french

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Definition of french in English Turkish dictionary

{i} fransız

Paris'e çalışmaya gitmeden önce Fransızcamı tazelemeliyim. - Before going to work in Paris, I must brush up on my French.

Paris'e çalışmaya gitmeden önce Fransızcamı tazelemeliyim. - Before going to study in Paris, I must brush up on my French.

{i} Fransızca

Paris'e çalışmaya gitmeden önce Fransızcamı tazelemeliyim. - Before going to work in Paris, I must brush up on my French.

Onların ana dili Fransızca. - French is their mother tongue.

(the ile) Fransızlar

{s} fransa ile ilgili

{s} fransızca ile ilgili

{i} fransızlar

Britanyalılar, 1763'te Kuzey Amerika'da Fransızları yenilgiye uğrattı. - The British defeated the French in North America in 1763.

Matematikçiler buna Fransızlarla müştereken sahiptir: onlara her ne söylemeye çalışıyorsan, onlar onu alır ve onu kendi tarzlarıyla çevirir ve onu tamamen farklı bir şeye çevirirler. - Mathematicians have this in common with the French: whatever you're trying to say to them, they take it and translate it in their own way and turn it around into something completely different.

Frenkçe

french fries

Patates kızartması

Sirkesiz patates kızartması, lütfen. - French fries without vinegar, please.

Herkes patates kızartması sever. - Everybody likes French fries.

french bean

taze fasulye

french fried potatoes

(Gıda) çalı fasulyesi

(Gıda) konyak

(Gıda) fransız ekmeği

Fransız ekmeği lezzetlidir. - French bread is delicious.

İki Fransız Fransızca konuşur ve Fransız ekmeği yer. - The two Frenchmen speak French and eat French bread.

french cultural center

fransız kültür merkezi

french curve

(Tekstil) fransız eğrisi

french doors

(İnşaat) çift kanatlı camlı kapı

(Muzik) fransız kornosu

Fransız kornosu çalıyorum. - I play the French horn.

Tom Fransız kornosunu Mary kadar iyi çalamayacağını söylüyor. - Tom knows he'll never be able to play the French horn as well as Mary.

french literature

fransız edebiyatı

french revolution

ihtilali

french revolution

fransız devrimi

french roll

(Gıda) küçük francala

french roll

(Gıda) francala

french sauce

(Gıda) fransız usulü salata sosu

french seam

(Tekstil) fransız dikişi

french toast

(Gıda) fransız usulü tost

kızarmış parmak patates

French horn

korno

Tom Fransız kornosunu Mary kadar iyi çalamayacağını söylüyor. - Tom knows he'll never be able to play the French horn as well as Mary.

Tom Fransız kornosunu çalmayı öğrenmeyi denemek için çok zaman harcadı. - Tom spent a lot of time trying to learn how to play the French horn.

french fried potatoes

daire şeklinde çalgı borusu

bir kısmı yassı ve bir kısmı dik çatı

Fransız asıllı Kanadalı

French Polynesia

Fransız Polinezyası

French Southern Territories

Fransız Güney Toprakları

French drain

kör dren, Fransız dreni

french bean salad

Yaygın kullanılan bir saç örgüsü modeli

french foreign ministry

Fransız dışişleri bakanlığı

french fries

Fransız kızartması

Belçikalılar, Fransız kızartmasının Fransız değil, Belçikalı olduğunu iddia ediyorlar. - Belgians claim that French fries are not French but Belgian.

Biraz Fransız kızartması lütfen. - Some French fries, please.

french fry

fransız yavru

french kiss

ağzı açarak ve dil teması ile yapılan öpüşmeiki kişinin ağızları açık şekilde dillerini birbirine değdirerek yaptıkları öpüşme şekli

(Botanik, Bitkibilim) Kuzukulağı: (R.acetosella), 20-50 cm boyunda, kırmızı gövdeli Kuzukulağıgiller familyasından çokyıllık bir bitkidir. Ok biçimli tüysüz yaprakları ve pembe renkli çiçekleri vardır. Bol miktarda oksalik asit içeren ekşi yaprakları sebze olarak yenir. Ayrıca halk arasında yapraklarından hazırlanan lapalar çıban tedavisinde kullanılır

