| A | B |
| entente | understanding |
| entente cordiale | cordial understanding between nations |
| entr'acte | interval between acts of a play |
| entree | right of admission, main course |
| entre nous | between us |
| epaulette | shoulder ornament |
| esprit de corps | group spirit |
| explication de texte | analysis of a literary work |
| etoile | intersection with streets converging on a single point |
| etagere | furniture with open shelves to display objects |
| fait accompli | accomplished fact |
| faute | error |
| faux amis | two words from different languages which seem to have the same meaning, but do not |
| faux pas | social blunder |
| femme fatale | woman who leads men to disaster |
| fete | celebration |
| feux d'artifice | fireworks |
| foie gras | goose/duck liver |
| epee | sword |
| etude | composition designed to improve technique |