Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc. French adjective Gallic All the staff are French. Related wordscombining forms Franco-, Gallo- Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins...
The possessions of France in North America from the 1500s until the Treaty of Paris (1763), which awarded French holdings to Great Britain and Spain. At its greatest extent it included much of southeast Canada, the Great Lakes region, and the Mississippi Valley. British and French rivalry fo...
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(which could be read/y/or/œ/, depending on the word):bœuf"ox"/bœf/(Old Frenchbueforbeuf),mœurs/mœʁ/"custom",œil"eye"/œj/, etc. In these cases, the Latin etymon must be spelled with anowhere the French word hasœu:bovem>bœuf,mores>mœurs,oculum...
WordReference English-FrenchDictionary © 2024: Principales traductions AnglaisFrançais dwarfn(person with dwarfism)nain, nainenm, nf At first I thought there was a child in front of me in the queue, but then I saw his face and realized he was a dwarf. ...
It’s time for another French word of the week! This time, we’re going to be looking at the wordsens. You can hear the pronunciation ofsensin the audio clip below: Let’s start with the English translation ofsens. Regular readers of our blog will know to avoid looking for similarities...
WordReference English-FrenchDictionary © 2024: Principales traductions AnglaisFrançais greatadjinformal(excellent)(familier)super, génialadj The concert was great! Le concert était super (or:génial) ! greatadj(numerous)grandadj nombreux, nombreuseadj ...
With stone you can stay alive in people’s memories for ever,” and he stopped, waiting for Stephane to refute the fact. “A bit like graffiti,” Stephane cunningly replied, inviting the argument and happy with knowledge. The word had dropped into the conversation like a stone into water...
The Old North French word for war,werre,looks much more similar to English than the current Frenchguerre.It’s therefore possible that in this case it was Breton French that influenced English. Why Are English and French So Similar?
Francien has largely replaced other regional dialects of French spoken in northern and central France; those dialects made up the so-calledlangued’oïl(the term is based on the French use of the wordoïl, modernoui, for “yes”). Standard French has also greatly reduced the use of the...