camlı ve çift kanatlı kapının kanatları

French fried

yağda kızartılmış

French horn

müz. korno, Fransız kornosu

French letter

prezervatif

French toast

yumurtaya batırılıp tavada kızartılmış ekmek

French windows

(balkon, teras veya bahçeye açılan) camlı ve çift kanatlı kapının kanatları

(Tekstil) pantalon iç kapaması

french casement

(İnşaat) fransız penceresi

french chalk

(Tıp) Pudra

french civilization

(Eğitim) fransız medeniyeti

french company

(Ticaret) fransız şirketi

(Tarım) kör dren

(Tarım,Teknik) fransız dreni

french fiction

fransız romanı

french flat

(Tiyatro) çerçeveli pano

french historical fiction

fransız tarihi roman

french landing

(Havacılık) fransız inişi

french landing

(Havacılık) tekerlek inişi

french onion soup au gratin

(Gıda) gratine soğan çorbası

kahve demleme aparatı

french tack

(Tekstil) fransız teyeli

french tile

(İnşaat) alafranga kiremit

french tile

(İnşaat) marsilya kiremidi

french tile

(İnşaat) makine kiremidi

french windows

balkon kapısı

fresh french beans

(Gıda) zeytinyağlı çalı fasulyesi

{ç} Fransızlar

English - English

Definition of french in English English dictionary: People of France, collectively
On the way, scouts reported that some French were heading toward them across the ice.; risqué, racy, bawdy; To kiss (another person) while inserting one’s tongue into the other person's mouth
Tom frenched her full in the mouth.; Of or relating to France
the French border with Italy.; Of or relating to the people or culture of France
French customs.; A Romance language spoken primarily in France, Belgium, Switzerland, Quebec, Valle d'Aosta and many former French colonies
Although he would spend the rest of his life in France, Picasso never mastered the language, and during those early years he was especially self-conscious about how bad his French was.; To kiss in this manner
Even before I thought about what I was doing we Frenched and kissed with tongues.; Of or relating to the French language
French verbs.; Vulgar language
Pardon my French.; To prepare food by cutting it into strips; {n} the language of the French; {a} made in or belonging to France; French means belonging or relating to France, or its people, language, or culture; The people of France collectively; Of or relating to the French people; {i} language of France; language spoken in several countries (such as Canada, parts of Belgium, Switzerland, in specific countries in Africa and the Caribbean and in other places); people of France collectively; vulgar language; {s} of or pertaining to France or its inhabitants; of French origin; French is the language spoken by people who live in France and in parts of some other countries, including Belgium, Canada, and Switzerland. The villagers spoke French. American sculptor whose many public statues include the seated marble figure of Abraham Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. relating to France, its people, or its language. French Republic French Guinea East India Co. French Free French French and Indian War French Broad River French Communist Party French Community French Equatorial Africa French Congo French Guiana French horn French Indochina French language French Polynesia French Oceania French republican calendar French Revolution French Revolutionary Wars French Shore French Union French West Africa French Daniel Chester French John Denton Pinkstone 1st earl of Ypres Henry Beauclerc French: Good Scholar Kemp Jack French Sino French War Sloan John French French State French Territory of the Afars and Issas French Somaliland French Socialist Party French Section of the Workers' International; To kiss (another person) while inserting one's tongue into the his or her mouth; A Romance language spoken primarily in France, Belgium, Switzerland, Quebec and many former French colonies; {i} family name; Daniel Chester French (1850-1931) U.S. sculptor who created the seated marble statue of Abraham Lincoln in Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. (USA); The French are the people who come from France; longueur maximale Dimension du plus long individu enregistré dans un stock dynamique des populations; (75 million); The language spoken in France; dictionary; English to French Standard lexicon French to English Standard lexicon English to French Gold lexicon French to English Gold lexicon; Cacahuete; inventaire RÃ©colte in-situ de donnÃ©es sur les ressources naturelles et leurs propriÃ©tÃ©s donnÃ©es TI Web de recherche; (1850-1931) of or pertaining to France or the people of France; "French cooking"; "a gallic shrug; Bonjour German: Guten Tag German (NORTH): Moin Moin, or NA German (South): Gruess Gott Gibberish: (see Jibberish); X: Loir gris (Glis ) - Muscardin (Muscardinus) - Lerotin (Dryomys) - Lerot (Eliomys) - Loir d'Ognev (Myomimus); As Roi Dame Valet; beryx Poissons de la famille des Berycidae, ordre des Beryciformes Voir FishBase pour plus d'information sur cette famille FishBase famille taxonomie; Of or pertaining to France or its inhabitants; effet (m) secondaire indÃ©sirable, nÃ©gatif Free Online Medical Dictionary English French; the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France; English - updated (9 fev 2003); the people of France; Enter a word to search for: Max Hits: 20 50 100 200; 47 x 63" or 24 x 33" French movie posters usually contain beautiful artwork Look out for Soubie and Grinsson; This register value reflects the -french command line option internally (see Section C 1 1 4); United States sculptor who created the seated marble figure of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D C (1850-1931); the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France United States sculptor who created the seated marble figure