French
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English
Pronunciation
- frĕnch, /frenʧ/, /frentS/
Etymology
From Middle English, from Old English frencisc Frankish, from franca Frank.
Noun
French
- The language of France, Wallonia (i.e. south of Belgium), Switzerland, Monaco, Luxembourg, Quebec, New Brunswick, Senegal.
- The people of France collectively.
- Vulgar language .
- Excuse my French.
Synonyms
- Frenchman
- Frenchwoman
Translations
- French language
- Aragonese: franzés
- Breton: galleg m
- Catalan: Francès
- Chinese: 法語, 法语 (fǎyǔ)
- Croatian: francuski m
- Danish: fransk
- Dutch: Frans n
- Finnish: ranska
- French: français m (1), les Français m pl (2)
- Frisian: Frânsk n
- German: Französisch
- Greek: Γαλλικά
- Gujarati: ફ્રાન્સીસી f gu:ફ્રાન્સીસી (fransisi)
- Hebrew: צרפתית (Tzar'fa'tit)
- Hindi: फ़्राँसीसी f (fransisi) hi:फ़्राँसीसी
- Hungarian: francia
- Indonesian: bahasa Perancis
- Interlingua: francese
- Italian: francese m, i francesi m pl (2)
- Japanese: フランス語 (furansu-go)
- Kannada: ಫ್ರೆಂಚ್
- Latin: lingua Gallica
- Malay: bahasa Perancis
- Norwegian: fransk
- Persian: فرانسوي (Faransavi)
- Polish: francuski
- Portuguese: francês
- Romanian: francesa, limba franceză f; franţuzeşte (adv)
- Slovenian: francoščina
- Spanish: francés
- Swedish: franska (even a sort of bread)
- Vietnamese: tiếng Pháp
- Vietnamese2020: tiếngPháp, Phápngữ
- French people
- Breton: Gall m Gallaoued pl, Frañsez m Frañsizien pl
- Bulgarian: французин m, французойка f
- Catalan: francès m, francesa f
- Chinese: 法國人, 法国人 (fǎguó-rén)
- Croatian: Francuz m, Francuskinja f
- Danish: franskmand
- Dutch: Fransman m, Franse f, Française f
- Finnish: ranskalainen
- French: Français m, Française f
- Frisian: Frânsman m
- German: Franzose m, Französin f
- Greek: ο Γάλλος m, η Γαλλίδα f
- Gujarati: ફ્રાન્સીસી (fransisi)
- Hebrew: צרפתי (Tzar'fa'ti) m, צרפתיה (Tzar'fa'ti'a) f
- Hindi: फ़्राँसीसी (fransisi)
- Hungarian: francia
- Indonesian: orang Perancis
- Interlingua: francese
- Italian: francese m, f
- Japanese: フランス人 (furansu-jin)
- Latin: Gallicus m, Gallica f
- Malay: orang Perancis
- Norwegian: franskmann m
- Persian: فرانسوي (Faransavi)
- Polish: Francuz m, Francuzka f
- Portuguese: francês m, francesa f
- Romanian: francez m, franţuzoaică f, francezi m pl, franţuzoaice f pl
- Slovenian: Francoz m, Francozinja f
- Spanish: francés, francesa
- Swedish: fransman (masculine), fransyska (feminine)
- Vietnamese: người Pháp
- Vietnamese2020: ngườiPháp, dânPháp
Adjective
French
- Of or pertaining to France.
- Of or pertaining to the language of French.
- Speaker of language of French (for example French Canadian)
Translations
- Breton: gall
- Bulgarian: френски m & pl
- Catalan: francès m, francesa f
- Croatian: francuski m, francuska f
- Danish: fransk
- Dutch: Frans, Franse
- Finnish: ranskalainen
- French: français m (1, 2), française f (1, 2), franco m/f (1, 2 when used before other country adjectives), francophone m/f (3)
- Frisian: Frânsk, Frânske
- German: französisch
- Hebrew: צרפתי (Tzar'fa'ti) m, צרפתית (Tzar'fa'tit) f
- Hindi: फ़्राँसीसी (fransisi)
- Hungarian: francia
- Indonesian: Perancis
- Interlingua: francese
- Italian: francese m, f
- Latin: Gallicus m, Gallica f
- Malay: Perancis
- Norwegian: fransk
- Persian: فرانسوي (Faransavi)
- Polish: francuski m, francuska f, francuskie n
- Portuguese: francês m, francesa f
- Romanian: francez m, franceză f, francezi m pl, franceze f pl
- Slovenian: francoski m, francoska f, francosko n
- Swedish: fransk (1), franskspråkig (2), fransktalande (2)
- Vietnamese: Pháp (IPA: /fáp/)
- Vietnamese2020: Pháp
Verb
French (transitive)
- Prepare food by cutting it into strips
- Kiss while inserting the tongue into the other person's mouth (transitive and intransitive)
Proverbs, Idioms and Constructed Terms
- French bean
- French bread
- French dressing
- French fries
- French kiss
- French leave
- French letter
- French toast
- French windows
Related words
- Francophone
- Frenched
- Gallicism
- Gallicize
French words
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External Links
- Wikipedia article on the French language
- Ethnologue entry on the French language
- French Travel Phrases - Translations of common English phrases into French
