American English pronunciation
How to pronounce french
IPA transcription: [f'ɹɛntʃ]
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Noun
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the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
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the people of France
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United States sculptor who created the seated marble figure of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. (1850-1931)
Verb
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cut (e.g, beans) lengthwise in preparation for cooking
“French the potatoes”
Adjective
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of or pertaining to France or the people of France
“French cooking”
“a Gallic shrug”
Usage examples
- Nearly all French Canadians have some ancestors from the villages of Perche.
- Gobeil is a French language surname.
- The French lost no ships and eventually hauled off.
- The French occupied Ancona and Loreto.
- He also holds a French passport.
- He is discovered and pursued by French secret agent, Jean Sten.
- Ney's failure to cut the line of retreat robbed the French of complete victory.
- At the university she has been studying also French.
- Another French supply convoy was blocked by the English fleet two months later.
- The language of instruction from kindergarten to secondary school is French.