of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D; {f} cut vegetables or meat into thin strips before cooking them; trim fat or bone from meat or chops; (Slang) give a French kiss; (Vulgar Slang) perform oral sex on a person; Older French bicycles were made to different standards than most modern bicycles Areas of difference include: headset (25 x 1 mm) bottom-bracket (35 x 1mm, right-hand thread on both sides--see Swiss) pedal (14 x 1 25 mm) rear hub/freewheel (34 7 x 1 mm threading handlebar (25 mm) stem (22mm) diameter frame tubing diameters cotter diameter (9 mm) The letter "D" means "right" (Droite); "G" means "left" (Gauche) Newer French bicycles are built to Italian or I S O standards For more details on this topic, see my article on French Bicycles; Collectively, the people of France; longueur maximale Dimension du plus long individu enregistrÃ© dans un stock dynamique des populations; rayons de nageoire Les elements osseux secondaires des nageoires, y compris les epines et les rayons mous; tous les supports des nageoires sont des rayons, soit segmentes, non segmentes ou epineux, mais quelquefois le terme rayon est utilise pour indiquer seulement les rayons mous rayon epine rayon mou Web de recherche; inventaire Récolte in-situ de données sur les ressources naturelles et leurs propriétés données TI Web de recherche; of or pertaining to France or the people of France; "French cooking"; "a gallic shrug"; Loup; Automation Automation; adj Perancis; fr
French Bulldog: A small companion breed of dog
French Bulldogs: plural form of French Bulldog
French Canada: Collectively, French Canadians
French Canadian: The French language as spoken in Canada, Canadian French
French Canadian: A Canadian whose first language is French
French Canadian: Alternative form of French-Canadian. Of or relating to francophone Canadians
French Canadians: plural form of French Canadian
French Congo: The original French colony established in the present-day area of the Republic of the Congo, Gabon and the Central African Republic (1880 - 1910), which later became French Equatorial Africa
French Equatorial Africa: A federation in central Africa, stretching from the Sahara to the Congo River
French Guiana: Overseas department of France in South America. Official name: Department of French Guiana
French Guianese: Of, from, or pertaining to French Guiana or the French Guianese people
French Guianese: A person from French Guiana
French Guinea: The former name of Guinea, when it was a colonial territory of France, until 1958
French Guyana: Common misspelling of French Guiana
French India: The administrative whole of the French colonial possessions, all enclaved on the Indian subcontinent (East Indies), comprising Pondicherry (the joint governor's capital), Chandernagor (Chandernagore), Mahé (Mahe), Masulipatam, Yanam (Yanaon) and Karikal
French Indochina: A former part of the French colonial empire in Indochina in southeast Asia, consisting of the current territories of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia
French Louisiana: Name for the French vast colony Louisiana (Louisiane in French) in the present USA, part of New France (Nouvelle France in French; with Canada), temporarily lost to and regained from Spain (1762-1801/3), until its sale in 1803 by French emperor Napoleon I Bonaparte to the USA in the so-called Louisiana Purchase (1803)
French Polynesia: Overseas territory of France in Oceania. Official name: Territory of French Polynesia
French Revolution: A period in France of radical social and political upheaval which saw the country change from a monarchy to a democratic republic (1789-1799)
French Riviera: An area of the coast in southern France, popular with holiday-makers
French Sign Language: A dactylological sign language used in seven different countries, based on Old French Sign Language
French Somaliland: A former country colony of France in Africa, now called Djibouti
French Southern and Antarctic Lands: A French overseas territory located mostly in the Indian Ocean
French Sudan: A former colony of France in Africa, now called Mali
French West Africa: French West Africa is the (literal) English rendering of Afrique Occidentale française (abbreviated AOC), a geographical group of French colonies in West Africa under the supervisory authority of a single governor-general, comprising the following colonised countries (present names as independent republics in perenthesis if different): Dahomey (Benin), French Guinea (Guinea), the French Sudan (Mali), Ivory Coast, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal and Upper Volta (Burkina Faso); the last governor-general was also the first of two successive High commissioners, charged with the transition to independence as independent republics, without a common administrative level
French bean: Haricot bean, kidney bean
French beans: plural form of French bean
French bread: A long thin loaf of bread with a thick crust and often having large bubbles of air inside, popular in and associated with France
French chalk: A type of steatite, used to mark cloth and as a lubricant in shoes, gloves etc
French cricket: An informal form of children's cricket where a ball (usually a tennis ball) is bowled underarm at the legs of another player holding a cricket bat, and the next bowler throws from where the ball lands
French crickets: plural form of French cricket
French cuff: A shirt cuff in this style
French cuff: A style of shirt cuff that is folded back on itself and then fastened with a cuff link. Usually considered more formal than a buttoned cuff
French cuffs: plural form of French cuff
French curve: A drafting template having edges of various curvatures, used for drawing smoothly-curved lines
French curves: plural form of French curve
