Translation
French
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Word origin
From Old French franceis, from Frankish Frank, the name of the Germanic people whose name was given to France. The tribal name is the source of English 'French' and 'frank' ('candid').
- Origin
- Frankish
- Root
- Frank
- English cognates
- French, frank, franchise
Grammar
Examples
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I speak French with my friends.
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French bread is very good.
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She is French but lives in London.
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This French woman teaches English.
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The French love their cuisine.
Where this fits
Used in
Stories
(8)Un échange en France
3 min read · Core 5000
Voyage au Maroc, quelle catastrophe !
3 min read · Core 5000
Un message pour Hélène
4 min read · Core 5000
Le détective
5 min read · Core 5000
Mais vous, oui
5 min read · Core 5000
On dîne chez Laurie
5 min read · Core 5000
Paper Walls
5 min read · Core 5000
Pas devant les clients
5 min read · Core 1000
Grammar articles
(19)French Adjective Agreement: Rules, Chart and bel, nouvel
French Adjective Position: BAGS and Meaning Changes
French Articles: Definite, Indefinite and Partitive Chart
Avoiding the Passive in French: on, se and the Active Recast
French -er Verbs Conjugation: Present Tense Chart and Rules
French -re Verbs: Present Tense Conjugation Chart
ce, cet, cette, ces: French Demonstratives Practice
French Demonstrative Adjectives: ce, cet, cette, ces
dont in French: How to Use the Relative Pronoun
French Filler Words: euh, bon, alors, du coup, quoi
Advanced French Negation: ne... que, ni... ni, aucun
French Negation: ne... pas, jamais, rien, personne Rules
French Nominalisation: le déjeuner, le vieux, le français
French Partitive Articles: du, de la, des and When to Use de
French Question Words and the 3 Ways to Ask a Question
French Subject Pronouns Chart: je, tu, il, nous, vous, ils
French Time Expressions: depuis, pendant, il y a and pour
French Passive Voice: How to Form It, with Examples
French Word Order and Sentence Structure: The Six Rules
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This word is taught in chapter 14, lesson 6: français, reculer, série and 7 more words.