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[edit] English

Most common English words: returned « seems « soul « #403: French » family » earth » live

[edit] Etymology

From Middle English, from Old English frencisc (“‘Frankish’”), from franca (“‘Frank’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

(UK, US) enPR: frĕnch, IPA: /frɛnʧ/, SAMPA: /frEntS/
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Rhymes: -ɛntʃ

[edit] Proper noun

Singular
French

Plural
-

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.
(informal) Vulgar language.

Pardon my French.

[edit] Derived terms

pardon my French

[edit] Translations

language

Afrikaans: Frans af(af)
Albanian: Gjuha frënge sq(sq)
American Sign Language: F@NearForehead-HandPalmDown F@NearForehead-HandPalmUp HorizSmallTwist
Amharic: ፈረንሳይኛ am(am)
Arabic: فرنسية ar(ar) (faransíyya) f.
Aragonese: franzés an(an)
Armenian: ֆրանսերեն hy(hy) (franseren)
Asturian: francés ast(ast)
Azeri: Fransız dili az(az)
Bambara: Faransekan bm(bm)
Basque: frantses eu(eu)
Belarusian: французская мова be(be) (francúzskaja móva) f.
Bikol Central: Pranses
Bosnian: francuski bs(bs) m.
Breton: galleg br(br) m.
Bulgarian: френски bg(bg)
Catalan: francès ca(ca) m.
- Valencian: francés ca(ca) m.
Cebuano: Prinanses
Chinese:

Cantonese: 法文

Hakka: Fap-vùn

Mandarin: 法語, 法语 (fǎyǔ)

Min Dong: Huák-ngṳ̄

Min Nan: Hoat-gí nan(nan), 法語
Cornish: Frenkek kw(kw)
Cree: ᐅᐱᔥᑎᑯᔮᐅᐊᔨᒧᐎᓐ cr(cr)
Croatian: francuski hr(hr) m.
Czech: francouzština cs(cs) f.
Danish: fransk da(da)
Dhivehi: ފަރަންސޭސި dv(dv)
Dutch: Frans nl(nl) n.
Dutch Low Saxon: Frans
Esperanto: franca lingvo eo(eo)
Estonian: prantsuse et(et), prantsuse keel et(et)
Ewe: Fransegbe n.
Faroese: Franskt fo(fo)
Finnish: ranska fi(fi), ranskan kieli fi(fi)
Franco-Provençal: Francês
French: français fr(fr) m.
Georgian: ფრანგული ka(ka) (p’ranguli)
German: Französisch de(de) n.

Kölsch: Franzüüsėsh
Gothic: 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌶𐌳𐌰
Greek: γαλλικά el(el) (galliká) n. pl.
Greenlandic: Tulorutsitut
Gujarati: ફ્રાન્સીસી gu(gu) (frānsīsī) f.
Haitian Creole: lang franse
Hawaiian: ‘ōlelo Palani
Hebrew: צרפתית he(he) (tsarfatít) f.
Hindi: फ़्राँसीसी hi(hi) (frā.nsīsī) f.
Hungarian: francia hu(hu)
Icelandic: franska is(is)
Ilocano: Frances
Indonesian: bahasa Perancis id(id)
Interlingua: francese ia(ia)
Inuktitut: ᐅᐃᕖᑎᑐᑦ iu(iu) (uiviititut)
Irish: Fraincis ga(ga)
Italian: francese it(it) m.
Japanese: フランス語 ja(ja) (furansu-go)
Javanese: basa Prancis jv(jv)
Kannada: ಫ್ರೆಂಚ್ kn(kn)
Khmer: ភាសាបារាំង km(km) (pīăsā baarung)

