French

  • 31French — I [[t]frɛntʃ[/t]] n. 1) peo a Romance language spoken in France, parts of Belgium and Switzerland, and present or former French or Belgian possessions, as Quebec, various islands of the Antilles and the Indian Ocean, and countries of the Maghreb… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 32French — 1. noun /frɛnʧ/ a) A Romance language spoken primarily in France, Belgium, Switzerland, Quebec, Valle dAosta and many former French colonies. Almost three quarters of the population 65 and older reported speaking French. b) People of …

    Wiktionary

  • 33French — French1 [frentʃ] adj relating to France, its people, or its language ▪ an excellent French wine French 2 French2 n [: Old English; Origin: frencisc, from Latin Franca Frank ; FRANK1] 1.) the French [plural] people from France …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 34French — 1. n. an act of oral sex. (Usually objectionable.) □ How much is a French at a cathouse like that? 2. mod. referring to oral sex. (Usually objectionable.) □ He tried some French stuff on her, and she nearly killed him. 3. tv. to perform oral sex… …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 35French 75 — Este artículo está huérfano, pues pocos o ningún artículo enlazan aquí. Por favor, introduce enlaces hacia esta página desde otros artículos relacionados …

    Wikipedia Español

  • 36French — This ancient surname is of Anglo Saxon origin, and is from an ethnic name for someone from France, derived from the Middle English (1200 1500) frennsee, frenche a development of the Olde English pre 7th Century frencisc , meaning french. In some… …

    Surnames reference

  • 37French — n. Canadian French (natives of Quebec speak Canadian French) * * * Canadian French (natives of Quebec speak Canadian French) …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 38French — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English frencisc, from Franca Frank Date: before 12th century 1. of, relating to, or characteristic of France, its people, or their language 2. of or relating to the overseas descendants of the… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 39French 75 — ▪ cannon       field gun of 75 millimetre (2.95 inch) bore devised in 1894 by Colonel Albert Deport of the French army. It was distinguished from other cannon of its time by its recoil system: the barrel and breech recoiled on rollers while the… …

    Universalium

  • 40French — From the Conquest in 1066, all English kings down to Henry IV spoke French before English. French was the language of court, the law courts (with Latin) and the new aristocracy which William I created. A linguistic curiosity which remains is the… …

    Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases