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French

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French  (frnch)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of France or its people or culture.
2. Of or relating to the French language.
n.
1. The Romance language of France, parts of Switzerland and Belgium, and other countries formerly under French influence or control.
2. (used with a pl. verb) The people of France.
3. Slang Coarse or vulgar language: Pardon my French.

[Middle English, from Old English frencisc, Frankish, from Franca, Frank; see Frank.]

French, Daniel Chester 1850-1931.
American sculptor whose many public statues include the seated marble figure of Abraham Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.

french  (frnch)
tr.v. frenched, french·ing, french·es
1. To cut (green beans, for example) into thin strips before cooking.
2. To trim fat or bone from (a chop, for example).
3. or French
a. Slang To give a French kiss to.
b. Vulgar Slang To perform oral sex on.

[From French.]

French
Adjective
of France
Noun
the official language of France and an official language of Switzerland, Belgium, Canada, and certain other countries
Noun, pl
the French the people of France [Old English Frencisc French, Frankish]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.FrenchFrench - the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
noblesse oblige - the obligation of those of high rank to be honorable and generous (often used ironically)
Latinian language, Romance language, Romance - the group of languages derived from Latin
Langue d'oil, Langue d'oil French - medieval provincial dialects of French spoken in central and northern France
Langue d'oc, Langue d'oc French - medieval provincial dialects of French formerly spoken in the south of France
Old French - the earliest form of the French language; 9th to 15th century
Norman French, Norman-French, Old North French - the medieval Norman dialect of Old French
Anglo-French, Anglo-Norman - the French (Norman) language used in medieval England
Canadian French - the French language as spoken in Quebec, Canada
Walloon - a dialect of French spoken in Belgium and adjacent parts of France
patois - a regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard
France, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
eminence grise - (French) a person who exercises power or influence in certain areas without holding an official position; "the President's wife is an eminence grise in matters of education"
2.French - the people of France
nation, country, land - the people who live in a nation or country; "a statement that sums up the nation's mood"; "the news was announced to the nation"; "the whole country worshipped him"
3.FrenchFrench - United States sculptor who created the seated marble figure of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. (1850-1931)
Verb1.French - cut (e.g, beans) lengthwise in preparation for cooking; "French the potatoes"
cut - shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of; "cut my hair"
Adj.1.French - of or pertaining to France or the people of France; "French cooking"; "a Gallic shrug"

French
adjective Gallic, >> combining forms Franco-, Gallo-
Translations
French [frɛntʃ] adjfrancés/esa
n (LING) → francés m;
the French npllos franceses

French [frɛntʃ] adjfrançais(e)
n (Ling) → français m;
the French nplles Français;
what's the French (word) for ...? → comment dit-on ... en français?

French [frɛntʃ] adjfranzösisch
n (Ling) → Französisch nt;
the French npldie Franzosen pl

French [frɛntʃ] adjfrancese
n (LING) → francese m;
the French npli Francesi

French [frentʃ]
potato chips. slap skyfies فَرَنْسي пържени картофи hranolky pommes frites Pommes frites(pl.) τηγανητές πατάτες patatas fritas friikartulid سیب زمینی سرخ کرده ranskanperunat frites צִ'פּס फ्रैंच pomfrit kentang goreng franskar kartöflur patatine fritte フランスの 감자 튀김 bulvių traškučiai (eļļā cepti) sīki sagriezti kartupeļi kentang goreng Frans pommes frites, franske poteter, chips frytki batatas fritas жареный картофель pražené zemiačiky pomfrit francuski fransk, franska []: pommes frites มันฝรั่งทอด yağda kızartılmış patates 法式油炸土豆片 французький; картопля-фрі تلے ہوۓ آلو کے قتلے khoai tây chiên 油炸
French beans
the long green edible pods of a type of bean. stamboontjies لوبياء، فاصولياء фасул fazolové lusky snittebønne grüne Bohnen(pl.) φασολάκια judías verdes aeduba باریکه باریکه های لوبیا سبز tarhapapu haricot(s) vert(s) שְׁעוּעִית יְרוּקָה एक तरह की छीमी mahune zöldbab jenis kacang polong belgbaunir fagiolini (verdi) いんげん豆 강낭콩 šparaginės pupelės kāršu pupas kacang buncis sperziebonen hagebønner, snittebønner (typ fasoli) feijão verde fasole verde фасоль fazuľové struky stročji fižol boranija brytbönor, haricots verts ถั่วแขก taze fasulye 菜豆 квасоля з їстивними бобами فرانس بین đậu tây


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