Komi: Франция кыв
Kongo: Kifalanse
Korean: 프랑스어 ko(ko) (peurangseu-eo)
Kurdish: zimanê fransî ku(ku)
Ladino: lingua Fransesa
Lao: ພາສາຝະລັ່ງ lo(lo)
Latin: lingua Francogallica la(la) f.
Latvian: franču valoda lv(lv)
Ligurian: lengua françèise
Limburgish: Frans li(li)
Lingala: Falansé ln(ln)
Lojban: fasybau jbo(jbo)
Luxembourgish: Franséisch lb(lb)
Macedonian: француски јазик mk(mk)
Malay: bahasa Perancis ms(ms)
Malayalam: ഫ്രഞ്ച് ഭാഷ ml(ml)
Maltese: il-Franċiż
Manx: Frangish gv(gv)
Marathi: फ्रान्सीय mr(mr)
Moksha: Кранцонь кяль
Mongolian: Франц хэл mn(mn)
Nahuatl: Francitlahtōlli nah(nah)
Narom: Fraunceis
Navajo: Dáághahii bizaad
Neapolitan: franzese
Nepali: फ्रान्सेली भाषा ne(ne)
Northern Sami: Fránskkagiella
Norwegian: fransk no(no)
Novial: fransum
Occitan: francés oc(oc)
Old English: Frencisc sprǣc ang(ang)
Ossetian: францусаг æвзаг (francusag ævzag)
Pashto: فرانسوي ps(ps)
Persian: فرانسه fa(fa) (farânseh)
Polish: (język) francuski pl(pl), francuszczyzna f.
Portuguese: francês pt(pt)
Romanian: franceză ro(ro), Limba franceză ro(ro) f., franţuzeşte ro(ro) (lit. = in French)
Russian: французский ru(ru) (frantsúzskij) m.
Scottish Gaelic: Frangais gd(gd) f.
Serbian:

Cyrillic: француски sr(sr) m.

Roman: francuski sr(sr) m.
Sindhi: فِرانسِيسِي (firansīsī)
Slovene: francoščina sl(sl) f.
Sotho: Se-french st(st)
Southern Zazaki: Franski
Spanish: francés es(es)
Swahili: Kifaransa sw(sw)
Swazi: SíFulentji ss(ss)
Swedish: franska sv(sv) c.
Tagalog: Pranses tl(tl)
Tamil: ஃப்ரெஞ்ச் ta(ta) (french)
Thai: ภาษาฝรั่งเศส th(th) (paasăa fàràngsèt)
Turkish: Fransızca tr(tr)
Ukrainian: французька мова uk(uk) (francúz’ka móva) f.
Upper Sorbian: Francošćina hsb(hsb)
Urdu: فرانسیسی زبان ur(ur)
Vietnamese: tiếng Pháp vi(vi), Pháp ngữ vi(vi)
Walloon: Francès wa(wa)
Welsh: Ffrangeg cy(cy)
West Frisian: Frânsk fy(fy) n.
Yiddish: פראנצויזיש yi(yi) (frantsoyzish)
Zulu: SiFulentshi zu(zu)

people collectively

Alabama: falànchi
American Sign Language: F@NearForehead-HandPalmDown F@NearForehead-HandPalmUp HorizSmallTwist
Armenian: ֆրանսիացիները hy(hy) (fransiac’inerë) pl.
Belarusian: французы be(be) (francúzy) pl.
Bosnian: francuzi bs(bs) m. pl.
Breton: Gallaoued br(br) pl., Frañsizien br(br) pl.
Catalan: els francesos ca(ca) m. pl.
Chinese: 法國人, 法国人 (fǎguó-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: Fransetɔwo pl.
Finnish: ranskalaiset fi(fi) pl.
French: les Français pl.
German: die Franzosen pl.
Greek: Γάλλοι el(el) m. pl. (gálloi)
Gujarati: ફ્રાન્સીસી (frānsīsī)
Hebrew: צרפתים (tsarfatím), ה עם ה צרפתי
Hindi: फ़्राँसीसी (frā.nsīsī)
Hungarian: franciák hu(hu) pl.
Icelandic: Frakkar is(is) pl.
Ilocano: Frances
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: Franċiżi mt(mt)
Marathi: फ्रान्सीय
Navajo: Dáághahii dinéʼiʼ
Norwegian: franskmenn no(no) m. pl.
Novial: franses pl.
Old English: please add this translation if you can
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 gd(gd) m. pl.
Serbian:

Cyrillic: французи sr(sr) m. pl.

