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noun
1. (people) the ~ les Français mpl;
1. (language) français m.

adjective (culture, food, politics) français/-e;
(teacher, lesson) de français;
(ambassador, embassy) de France.

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'French' found in these entries:

English:

a - again - all - Anglo-French - another - be - broken - by - can - down - enough - examination - few - fluent - for - French fries - French-speaking - French toast - French window - Gallic - get - go - her - hers - his - into - its - itself - language - let - mine - my - none - our - ours - over - part - practise - read - Riviera - shaky - some - speaker - -speaking - that - the - their - theirs - this - time

French:

AFP - agence - ANPE - approfondir - assemblée - autre - baguette - carré - CFDT - CGC - CGT - CNPF - cohabitation - conseil - conseiller - côte - CRS - DOM - DOM-TOM - DST - EDF - Élysée - FEN - flúte - français - francophone - francophonie - frapper - frite - friterie - garde - GDF - gendarme - Guyane - haricot - helvétisme - IFOP - image - INSEE - kilofranc - lettre - Marianne - Marseillaise - Matignon - mâtiné - mi- - Milice - naissance - NF - normand

Principal Translations/Principales traductions
French	n	(language)	français nm
She speaks French fluently.
Elle parle couramment le français.
French	adj	(of sthg from France)	français adj
That shop has a good choice of French wine.
Cette boutique a un grand choix de vins français.
French	adj	(of the French language)	français adj
Entrepreneur was originally a French word.
"Entrepreneur" est à l'origine un mot français.
French	adj	(of the French people)	français adj
		citoyen de France	Français nm
He's French but his wife's from Spain.
Il est français mais sa femme est espagnole.
C'est un Français, mais sa femme est espagnole.
French	npl	(people of France)	Français nmpl
The French are known for their wine.
Les Français sont connus pour leur vin.

Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires
French, french	vtr	(culinary: cut into slivers)	émincer vtr ⇒
It is a good idea to French the beans before cooking them.
C'est une bonne idée d'émincer les haricots avant de les cuire.
French, french	vtr	(culinary: separate meat from bone)	désosser loc v
You can usually buy the lamb already Frenched.
Vous pouvez acheter le gigot d'agneau désossé.
French	vtr	vulgar, slang (perform oral sex on) fellation : vulgaire	sucer vtr ⇒
She Frenched him last night.
Elle l'a sucé hier soir.
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Compound Forms/Formes composées
Anglo French	adj	franco-britannique
anti-French	adj	anti-français
Brumaire (second month of French Republican calendar)	nm	brumaire (Histoire)
Canadian French (language)	nm	le français du Canada
French bean	nm	haricot vert
French bulldog	nm	bouledogue français
French door	nf	porte-fenêtre
French dressing	nf	vinaigrette
French dressing	nf	sauce salade
French endive	nf	endive
French fries	nfpl	frites
French honeysuckle	nm	sainfoin (des Alpes)
French horn	nm	cor d'harmonie
French kiss	nm	patin
French loaf	nf	baguette
French military rank (military rank)	nm	major (dans l'armée)
French national anthem	proper noun	la Marseillaise
French pastry	nf	pâtisserie
French pleat	nm	chignon
French polish (UK)	nm	vernis
French polish (UK)	v	vernir ⇒
French toast	nm	pain perdu (toast)
French window	nf	porte-fenêtre
French-like	adj	à la française
French-speaking	adj	francophone
French-speaking (adj)	phrase	qui parle français
French-speaking communities	nf	francophonie
French-speaking Switzerland	nf	la Suisse romande
French-style		à la française
holder of the French baccalaureate	nm	bachelier (personne)
inhabitant of French-speaking Switzerland	nm	Romand (Suisse francophone)
Messidor (tenth month in the French Republican calendar)	nm	messidor
Middle French (language)	nm	l'ancien français
Norman-French	adj	normand
Old French (language)	nm	ancien français
of the French Academy	adj	académique (De l'Académie française)
Pardon my French	phrase	pardonnez-moi l'expression
Pardon my French!	expression	Pardonnez-moi l'expression !
pidgin French (Pejorative)	nm	petit-nègre Péjoratif
shared by several French departments	adj	interdépartemental (Géographie)
supreme commander of the French armies	nm	connétable (dans l'ancien temps)
take French leave (AWOL) (colloquial)	v	filer à l'anglaise familier
the French	nmpl	les Français
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