PARIS, Feb. 13 -- Long envied for its seductive superpowers, the French language seems to have lost some of its appeal. In fact, Italian is taking precedence as the lingo of love, now considered the sexiest language in the world according to a new poll.

"Oh la la," "c'est la vie," "bon appetit," "voulez-vous coucher avec moi," and of course "je t'aime" are among the best-known - and most widely used - French expressions in the world. And with good reason, since they ooze romance and sexiness - especially for overseas audiences, it seems.

However, a new poll conducted among several nationalities by OnePoll for Babbel, on the world's most attractive languages - according to certain very specific criteria - sees a new challenger rise to pi...