French cut: A batsman's shot in which the ball deflects off the inside edge of the bat and travels fine down the leg side behind the batsman
French cuts: plural form of French cut
French donut: A beignet, not to be confused with a croissant, which is made from a different dough and is, as the name suggests, crescent shaped
French donuts: plural form of French donut
French door: A door, usually one of a pair, with glass panes that extend for most of its length
French doors: plural form of French door
French drain: A shallow trench, perhaps lined with tile or containing a perforated pipe, backfilled with gravel and then covered over, used to collect and channel runoff water
French drains: plural form of French drain
French dressing: A salad dressing that is a uniform viscous sauce with a tangy sweet flavor. It is generally made from vegetable oil, vinegar, ketchup (or tomato puree), water, paprika, other spices, and sweeteners
French dressing: A mixture of vinegar, oil and other herbs or flavourings (vinaigrette)
French franc: The former currency of France, now superseded by the euro. Symbol: FF
French francs: plural form of French franc
French fries: Alternative capitalization of french fries
French fry: french fry
French grip: A grip used for foil and épée that consists of a slightly curved block of wood or aluminum wrapped in a rubber grip-tape
French honeysuckle: A perennial herb, Hedysarum coronarium, native to Northern Africa and Spain
French horn: The American name for a coiled brass musical instrument derived from the French hunting horn, having rotary valves
French horns: plural form of French horn
French inhale: the act of expelling smoke from the mouth and simultaneously inhaling it through the nose
French inhale: To exhale smoke from a cigarette through the mouth while simultaneously inhaling it through the nose
French inhaled: Simple past tense and past participle of French inhale
French inhales: Third-person singular simple present indicative form of French inhale
French inhaling: Present participle of French inhale
French kiss: A kiss (or the act of kissing) which involves the touching of both persons' tongues
French kiss: To give someone a French kiss
French kissed: Simple past tense and past participle of French kiss
French kisses: plural form of French kiss
French kisses: Third-person singular simple present indicative form of French kiss
French kissing: Present participle of French kiss
French knickers: A type of full-fitting women's underwear
For this reason, any woman would much, much rather receive a pair of silk French knickers trimmed with antique lace that require handwashing in Evian water and which she will never actually wear than the three-pack of tummy-control pants from M&S; that she desperately needs.
French leave: A sudden or unannounced departure, or one taken without permission
French maid: A lady's maidservant of French origin, formerly considered a status symbol among wealthy households; now usually with reference to the titillating costume associated with them
French maids: plural form of French maid
French paradox: The observation that the French suffer a relatively low incidence of coronary heart disease, despite having a diet relatively rich in saturated fats
French parfait: A frozen custard made with cream, and usually with a fruit puree
French parfaits: plural form of French parfait
French partridge: the red-legged partridge
French polish: A type of varnish, consisting of shellac dissolved in methylated spirits, used to polish wood
French pox: syphilis
French press: A coffee plunger; a cafetière
French press: A triceps exercise involving lying face up and lifting a barbell; lying triceps extensions|lying triceps extensions]]
French presses: plural form of French press
French sticks: plural form of French stick
French tickler: A latex condom that is designed with additional protrusions, for enhancing the sexual pleasure of the user
French ticklers: plural form of French tickler
French toast: Food prepared by dipping bread into egg batter and frying
I'd like syrup on my French toast.
French window: an outside door with glass panes, serving as a window and a door
French wire: Fine wire of silver or other metal wound into a flexible coil, used for finishing beaded jewelry
French wires: plural form of French wire
French-kiss: Attributive form of French kiss, noun
french fries: Strips of deep fried potatoes. These potatoes have been frenched (cut into strips)
french fry: A long, cuboid slice of potato, usually cooked by deep-frying
french letter: A condom
french letters: plural form of french letter
french toast: Alternative spelling of French toast
french window: Alternative spelling of French window
french windows: plural form of french window
french-fry: Attributive form of french fry, noun
French bean: French beans are narrow green beans that are eaten as a vegetable. They grow on a tall climbing plant and are the cases that contain the seeds of the plant. a long thin green vegetable that is usually cooked and eaten whole = green bean
French kiss: open-mouth kiss involving tongue contact
french bean: very small and slender green bean
French toast: French toast, also known as eggy bread, gypsy toast, omelette bread, or rabanada is a dish of bread soaked in beaten eggs and then fried
french bed: 1. A bedstead with head and foot rolled outward in scroll form2. A short-sheeted bed
French sorrel: (Botanik, Bitkibilim) Low perennial with small silvery-green ovate to hastate leaves, garden sorrel, Rumex scutatus
French sorrel: (Botanik, Bitkibilim) Low perennial with small silvery-green ovate to hastate leaves, French sorrel, Rumex scutatus
