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rank|returned|seems|soul|403|French|family|earth|live

Etymology
From ME., from OE. term|frencisc||Frankish, from term|franca||Frank.

Pronunciation
a|UK|US enPR|fr�nch, IPA|/fr�nʧ/, SAMPA|/frEntS/
audio|en-us-French.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|�nt�

Proper noun
en-proper noun

1. A Romance language spoken primarily in France, Belgium, Switzerland, Quebec and many former French colonies.
2. context|preceded by the and plural in form The people of France collectively.

#: The French and the English have often been at war.

1. informal vulgar|Vulgar language.

#: Pardon my French.

Derived terms
pardon my French

Sindhi: SDchar|�را�س�س�|��را�س��س�� (firansīsī)
Slovene: t+|sl|francoš�ina|f
Spanish: t+|es|francés
Swedish: t+|sv|franska|c
Thai: THchar|ภาษา�รั���ศส (ph�s� farangs�t)
Turkish: t+|tr|Fransızca
Vietnamese: tiếng Pháp, Pháp ngữ
Welsh: t-|cy|Ffrangeg|xs=Welsh
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Slovene: Francozi m|p Francozinje f|p
Spanish: t-|es|franceses|m|p
Swedish: t-|sv|fransmän|c|p, t-|sv|fransoser|c|p
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trans-top|vulgar language
Dutch: t-|nl|schuttingtaal|f
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ttbc|Indonesian: orang Perancis
ttbc|Malay: orang Perancis
ttbc|Persian: FAchar|�را�س�� (faransavi)
ttbc|Thai: THchar|�าว�รั���ศส (chao farangs�t)
ttbc|Vietnamese: ngư�i Pháp <!-- appears to be "French person", should be "French people" -->
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Adjective
en-adj

1. Of or relating to France.

#: the French border with Italy

1. Of or relating to the French people.

#: French customs

1. Of or relating to the French language.

#: French verbs

Derived terms
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French bean, french bean
French berry
French braid<!--UK: "French plait"-->
French bread, french bread
French-Canadian
French casement
French chalk
French corner
French cowslip
French curl
French curve
French-cut<!--adjective-->
French defence, French defense<!--chess term-->
French Dip
French door
French dressing, french dressing
French Equatorial Africa
French fake
French fries, french fries
French grip
French Guiana
French Guinea
French honeysuckle
French horn
French India
French Indochina
French kiss
French knickers
French knot
French lavender
<!--"French leave" is listed as "take French leave" below-->
French letter
French lilac
French loaf
French Louisiana
French maid
Frenchman
French Morocco
French mulberry
French mullet
French mustard
French onion soup
French pancake
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French paradox
French pie
French plait<!--US: "French braid"-->
French polish<!--whence "French polishing"-->
French Polynesia
French pox
French purple
French Quarter
French red
French Republican Calendar, French Revolutionary Calendar
French rice
French Riviera
French roast
French roll
French roof
French rose
French rye
French sash
French seam
French Somaliland
French sorrel
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
French spacing
French spinach
French stick
French-style<!--adjective-->
French Sudan
French tickler
French toast, french toast
French Togoland
French trumpet
French tub
w:French Turn|French Turn
French twist
French vanilla
French West Africa
French windows, french windows
French wire
Frenchwoman
take French leave
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Translations
trans-top|of or relating to France
Croatian: t-|hr|francuski
Czech: t+|cs|francouzský
Danish: t+|da|fransk
Dutch: t+|nl|Frans
Finnish: ranskalainen, Ranska|Ranskan, ranska|ranskan-
French: t+|fr|français
German: t+|de|französisch
Greek: t+|el|γαλλικ��|m|trgallikós|scGrek
Italian: t+|it|francese
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Japanese: ����� (Furansu no)
Polish: t+|pl|francuski
Portuguese: t-|pt|francês
Russian: t-|ru|��ан��з�кий|trfrancúzskij|scCyrl
Slovene: francoski m, francoska f, francosko n
Spanish: t+|es|francés|m t-|es|francesa|f
Swedish: t+|sv|fransk
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trans-top|of or relating to the French people
Croatian: t-|hr|francuski
Czech: t+|cs|francouzský
Danish: t+|da|fransk
Dutch: t+|nl|Frans
Finnish: t+|fi|ranskalainen
French: t+|fr|français
German: t+|de|französisch
Greek: t+|el|γαλλικ��|m|trgallikós|scGrek
Italian: t+|it|francese
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Japanese: ����人� (Furansujin no)
Polish: t+|pl|francuski
Portuguese: t-|pt|francês
Russian: t-|ru|��ан��з�кий|trfrancúzskij|scCyrl
Slovene: francoski m, francoska f, francosko n
Spanish: t+|es|francés|m t-|es|francesa|f
Swedish: t+|sv|fransk
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trans-top|of or relating to the French language
Croatian: t-|hr|francuski
Czech: t+|cs|francouzský
Danish: t+|da|fransk
Dutch: t+|nl|Frans
Finnish: ranska|ranskan-kielinen|kielinen, ranska|ranskan
French: t+|fr|français
German: t+|de|französisch
Greek: t+|el|γαλλικ��|m|trgallikós|scGrek
Italian: t+|it|francese
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Japanese: ������ (Furansugo no)
Polish: t+|pl|francuski
Portuguese: t-|pt|francês
Russian: t-|ru|��ан��з�кий|trfrancúzskij|scCyrl
Slovene: francoski m, francoska f, francosko n
Spanish: t+|es|francés|m t-|es|francesa|f
Swedish: t+|sv|fransk
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ttbc|Breton: t-|br|gall|xs=Breton
ttbc|Bosnian: francuski
ttbc|Bulgarian: ��ен�ки (frénski)
ttbc|Catalan: francès
ttbc|Esperanto: franca
ttbc|Frisian: Frânsk, Frânske
ttbc|Hebrew: צרפת� (tsorfati)
ttbc|Hindi: फ़�रा�स�स� (fransisi)
ttbc|Hungarian: francia
ttbc|Icelandic: franskur
ttbc|Indonesian: Perancis
ttbc|Interlingua: francese
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ttbc|Latin: Gallicus
ttbc|Malay: Perancis
ttbc|Maltese: Fran�iż
ttbc|Marathi: फ�रान�स�य
ttbc|Neapolitan: franzese
ttbc|Norwegian: fransk
ttbc|Novial: fransi
ttbc|Persian: FAchar|�را�س�� (Faransavi)
ttbc|Romanian: francez
ttbc|Serbian: Cyrillic: t-|sr|��ан���ки|sc=Cyrl; Latin: t-|sr|francuski
ttbc|Turkish: Fransız
ttbc|Vietnamese: Pháp
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Verb
en-verb|French|es

1. transitive To prepare food by cutting it into strips.
2. transitive To kiss (another person) while inserting one�s tongue into the his or her mouth.
3. intransitive To kiss in this manner.

Derived terms
Frenched

Translations
trans-top|prepare food by cutting it into strips
Finnish: t-|fi|suikaloida
Hindi: �ाद�यपदार�थ�� ���ड� �रना
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Marathi: �न�नपदार�था�� �ाप� �रण�
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trans-top|kiss (a person) while inserting one�s tongue into his or her mouth
Dutch: t-|nl|tongzoenen
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Portuguese: t-|pt|beijar de língua
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trans-top|kiss in this manner
Dutch: t-|nl|tongzoenen
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Portuguese: t-|pt|beijar de língua
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See also
Franco-
Gallic

External links
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