Anyhow, here's a few nice words ...
Curfew ... that's where people.... or whole communities ... have to stay at home. It comes from the French "couvre-feu" .... when households had to put out/cover all lights and fires ..and it got extended into people having to keep off the streets.All very reminiscent of the "blackouts" in wartime.
Soupçon .... we use this in English to mean just a "trace" or a "tiny bit" of something ... a "soupçon" of mustard etc ..... but in French it means ( and it's obvious when you see it) a "suspicion" or "a touch."
Oboe ... comes from the French "Hautbois" .... "high wood" which presumably is a contrast to the other deeper wooden musical instruments like shawms and bassoons ( I suppose bassoon = a low sound ?)
Totter .... to stagger about.... by big dictionary says it comes from Norwegian tutra= to totter but surely the French "tituber" is a better bet.
Vaudeville comes from "val de Vire"= valley of the river Vire in Normandy ... where comic, topical and entertaining songs and dances were composed and performed widely in the 1400's. I thought everyone back then was too knackered to do anything.
Chaperone .. well, the French word for a "hood" is "chaperon" .... and a chaperone is (usually) a woman who accompanies a (young) girl to protect her and keep her out of trouble. A hood, of course, would be quite useful for hiding her gender from casual passers-by.
Of course, it's far better for you to research your own .... and it really is a big help in remembering the meaning of many awkward French words.
Music music music ... Indochine .." Le Lac "
J'aimerais bien que tu sois là
C'est juste un endroit à moi
J'aimerais bien que tu le vois
Avant la nuit, j'irai au Paradis
Aujourd'hui le jour est arrivé
Où je vais tomber avec mes camarades
Comme un héros
Tout le monde saute
Comme un héros
Vas-y saute
Tu veux me suivre
Juste au milieu du lac
J'aime que tu sois avec moi
Toi au fond de la barque
J'ai le sang qui me glace
Pendant la nuit, on va au Paradis
Je me sens bien ici
Je me souviens de toi
Même sous la mitraille
Comme un héros
Tout le monde saute
Comme un héros
Allez saute
Tu veux me suivre au fond du lac
Tu veux me suivre alors suis-moi
Comme un héros
Tout le monde saute
Comme un héros
Allez saute
Tu veux nous suivre au fond des lacs
Tu veux me suivre alors suis-moi