french bean: Green beans (American English) or French beans (British English) are the unripe fruits of any kind of bean, including the yardlong bean, the hyacinth bean, the winged bean, and especially the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), whose pods are also usually called string beans in the northeastern United States, but can also go by snap beans. Varieties have been bred especially for the fleshiness, flavor, or sweetness of their pods. Smaller bean pods are often referred to by the French name haricots verts. Apparently, the Pea is also classed as a Green Bean in the USA
french braid: A French braid is a popular hairstyle. Unlike a regular three-strand braid, a French braid starts with small sections of hair at the crown of a person's head, and intermittently, more hair is added to each section as the braid progresses down the head. The classic French braid is a single braid at the back of one's head, though variations on this hairstyle include side braids and twists
french curve: A flat drafting instrument with curved edges and several scroll-shaped cutouts, used as a guide in drawing curves when constructing graphs or making engineering drawings
French Antilles: the French Antilles a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea which belong to France
French Broad: A river rising in the Blue Ridge of western North Carolina and flowing about 338 km (210 mi) north and northwest to eastern Tennessee, where it joins the Holston River to form the Tennessee River
French Broad River: River, western North Carolina, U.S. Rising in the Blue Ridge and flowing 210 mi (340 km) north through the Great Smoky Mountains into Tennessee, it then turns west to join the Holston River near Knoxville, forming the Tennessee River. Douglas Dam, part of the Tennessee Valley Authority, is on the river near the junction
French Cameroons: A former French mandate (1922-1946) and trust territory (1946-1960) of west-central Africa. It became an independent republic in 1960, and the following year it was joined with the southern portion of British Cameroons to form the present-day country of Cameroon
French Canadian: French Canadians are Canadians whose native language is French
French Canadian: {i} Canadian who is a descendant of French settlers in Canada and whose native language is French; French language spoken in Canada (mainly in the Province of Quebec)
French Canadian: French Canadian means belonging or relating to people who come from the part of Canada where French is spoken
French Communist Party: French branch of the international communist movement. It was founded in 1920 by the left wing of the French Socialist Party but did not gain significant influence until it affliliated with Leon Blum's Popular Front coalition government in 1936. From 1945 to 1968 it won almost 25% of the vote in each election and had a large representation in the National Assembly. It lost ground when Charles de Gaulle was elected in 1958, but in 1965 it formed an alliance with other left-wing parties. In the early 1980s it allied with the Socialist Party. It has since lost many of its traditional working-class supporters
French Community: (French, la Communauté) Association of overseas territories created in 1958 by the constitution of the Fifth Republic to replace the French Union in dealing with matters of foreign policy, defense, currency and economic policy, and higher education. As the former colonies gained full independence in the 1960s and '70s, the Community became obsolete; it was defunct by the late 1970s
French East India Co: Trading company founded by Jean-Baptiste Colbert in 1664, and its successors, established to oversee French commerce with India, East Africa, and other territories of the Indian Ocean and the East Indies. In constant competition with the already-established Dutch East India Co., it mounted expensive expeditions that were often harassed by the Dutch. It also suffered in the French economic crash of 1720, and by 1740 the value of its trade with India was half that of the English East India Co. Its monopoly over French trade with India was ended in 1769, and it languished until its disappearance in the French Revolution
French Equatorial Africa: A former federation (1910-1958) of French territories in west-central Africa comprising the present-day countries of Chad, Gabon, Congo, and Central African Republic. formerly French Congo Former federation of French possessions, western Central Africa. It was in existence from 1910 to 1959; its capital was Brazzaville. With independence in 1960, the former territory of Ubangi-Shari, to which Chad had been attached in 1920, became the Central African Republic and the Republic of Chad; the Middle Congo became the Republic of the Congo; and Gabon became the Republic of Gabon
French Guiana: {i} French territory on the northeastern coast of South America
French Guiana: A French overseas department of northeast South America on the Atlantic Ocean. Settlement by the French began in 1604, but the area was largely ignored until penal colonies (now closed) were established in the 19th century. Cayenne is the capital and the largest city. Population: 72,012. a country in northeast South America which is a department of France. Population: 177,562 (2001). Capital: Cayenne. French Guyane Française Overseas department (pop., 2002 est.: 172,000) of France, northeastern coast of South America. It has an area of 33,399 sq mi (86,504 sq km) and is bounded by Brazil to the south and east, by Suriname to the west, and by the Atlantic Ocean to the northeast. The capital is Cayenne. Most of French Guiana is low-lying, with mountains in the south and a swampy coastal plain. The Maroni River forms the border with Suriname. French Guiana's population is mostly Creole. The principal languages are French (official) and creole; nine-tenths of the people are Roman Catholic. Originally settled by the Spanish, French, and Dutch, the territory of French Guiana was awarded to France in 1667, and the inhabitants were made French citizens after 1877. By 1852 the French began using the territory for penal settlement; the penal colony at Devils Island was notorious. French Guiana became a department of France in 1946; the penal colonies were closed by 1953
French Guinea: Guinea, former French territory in West Africa
French Indochina: Former name (until 1950) for the eastern part of mainland Southeast Asia. The region now comprises the countries of Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam. After establishing its rule by 1893, France governed it through the Indochinese Union. During World War II it was occupied by Japan, but the French continued to administer it until the Japanese ousted them in 1945. After the Japanese surrender, the Viet Minh under Ho Chi Minh proclaimed the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. Laos and Cambodia were reoccupied by the French, who founded the Indochinese Federation. The First Indochina war soon erupted, and the French ratified treaties (1949-50) that recognized Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia as independent states within the French Union. The area achieved full independence from France after the Geneva Conference of 1954
French Polynesia: A French overseas territory in the south-central Pacific Ocean comprising some 120 islands, including the Society, Marquesas, and Austral islands and the Tuamotu archipelago. It was organized as a territory in 1903. Papeete, on the island of Tahiti, is the capital. Population: 166,753. about 130 islands in the southern Pacific Ocean, including Tahiti, which belong to France. Population: 253,506 (2001). Capital: Papeete. French Polynésie Française formerly French Oceania French overseas territory (pop., 2002 est.: 242,000), in the southern Pacific Ocean. French Polynesia has an area of some 1,550 sq mi (4,000 sq km), comprising 130 islands in five archipelagoes: the Society Islands, the Tuamotu Archipelago, the Gambier Islands, the Marquesas Islands, and the Austral Islands. Tahiti, in the Society group, is the largest island and the site of the capital, Papeete. More than two-thirds of the population of French Polynesia lives on Tahiti. The islands became French protectorates in the 1840s, and in the 1880s the French colony of Oceania was established. It became an overseas territory of France after World War II and was granted partial autonomy in 1977
French Polynesia: {i} group of islands in the South Pacific that together form an overseas territory of France
French Quarter: the French Quarter a part of the city of New Orleans in Louisiana, US, which was originally lived in by French people. Many tourists now go there
French Republican Calendar: {i} Revolutionary calendar, calendar adopted by the French in 1793 during the French Revolution and given up in 1805, calendar which had 12 months of 30 days and each month comprised of three 10 day weeks (the months were given names that hinted to nature and season weather)
French Resistance: {i} resistance movements during WWII that fought the German occupation of France
French Revolution: The assembly drafted a new constitution that introduced the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, proclaiming liberty, equality, and fraternity. The Constitution of 1791 also established a short-lived constitutional monarchy. The assembly nationalized church lands to pay off the public debt and reorganized the church (see Civil Constitution of the Clergy). The king tried to flee the country but was apprehended at Varennes. France, newly nationalistic, declared war on Austria and Prussia in 1792, beginning the French Revolutionary Wars. Revolutionaries imprisoned the royal family and massacred nobles and clergy at the Tuileries in 1792. A new assembly, the National Convention divided between Girondins and the extremist Montagnards abolished the monarchy and established the First Republic in September 1792. Louis XVI was judged by the National Convention and executed for treason on Jan. 21, 1793. The Montagnards seized power and adopted radical economic and social policies that provoked violent reactions, including the Wars of the Vendée and citizen revolts. Opposition was broken by the Reign of Terror. Military victories in 1794 brought a change in the public mood, and Maximilien Robespierre was overthrown in the Convention on 9 Thermidor, year II (in 1794 in the French republican calendar), and executed the next day (see Thermidorian Reaction). Royalists tried to seize power in Paris but were crushed by Napoleon on 13 Vendémaire, year IV (in 1795). A new constitution placed executive power in a Directory of five members. The war and schisms in the Directory led to disputes that were settled by coups d'état, chiefly those of 18 Fructidor, Year V (in 1797), and 18-19 Brumaire, Year VIII (in 1799), in which Napoleon abolished the Directory and declared himself leader of France. See also Committee of Public Safety; Constitution of 1795; Constitution of the Year VIII; Charlotte Corday; Cordeliers Club; Georges J. Danton; Feuillants Club; Jacobin Club; J.-P. Marat; Marie-Antoinette; Louis de Saint-Just; E.-J. Sieyès
French Revolution: {i} political revolution in France which lasted from 1789-1799 and resulted in the overthrow of the French monarchy
