French
noun uk/frentʃ/ us/frentʃ/
[ U ]法语
the language that people speak in France, parts of Belgium and Canada, and other countries
the French[ plural ] 法国人
the people of France
Compare: FrenchmanFrenchwoman
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- Marguerite teaches French at the local secondary school.
- I can't speak a word of French so everyone knows I'm a foreigner as soon as I arrive in France.
- French, Italian, and Spanish are major Romance languages.
- Have you got a dictionary I can use for translating French into English?
- French is the official language in many different countries.
Idiom
excuse/pardon my French!idiom old-fashioned humorous 对不起，我讲了粗话
said when you are pretending to be sorry for using a word that may be considered offensive
Pardon my French, but that's a damned shame! 不好意思讲了粗口——那实在他妈的太遗憾了。
French
adjective uk/frentʃ/ us/frentʃ/
法国的;与法国（或法语、法国人）有关的
belonging to or relating to France, its people, or its language
French food/culture/music 法国食品／文化／音乐
We used to spend our holidays in a small French town. 我们曾在一个法国小镇里度假。
Compare: Gallic
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- Natalie's mother is French and her father is English.
- The French film 'trois hommes et un bébé' was remade in Hollywood as 'Three Men and a Baby'.
- There's a charming, but rather pricey, French restaurant just around the corner.
- They now live near the French town of Limoges.
- Dior was a French fashion designer.