French

  • 21French — Frenchness, n. /french/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of France, its inhabitants, or their language, culture, etc.: French cooking. n. 2. the people of France and their direct descendants. 3. a Romance language spoken in France,… …

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  • 22French — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « French », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) French est le mot anglais qui signifie français …

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  • 23French — adj. & n. adj. 1 of or relating to France or its people or language. 2 having the characteristics attributed to the French people. n. 1 the language of France, also used in Belgium, Switzerland, Canada, and elsewhere. 2 (the French) (pl.) the… …

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  • 24French — (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Referring to the culture or people of France] Syn. Gallic, Latin, Frenchified, Parisian. 2. [Referring to the French language] Syn. Romance, Romanic, Provençal, Parisian, Gallic. n. 1. [The French people] Syn. Gallic… …

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  • 25French — French1 [ frentʃ ] noun 1. ) the French the people of France. You refer to one person from France as a French person, a Frenchman, or a Frenchwoman: The French produce wonderful wines. 2. ) uncount the language that people speak in France,… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 26French — I UK [frentʃ] / US noun 1) [uncountable] the language that people speak in France, Belgium, and several other countries Max speaks fluent French. The people here have French as a second language. 2) the French the people of France. You refer to… …

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  • 27French — 1 noun 1 the language of France, and some other countries: How do you ask for directions in French? 2 the language and literature of France as a subject of study: She s studying French at London University. 3 the French the people of France: The… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 28French — I. /frɛntʃ/ (say french) noun 1. Charles, 1842–1933, Australian entomologist, born in England. 2. Jackie (Jacqueline Anne French), born 1953, Australian author of children s fiction and gardening guides. 3. Leonard William, born 1928, Australian… …

  • 29French — [[t]fre̱ntʃ[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ French means belonging or relating to France, or its people, language, or culture. The French parliament has adopted laws banning advertisements for tobacco... All the staff are French. 2) N PLURAL The French are the… …

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  • 30French — See F. scale. * * * French french n, pl French a unit of measure equal to one third millimeter used in measuring the outside diameter of a tubular instrument (as a catheter or sound) inserted into a bodily cavity <the catheter shaft size is… …

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