Roman: francuzi sr(sr) m. pl.
Slovene: Francozi m. pl., Francozinje f. pl.
Spanish: franceses es(es) m. pl.
Swedish: fransmän sv(sv) c. pl., fransoser sv(sv) c. pl.
Tagalog: Pranses tl(tl)
Thai: ชาวฝรั่งเศส th(th)
Turkish: fransızlar tr(tr)
Ukrainian: французи uk(uk) (francúzy) m. pl.
Vietnamese: người Pháp
West Frisian: (de) Frânsen pl.

vulgar language

American Sign Language: F@NearForehead-HandPalmDown F@NearForehead-HandPalmUp HorizSmallTwist

Dutch: schuttingtaal nl(nl) f.

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations.

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Emiliano-Romagnolo: Francês
Aramaic: ܠܫܢܐ ܦܪܢܣܝܐ
Bashkir: Франк теле ba(ba)
Bavarian: französische Sproch
Bengali: ফরাসি ভাষা bn(bn)
Chuvash: франци чĕлхи
Corsican: lingua francese co(co)
Crimean Tatar: Frenk tili
Extremaduran: luenga francesa
Friulian: lenghe francese
Galician: lingua francesa gl(gl)
Ido: Franciana linguo io(io)
Lithuanian: prancūzų kalba lt(lt)
Low Saxon: franzöösche Spraak nds(nds)
Lower Sorbian: francojska rěc
Malagasy: fiteny frantsay mg(mg)
Norwegian Nynorsk: fransk språk nn(nn)
Old Church Slavonic: франкі́искъ ѩꙁꙑ́къ

Persian: فرانسوی (faransavi)
Piedmontese: lenga fransèisa
Quechua: phransya simi qu(qu)
Romansch: lingua franzosa rm(rm)
Samogitian: prancūzu kalba
Sardinian: limba frantzesa
Sicilian: lingua francisa scn(scn)
Silesian: francusko godka
Slovak: francúzština sk(sk)
Tahitian: reo farāni
Tajik: забони фаронсавӣ tg(tg)
Tamil: பிரெஞ்சு மொழி ta(ta)
Thai: ชาวฝรั่งเศส th(th) (chaao fàràngsèt)
Tok Pisin: tok Pranis tpi(tpi)
Turkmen: Fransuz dili tk(tk)
Uzbek: Fransuz tili uz(uz)
Venetian: łéngoa fransexe

[edit] Adjective

French (comparative more French, superlative most French)

Positive
French

Comparative
more French

Superlative
most French

Of or relating to France.

the French border with Italy
Of or relating to the French people.

French customs
Of or relating to the French language.

French verbs

[edit] Derived terms

Terms derived from the adjective French

[edit] Translations

of or relating to France

Arabic: فَرَنْسي ar(ar) (faransi)

Egyptian Arabic: فرنساوي (faransaauuii)
Armenian: ֆրանսիական hy(hy) (fransiakan)
Basque: frantziar eu(eu)
Catalan: francès ca(ca)
Croatian: francuski hr(hr)
Czech: francouzský cs(cs)
Danish: fransk da(da)
Dutch: Frans nl(nl)
Esperanto: franca eo(eo)
Filipino: Pranses
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.

