French idiom
1idiom — [[t]ɪ̱diəm[/t]] idioms 1) N COUNT: usu sing, with supp A particular idiom is a particular style of something such as music, dance, or architecture. [FORMAL] McCartney was also keen to write in a classical idiom, rather than a pop one... It was an …
2French — French is an imported language in Brussels introduced during the Burgundian regime. French words were used in the city during the Middle Ages, when expressions such as allez, allez were spoken and written, but it was the arrival of a French… …
3French|ism — «FREHN chihz uhm», noun. a French custom, idiom, or characteristic; Gallicism …
4Idiom — This article is about phrases with figurative meaning. For other uses, see Idiom (disambiguation). Idiom (Latin: idioma, special property , f. Greek: ἰδίωμα – idiōma, special feature, special phrasing , f. Greek: ἴδιος – idios, one’s own ) is an… …
5idiom — noun Etymology: Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French idiome, from Late Latin idioma individual peculiarity of language, from Greek idiōmat , idiōma, from idiousthai to appropriate, from idios Date: 1588 1. a. the language peculiar to a… …
6French literature — Introduction the body of written works in the French language produced within the geographic and political boundaries of France. The French language was one of the five major Romance languages to develop from Vulgar Latin as a result of the …
7French Campaign in Egypt and Syria — This article is about the land campaign. For the naval campaign and wider strategic setting, see Mediterranean campaign of 1798. Egyptian Campaign Part of the French Revolutionary Wars …
8idiom — Synonyms and related words: Acadian, Anglo Indian, Brooklynese, Cajun, Canadian French, Cockney, French Canadian, Gullah, Midland, Midland dialect, New England dialect, Pennsylvania Dutch, Yankee, Yorkshire, adjectival phrase, argot, bundle of… …
9idiom — id|i|om [ˈıdiəm] n [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: idiome, from Greek idioma personal way of expressing yourself , from idios; IDIOT] 1.) a group of words that has a special meaning that is different from the ordinary meaning of each separate …
10pardon my French — pardon/excuse/my French spoken phrase used for saying you are sorry for swearing Thesaurus: ways of saying you are sorry or regret somethingsynonym Main entry: French * * * pardon my French …
