français

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See also: francais, Francais, and Français

French

French Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

Altered from the Middle French françois, from the Old French françois, franceis, from France +‎ -ois, corresponding to the Medieval Latin Franciscus, from Late Latin Francus (“Frank”, the name of a tribe).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fʁɑ̃.sɛ/
  • Audio (France, West):(file)
  • Audio (France, Aquitaine):(file)
  • Audio (Quebec, Val-d'Or):(file)
  • Audio (Quebec, Lac-Saint-Jean):(file)
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  • Audio (Louisiana):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛ

Adjective

français (feminine française, masculine plural français, feminine plural françaises)

  1. French
    Il est l'un des entrepreneurs français les plus connus. - “He's one of the most well-known French entrepreneurs”.
  2. (Louisiana) Franco-American or Francophone.

Noun

français m (uncountable)

  2. French (language)
    Il parle très bien français. ― He speaks French very well.
    Elle a fait beaucoup d'efforts pour améliorer son français.
    She made a lot of effort to improve her French.

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