Ido: Franciana io(io)
Italian: francese it(it)
Japanese: フランスの (Furansu no)
Mandarin: 法國的 cmn(cmn)
Norwegian: fransk no(no)
Polish: francuski pl(pl)
Portuguese: francês pt(pt)
Russian: французский ru(ru) (francúzskij)
Scottish Gaelic: Frangach gd(gd)
Slovene: francoski m., francoska f., francosko n.
Spanish: francés es(es) m. francesa es(es) f.
Swedish: fransk sv(sv)
Tagalog: Pranses tl(tl)
Turkish: Fransız tr(tr)
Vietnamese: Pháp vi(vi)
West Frisian: Frânsk fy(fy)

of or relating to the French people

Arabic: فَرَنْسي ar(ar) (faransi)

Egyptian Arabic: فرنساوي (faransaauuii)
Armenian: ֆրանսիական hy(hy) (fransiakan)
Catalan: francès ca(ca)
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: フランス人の (Furansujin no)
Mandarin: 法國人的 cmn(cmn)
Norwegian: fransk no(no)
Polish: francuski pl(pl)
Portuguese: francês pt(pt)
Russian: французский ru(ru) (francúzskij)
Scottish Gaelic: Frangach gd(gd)
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: (người) Pháp
West Frisian: Frânsk fy(fy)

of or relating to the French language

Arabic: فَرَنْسي ar(ar) (faransi)

Egyptian Arabic: فرنساوي (faransaauuii)
Armenian: ֆրանսերեն hy(hy) (franseren)
Catalan: francès ca(ca)
Croatian: francuski hr(hr)
Czech: francouzský cs(cs)
Danish: fransk da(da)
Dutch: Frans nl(nl)
Esperanto: franca, franclingva
Filipino: Pranses
Finnish: ranskan kielinen, 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: フランス語の (Furansugo no)
Mandarin: 法語的 cmn(cmn)
Norwegian: fransk no(no)
Polish: francuski pl(pl)
Portuguese: francês pt(pt)
Russian: французский ru(ru) (francúzskij)
Scottish Gaelic: Frangach gd(gd)
Slovene: francoski m., francoska f., francosko n.
Spanish: francés es(es) m. francesa es(es) f.
Swedish: fransk sv(sv)
Tagalog: Pranses tl(tl)
Turkish: Fransızca tr(tr)
Vietnamese: (tiếng) Pháp, Pháp ngữ
West Frisian: Frânsk fy(fy)

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Breton: gall br(br)
Bosnian: francuski
Bulgarian: френски (frénski)
Hebrew: צרפתי (tsorfati)
Hindi: फ़्राँसीसी (fransisi)
Indonesian: Perancis
Interlingua: francese
Latin: Gallicus

Malay: Perancis
Maltese: Franċiż
Marathi: फ्रान्सीय
Neapolitan: franzese
Novial: fransi
Persian: فرانسوی (Faransavi)
Romanian: francez
Serbian: Cyrillic: француски sr(sr); Latin: francuski sr(sr)

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to French

Third person singular
Frenches

Simple past
Frenched

Past participle
Frenched

Present participle
Frenching

to French (third-person singular simple present Frenches, present participle Frenching, simple past and past participle Frenched)

(transitive) To kiss (another person) while inserting one’s tongue into the other person's mouth.
(intransitive) To kiss in this manner.

[edit] Derived terms

Frenched

[edit] Translations

kiss (a person) while inserting one’s tongue into his or her mouth

Dutch: tongzoenen nl(nl)
French: rouler une pelle fr(fr), rouler un patin fr(fr)

Polish: całować po francusku pl(pl)
Portuguese: beijar de língua pt(pt)

kiss in this manner

Dutch: tongzoenen nl(nl)
French: rouler une pelle fr(fr), rouler un patin fr(fr)

Polish: całować po francusku pl(pl)
Portuguese: beijar de língua pt(pt)

[edit] See also

Franco-
Gallic
Category:French language for words in French

[edit] External links

ISO 639-1 code fr, ISO 639-3 code fra (SIL)
Ethnologue entry for French, fra

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