French Revolution: the revolution which began in France in 1789. The French king and queen, and many other people of high rank were killed and France became a republic (=a country without a king or queen) . The events and ideas of the revolution had an important influence on European history. Movement that shook France between 1787 and 1799, reaching its first climax in 1789, and ended the ancien régime. Causes included the loss of peasant support for the feudal system, broad acceptance of the reformist writings of the philosophes, an expanding bourgeoisie that was excluded from political power, a fiscal crisis worsened by participation in the American Revolution, and crop failures in 1788. The efforts of the regime in 1787 to increase taxes levied on the privileged classes initiated a crisis. In response, Louis XVI convened the Estates-General, made up of clergy, nobility, and the Third Estate (commoners), in 1789. Trying to pass reforms, it swore the Tennis Court Oath not to disperse until France had a new constitution. The king grudgingly concurred in the formation of the National Assembly, but rumours of an "aristocratic conspiracy" led to the Great Fear of July 1789, and Parisians seized the Bastille on July
French Revolutionary Wars: (1792-99) Series of wars undertaken to defend and then to spread the ideas of the French Revolution. After the National Assembly established its ascendancy over Louis XVI, in 1791 Austria and Prussia called on European rulers to assist Louis in reestablishing power. France declared war in 1792 and soon had occupied all of Belgium. The First Coalition (Prussia, Spain, the United Provinces, and Britain) was formed against France in 1793, and in response the French declared a levy on all Frenchmen, creating a massive army. By 1795 France had defeated the allies on every front; Prussia signed a peace treaty, and the Netherlands became the French-influenced Batavian Republic. Napoleon took over as commander of the Italian campaign in 1796 and by the Treaty of Campo Formio (1797) forced Austria to cede the Austrian Netherlands and recognize the French-organized Cisalpine and Ligurian republics in northern Italy. He then sailed an army to Egypt to conquer the Ottoman empire, but was defeated by Britain in the Battle of the Nile (1798). Meanwhile, other French forces had occupied new territories and established republican regimes in Rome, Switzerland (the Helvetic Republic), and Italy (the Parthenopean Republic). The Second Coalition, comprising Britain, Russia, the Ottoman empire, Naples, Portugal, and Austria, was short-lived. By the time Napoleon became first consul of France in 1799, the danger of foreign intervention was over. Conflict between France and other European powers continued in the Napoleonic Wars
French Riviera: an area of southeastern France on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, which includes places such as Nice, Cannes, and St Tropez. Many rich and fashionable people live on or visit the French Riviera
French Riviera: French coastline from Marseilles to the Italian border
French Shore: Area, coast of Newfoundland, Canada French fishermen were allowed by the English to fish and to dry their catch in the region after France gave up all other claims to Newfoundland in 1713. As defined by the Treaty of Paris (1783), the French Shore extended west around the island from Cape St. John in the north to Cape Ray in the southwest. In the 1880s Newfoundland began to develop a lobster fishery, and the treaty came under dispute. France sold its claims to the territory in 1904
French Socialist Party: originally (1905-69) French Section of the Workers' International Political party, founded in 1905, that supported far-reaching nationalization of the economy. Socialism in France evolved from such 19th-century theorists as Henri de Saint-Simon, Charles Fourier, Louis Auguste Blanqui, and Louis Blanc and from the activities of French Marxists. Led by Jean Jaurès, the party grew quickly, though it suffered a setback with the separation of the left wing into the French Communist Party (1920). In the 1930s the French Socialist Party was central to Léon Blum's Popular Front government. In World War II the party participated in the Resistance and cooperated with Charles de Gaulle, emerging after the war as France's second largest party. It soon lost strength; in 1969 it won only 5% of the vote. Renamed the Socialist Party in 1969, it was revived by François Mitterrand and adopted more moderate policies, but it lost its dominant position in the 1990s. The 2002 elections proved disastrous for the Socialists, who won less than one-fourth of the seats in the National Assembly
French Southern Territories: {i} Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, antarctic volcanic islands in southern Indian Ocean (south of Africa and about equally distant between Africa, Antarctica and Australia)
French Union: Political entity created by the constitution of 1946 of the Fourth Republic. It replaced the French colonial empire with a semifederal entity that absorbed the colonies (overseas departments and territories) and gave former protectorates limited local autonomy, with some voice in decision making in Paris. By the constitution of 1958, the French Union was replaced by the French Community
French West Indies: The French overseas departments of Guadeloupe and Martinique in the Lesser Antilles. another name for the French Antilles
French and Indian War: the name for several battles that took place in North America between the French and the British in the mid-18th century, before the American Revolutionary War. North American phase of a war between France and Britain to control colonial territory (1754-63). The war's more complex European phase was the Seven Years' War. Earlier phases of the quest for overseas mastery were King William's War (1689-97), Queen Anne's War (1702-13), and King George's War (1744-48). The North American dispute was whether the upper Ohio River valley was a part of the British empire or part of the French Empire; the bigger question was which national culture would dominate the heart of North America. British settlers were the majority in the coveted area, but French exploration, trade, and Indian alliances predominated. In 1754 the French ousted a British force, including a colonial militia under Col. George Washington, at Fort Necessity, Pa. Until 1757 the French continued to dominate, but in 1758 Britain increased aid to its troops and won victories at Louisbourg, Fort Frontenac, and Fort Duquesne (Pittsburgh). The final British victory at the Battle of Quebec (1759) led to the fall of New France (1760). In the Treaty of Paris (1763) France ceded its North American territory to Britain
