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French
1[french]
adjective
of, relating to, or characteristic of France or its inhabitants, language, or culture.
French cooking.
noun
(used with a plural verb)the people of France collectively.
Philosophies advanced by the French during the Age of Reason profoundly influenced the American Founding Fathers.
a Romance language spoken in France, parts of Belgium and Switzerland, and in areas colonized after 1500 by France. F, Fr.
verb (used with object)
(often lowercase)to prepare (food) according to a French method.
(often lowercase)to cut (snap beans) into slivers or thin strips before cooking.
(often lowercase)to trim the meat from the end of (a rib chop or chicken breast with attached wing).
For this recipe, the chops on the rack of lamb are Frenched about an inch. To french a chicken breast, scrape down the meat on the wing to expose the bone.
(often lowercase)to prepare (meat) for cooking by slicing it into strips and pounding.
Slang.to short-sheet (a bed).
(often lowercase)to give (someone) a French kiss.
Her parents found her frenching her boyfriend on the porch swing after curfew.
(often lowercase)to perform fellatio or cunnilingus on.
French
2[french]
noun
Alice Octave Thanet, 1850–1934, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
Daniel Chester, 1850–1931, U.S. sculptor.
Sir John Denton Pinkstone 1st Earl of Ypres, 1852–1925, English field marshal in World War I.
Marilyn, 1929–2009, U.S. novelist and nonfiction writer.
French
1/ ڰɛԳʃ /
noun
the official language of France: also an official language of Switzerland, Belgium, Canada, and certain other countries. It is the native language of approximately 70 million people; also used for diplomacy. Historically, French is an Indo-European language belonging to the Romance group See also Old French Anglo-French
(functioning as plural) the natives, citizens, or inhabitants of France collectively
See French vermouth
adjective
relating to, denoting, or characteristic of France, the French, or their language
(in Canada) of or relating to French Canadians
French
2/ ڰɛԳʃ /
noun
Sir John Denton Pinkstone , 1st Earl of Ypres. 1852–1925, British field marshal in World War I: commanded the British Expeditionary Force in France and Belgium (1914–15); Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (1918–21)
Other 51Թ Forms
- Frenchness noun
- ˈԳԱ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of French1
Idioms and Phrases
excuse / pardon one's French, (used to excuse or apologize for the use of vulgarity).
Pardon my French—I didn’t realize there were ladies present.
Example Sentences
The match took place just 11 days after the epic French Open final, where Alcaraz saved three championship points before battling back to beat Jannik Sinner and retain his title.
French contender Candelari was among the leading fancies but could only finish sixth, 29 lengths behind the victor.
French forward Cherki also showed his creativity with some neat flashes on the ball, but the 21-year-old may be a player that brings eye-catching moments in games rather than controlling the play like Reijnders.
Dinner is a slow, social meal with a friend at a restaurant: French onion soup, a round of vegetables, entrées, bread and dessert.
That doesn’t count his 10 appearances for the French national team since last June.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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