French

(Engels)

Name

1. (uncountable) The language of France, shared by the neighboring countries Belgium, Monaco, and Switzerland and by former French colonies around the world.
2. (uncountable) The ability of a person to communicate in French.
3. (uncountable) French language and literature as an object of study.
4. (euphemistic, ironic, often, uncountable) Vulgar language.
5. (countable) A surname originating as an ethnonym.

Noun

1. (collective, countable, in-plural, uncountable) The people of France; groups of French people.
2. (dated, slang, uncountable) Synonym of oral sex, especially fellatio.
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, dated, ellipsis, slang, uncountable) Ellipsis of French vermouth, a type of dry vermouth.
4. (countable) A French person.

Adj

1. Of or relating to France.
2. Of or relating to the people or culture of France.
3. Of or relating to the French language.
4. (slang) Of or related to oral sex, especially fellatio.
5. (euphemistic, informal, often) Used to form names or references to venereal diseases.
6. Used to form names or references to an unconventional or fancy style.

Verb

Alternative letter-case form of french.

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/fɹɛnt͡ʃ/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: Frenche

Verwante met Middle Low German: vranksch

Verwante met Middle High German: vrenkisch

Verwante met Duits: fränkisch

Verwante met Deens: fransk

Verwante met Sweeds: fransk

Verwante met Yslands: franska

In summary

Inherited from Middle English Frenche, Frensch, Frensc, Frenshe, Frenk, Franche, from Old English Frenċisċ (“Frankish, French”), from Proto-West Germanic *Frankisk (“Frankish”), equivalent to Frank + -ish (compare Frankish). Cognate with Middle Low German vranksch, frenkisch, vrenkesch, vrenksch (“Frankish, French”), Middle High German vrenkisch, vrensch ("Frankish, Franconian; > German fränkisch (“Frankish, Franconian”)), Danish fransk (“French”), Swedish fransk, fransysk (“French”), Icelandic franska (“French”).
Doublet of Frankish; piecewise doublet of Francis, Franz, and Francisco, which are derived from Late Latin Franciscus
In reference to vulgar language, from expressions such as pardon my French in the early 19th century, originally in reference to actual (but often mildly impolite) French expressions by the upper class, subsequently adopted ironically by the lower class for English curse words under the charitable conceit that the listener would not be familiar with them.
In reference to vermouth, a shortened form of French vermouth, distinguished as usually being drier than Italian vermouth.

Sinonieme

French language

Frenchman

Gallic

France

Frenchwoman

French people

Daniel Chester French

frog

🐸

Parisian

Frenchy

French writing

French literature

𐐙𐑉𐐯𐑌𐐽

fr.

🇫🇷

the French language

Buddha

Frenchie

chips

fellatio

fries

🍟

gallic

in French

blow job

French Canadian

French person

Sinne

We ignore the other parents who don’t speak French .

The group was particularly influenced by the French color art .

French serves as a statutory national language .

During the French Revolution it was known as Puy-Redan.

The literal translation of the French title is Wasp's Nest .

She has also translated into French John William's novel " Stoner ".