French
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See also french
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Middle English, from Old English frencisc (“‘Frankish’â€), from franca (“‘Frank’â€).
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[edit] Proper noun
Singular
French
Plural
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French
A Romance language spoken primarily in France, Belgium, Switzerland, Quebec and many former French colonies. (preceded by the and plural in form) The people of France collectively.
- The French and the English have often been at war.
- Pardon my French.
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Translations
language
Arabic: Ùرنسية (faransÃyya) f. Aragonese: franzés Bosnian: francuski bs(bs) m. Breton: galleg m. Bulgarian: ФренÑки Catalan: Francès Chinese:
Croatian: francuski hr(hr) m. Czech: francouzÅ¡tina cs(cs) f. Danish: fransk da(da) Dutch: Frans nl(nl) n. Esperanto: franca lingvo Estonian: prantsuse, prantsuse keel Ewe: Fransegbe n. Finnish: ranska, ranskan kieli French: français fr(fr) m. German: Französisch de(de) Greek: γαλλικά el(el) n. pl. (galliká) Greenlandic: Tulorutsitut Gujarati: ફà«àª°àª¾àª¨à«àª¸à«€àª¸à«€ gu(gu) (frÄnsÄ«sÄ«) f. Hebrew: צרפתית (tsarfatÃt) f. Hindi: फ़à¥à¤°à¤¾à¤à¤¸à¥€à¤¸à¥€ hi(hi) (frÄ.nsÄ«sÄ«) f. Hungarian: francia hu(hu) Icelandic: franska is(is) Indonesian: bahasa Perancis id(id) Interlingua: francese Irish: Fraincis Italian: francese it(it) m.
Japanese: フランス語 (furansu-go) Kannada: ಫà³à²°à³†à²‚ಚೠLatin: lingua Francogallica f. Latvian: franÄu valoda Malay: bahasa Perancis ms(ms) Maltese: il-FranÄ‹iż Marathi: फà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤¨à¥à¤¸à¥€à¤¯ Neapolitan: franzese Norwegian: fransk no(no) Novial: fransum Occitan: francés oc(oc) Persian: Ùرانسه fa(fa) (farânseh) Polish: francuski pl(pl) Portuguese: francês pt(pt) Romanian: franceză, limba franceză f.; franÅ£uzeÅŸte (lit. = in French) Russian: французÑкий ru(ru) (frantsúzskij) m. Scottish Gaelic: Fraingis f. Serbian:
- Cyrillic: француÑки sr(sr) m.
- Roman: francuski sr(sr) m.
people collectively
Alabama: falà nchi Bosnian: francuzi Breton: Gallaoued pl., Frañsizien pl. Chinese: 法國人, 法国人 (fÇŽguó-rén) Croatian: Francuzi hr(hr) m. pl. Czech: Francouzi cs(cs) m. pl. Danish: franskmænd m. pl. Dutch: (de) Fransen nl(nl), (pejorative) fransozen nl(nl) Esperanto: (la) francoj Estonian: prantslased pl. Ewe: FransetÉ”wo pl. Finnish: ranskalaiset fi(fi) pl. French: les Français pl. German: die Franzosen pl. Greek: Γάλλοι el(el) m. pl. (gálloi) Gujarati: ફà«àª°àª¾àª¨à«àª¸à«€àª¸à«€ (frÄnsÄ«sÄ«) Hebrew: ×¦×¨×¤×ª×™× (tsarfatÃm), ×”×¢× ×”×¦×¨×¤×ª×™ Hindi: फ़à¥à¤°à¤¾à¤à¤¸à¥€à¤¸à¥€ (frÄ.nsÄ«sÄ«) Hungarian: franciák hu(hu) pl. Icelandic: Frakkar is(is) pl. Indonesian: orang Perancis Interlingua: franceses pl. Italian: i francesi m. pl.
Japanese: フランス人 (furansu-jin) Latin: Galli, Francogalli Latvian: francūži Malay: orang Perancis Maltese: FranÄ‹iżi mt(mt) Marathi: फà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤¨à¥à¤¸à¥€à¤¯ Norwegian: franskmenn no(no) m. pl. Novial: franses pl. Polish: Francuzi pl(pl) m. pl. Portuguese: franceses pt(pt) m. pl. Romanian: francezi ro(ro) m. pl. Russian: французы ru(ru) (frantsúzy) m. pl. Scottish Gaelic: Na Frangaich pl. Serbian:
- Cyrillic: французи sr(sr) m. pl.
- Roman: francuzi sr(sr) m. pl.
vulgar language
Dutch: schuttingtaal nl(nl) f.
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Persian: Ùرانسوی (faransavi) Thai: ชาวà¸à¸£à¸±à¹ˆà¸‡à¹€à¸¨à¸ª th(th) (chaao fà rà ngsèt)
[edit] Adjective
French (comparative more French, superlative most French)
Of or relating to France.
- the French border with Italy
- French customs
- French verbs
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Terms derived from the adjective French
[edit] Translations
of or relating to France
Croatian: francuski hr(hr) Czech: francouzský cs(cs) Danish: fransk da(da) Dutch: Frans nl(nl) Esperanto: franca eo(eo) Finnish: ranskalainen, Ranskan, ranskan- French: français fr(fr) German: französisch de(de) Greek: γαλλικός el(el) (gallikós) m. Hungarian: francia hu(hu) Icelandic: franskur is(is) m., frönsk is(is) f., franskt is(is) n. Italian: francese it(it)
Japanese: フランス㮠(Furansu no) Norwegian: fransk no(no) Polish: francuski pl(pl) Portuguese: francês pt(pt) Russian: французÑкий ru(ru) (francúzskij) Slovene: francoski m., francoska f., francosko n. Spanish: francés es(es) m. francesa es(es) f. Swedish: fransk sv(sv) Turkish: Fransız tr(tr) Vietnamese: Pháp vi(vi) West Frisian: Frânsk fy(fy)
of or relating to the French people
Croatian: francuski hr(hr) Czech: francouzský cs(cs) Danish: fransk da(da) Dutch: Frans nl(nl) Esperanto: franca eo(eo) Finnish: ranskalainen fi(fi) French: français fr(fr) German: französisch de(de) Greek: γαλλικός el(el) (gallikós) m. Hungarian: francia hu(hu) Icelandic: franskur is(is) m., frönsk is(is) f., franskt is(is) n. Italian: francese it(it)
Japanese: フランス人㮠(Furansujin no) Norwegian: fransk no(no) Polish: francuski pl(pl) Portuguese: francês pt(pt) Russian: французÑкий ru(ru) (francúzskij) Slovene: francoski m., francoska f., francosko n. Spanish: francés es(es) m. francesa es(es) f. Swedish: fransk sv(sv) Turkish: Fransız tr(tr) Vietnamese: (ngÆ°á»i) Pháp West Frisian: Frânsk fy(fy)
of or relating to the French language
Croatian: francuski hr(hr) Czech: francouzský cs(cs) Danish: fransk da(da) Dutch: Frans nl(nl) Esperanto: franca, franclingva Finnish: ranskankielinen, ranskan French: français fr(fr) German: französisch de(de) Greek: γαλλικός el(el) (gallikós) m. Hungarian: francia hu(hu) Icelandic: franskur is(is) m., frönsk is(is) f., franskt is(is) n. Italian: francese it(it)