| français | English | Cymraeg | Brezhoneg |
|---|---|---|---|
| le gel; la gelée | frost | rhew; llwydrew; barrug | rev |
| le givre | hoarfrost | barrug; glasrew; llwydrew | kler |
| faire tourner | to spin | troi; troelli | reiñ tro |
| jouer à pile ou face | to spin a coin | taflu ceiniog | |
| inspecteur de police principal | chief inspector | Prif Arolygydd (yr Heddlu) | pennenseller polis |
| le tollé | outcry | protest; banllefo brotest; gwrthgri | hulch’o |
| un tollé général | a public outcry | protest cyhoeddus | |
| la benne | skip | sgip | benn |
| mécanique | clockwork | perfedd; clocwaith; peirianwaith | mekanek |
| marcher comme sur des roulettes | to go like clockwork | mynd fel cloc; troi fel deiol | |
| thé (de cinq heures); thé de l’après-midi |
afternoon tea | te prynhawn/pnawn; prynhawnbryd | te goude kreistez (?) |
A chief inspector (in the British, and British-inspired, systems of policing) is normally referred to in French as an inspecteur-chef. The nearest equivalent rank in the French police system is that of capitaine (de police).