French and Indian Wars: series of wars between 1689-1763 in which England and France fought for control of North America
French bread: French bread is white bread which is baked in long, thin loaves. Bread made with water, flour, and yeast and baked in long crusty loaves. a long thin loaf of white bread
French bread: long narrow loaf of bread, baguette
French bulldog: Any of a breed of small muscular dogs developed in France from toy English bulldogs and native breeds
French chalk: Chalk made of a soft white variety of talc, used by tailors for marking fabrics and by dry cleaners for removing grease spots
French chop: A rib chop with the meat and fat trimmed from the end of the rib
French cuff: A wide cuff for a shirt sleeve that is folded back and fastened with a cuff link
French cuisine: French food, French cooking
French curve: n. A flat drafting instrument with curved edges and several scroll-shaped cutouts, used as a guide in drawing curves when constructing graphs or making engineering drawings
French door: French doors are the same as French windows. A door, usually one of a pair, of light construction with glass panes extending for most of its length
French doors: French windows
French doors: style of door which is comprised of two doors which open away from each other
French dressing: type of salad dressing
French dressing: French dressing is a thin sauce made of oil, vinegar, salt, and spices which you put on salad. a mixture of oil and vinegar that is put on salads
French fries: French fries are long, thin pieces of potato fried in oil or fat
French fry: A thin strip of potato fried in deep fat. Often used in the plural. a long thin piece of potato that has been cooked in hot oil British Equivalent: chip
French heel: A curved, moderately high heel used on women's shoes
French horn: brass wind instrument lower than a trumpet and higher than a tuba
French horn: A French horn is a musical instrument of the brass family. It is shaped like a long metal tube with one wide end, wound round in a circle. You play the French horn by blowing into it and moving valves in order to obtain different notes. = horn. A valved brass wind instrument that produces a mellow tone from a long narrow tube that is coiled in a circle before ending in a flaring bell. a musical instrument made of brass, that is curved round into a circle with a wide opening at one end. Orchestral and military brass instrument, a valved circular horn with a wide bell. It is normally a transposing instrument (its music written in a different tone than its actual sound) in F. It has a wide bore and three (sometimes four) rotary valves; its conical mouthpiece produces a mellower tone than the cup-shaped mouthpieces of other brass instruments. Horns long relied on separable crooks circular lengths of tubing that could be attached and removed rapidly for music modulating to new keys. Since 1900 the standard horn has been a "double" instrument, with built-in crooks in F and B-flat that can be selected rapidly by means of a thumb valve. The modern symphony orchestra usually includes four horns. Though difficult to play and prone to producing conspicuous errors, its tone is widely admired
French kiss: a kiss made with your mouths open and with your tongues touching
French knot: n. A decorative embroidery stitch made by looping the thread two or more times around the needle, which is then inserted into the fabric
French language: Romance language spoken as a first language by about 72 million people in France, Belgium, Switzerland, Canada (mainly Quebec), and many other countries and regions formerly governed by France. French is an official language of more than 25 countries. Its earliest written materials date from the 9th century. Numerous regional dialects were eventually pushed aside by Francien, the dialect of Paris, adopted as the standard language in the mid-16th century. This largely replaced the dialects of northern and central France, known as the langue d'oïl (from oïl, the northern word for "yes"), and greatly reduced the use of the Occitan language of southern France, known as langue d'oc (from oc, Occitan for "yes"). Regional dialects survive mostly in uneducated rural speech. French grammar has been greatly simplified from Latin. Nouns do not have cases, and masculine and feminine gender are marked not in the noun but in its article or adjective. The verb is conjugated for three persons and for singular and plural; though spelled differently, several of these forms are pronounced identically
French leave: An informal, unannounced, or abrupt departure
French letter: (British slang) condom, rubber
French loaf: a long thin loaf of white bread = baguette
French marigold: A widely cultivated plant (Tagetes patula) native to Mexico and Guatemala, having divided leaves, yellow rays usually with reddish markings, and large solitary flower heads
French pastry: Any of a wide variety of rich and elaborate pastries prepared in individual portions
French plait: a hairstyle in which the hair is put into a plait that starts from the top of the head at the back
French pleat: a hairstyle in which the hair is combed across at the back of the head, rolled under, and pinned