator in English, she spoke to a French National Police dispatcher in French, summoning a police officer to the château by claiming that a woman was in distress. When Leclerc boarded La Sirena, she spoke to him in English, which he was also able to speak. ()
===French literature and music===
* Auprès de ma Blonde ()
* Cyrano de Bergerac ()
* "Sur le pont d'Avignon" ()
* "Frère Jacques"
* "Non, je ne regrette rien"
* Les Misérables
===French language establishments=== 
* Café des Artistes ()
* Café Moulin ()
* Chez DeSalle ()
* Le Coeur de Lion ()
== Usages of the French language ==
 French terms
Phrase 	Literal translation 	Application, notes 	Citation
À la 	"in the manner/style of" 	Parthas a la Yuta, Chicken a la Sisko 	;
Aide-de-camp 	"camp helper" / adjutant 	 	
amuse-bouche 	"Mouth amuser" / appetizer 	 	
Au contraire 	"On the contrary" 	 	, ,
Au revoir 	"Goodbye" 	 	, , , ,
Bon appétit 	"Good appetite" 	Inviting someone to enjoy a meal 	; ,
Bon mot 	"Good word" 	Used to describe a clever story or witticism 	
Bon voyage / Bon voyage mon ami	"Good journey" / "Good journey my friend" 	 	, , /
Bonjour 	"Hello" 	Spoken by Neelix 	
Bureau 	Government office 	Bureau of Identification, Bureau of Planetary Treaties, Cardassian Intelligence Bureau, Central Bureau of Penology, Federation Bureau of Industrialization, Media Bureau, Space Bureau, Starfleet Bureau of Information
Term borrowed by the English language. In French, bureau refers to an individual office, not an organization	
Café 	Coffee shop 	 	, et al.
Canapé 	Small piece of bread topped with savory foods 	Regular and Bularian canapé 	; ;
Capitaine 	Captain 	 	
Cinq dollars 	Five dollars 	Visible on Canadian currency 	
Coup d'état 	A sudden overthrow of a state 	 	,
Coup de grâce 	A final blow 	Describing a finishing touch to a deal, guaranteed to make the other party accept 	
Counting coup 	 	 	
Déjà vu 	"Already seen" 	Describes either something that has happened again, or a feeling that it has 	
En garde 	"On guard" 	Used for announcing the beginning of a fencing bout or sword fight 	;
En route 	"On route" 	Term borrowed by the English language 	, et. al.
Foie gras 	"Fat liver" 	A dish made from a duck or goose's fattened liver 	
Hors d'œuvre 	"Outside the work" 	An appetizer before the main meal 	
Joie de vivre 	"joy of life" 	The outlook of living life joyfully 	
Madame 	"My lady" 	A title of respect 	;
Maître d' 	Shortening of maître d'hôtel, "headwaiter," literally "master of the hotel"	Term borrowed by the English language 	;
Maman 	"Mom" 	Term of endearment 	
Merde 	"Shit" 	A profane term 	
mon capitaine 	"my Captain" (standard French way to address a person with that rank) 	 	, , ,
Moi 	"Me" 	Spoken by Q 	
Monsieur 	"My lord" 	Used as a term of formal address for a Frenchman; equivalent to Mr. 	;
Pièce de résistance 	"Piece which has staying power" 	 	
Poutine 	 	A French-Canadian dish featuring French fries, cheese, and gravy 	
Salut 	"[To your] health/salvation" 	A general toast (although in French the correct toast is santé and salut means "Hello")	
Soirée 	"Evening, evening gathering" 	Term borrowed by the English language 	
Tour de force 	"Feat of strength" 	Term borrowed by the English language 	
Voilà 	"There it is" 	Used when showing off something 	, , ,
==Background information==
A few episode titles derive from French expressions:
* (from déjà vu, "already seen")
* (from ménage à trois, "threesome," literally "household of three")
* ("face to face")
(The title "Deja Q" omitted the accents on the word déjà, even though "Ménage à Troi," from the same season, employed the very same accents.)
The title of derives from the title of the crown prince of France. Since the royal character in the episode is a woman, the French translation of the episode changed the title to the feminine form, La dauphine.
The final line of , "The more things change, the more they stay the same," is a translation of the French aphorism by , "Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose."
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