What does anglais in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word anglais in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use anglais in French.

The word anglais in French means English, English, Englishman, English woman, British English, business English, fluent English, supplementary English, basic English, school-level English, English billiards, supplementary English class, European studies courses taught in English, cor anglais, in English, English Springer Spaniel, English department, department of English, landscaped garden, the painters are in, Aunt Flo's arrived, BA in English, degree in English, English degree, degree in English, English degree, BA in English, Middle English, full English breakfast, ryegrass, rye-grass, English setter, work on your English, Old English. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word anglais

English

adjectif (issu de l'Angleterre)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
La conduite anglaise est inversée.
Driving in England is the other way around.

English

nom masculin (langue anglo-saxonne) (language)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'anglais est une langue qui a emprunté beaucoup de mots au français.
English is a language that has borrowed a lot of words from French.

Englishman, English woman

(personne de nationalité anglaise)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ma sœur a épousé un Anglais. On dit souvent que les Anglais sont mauvais en langues étrangères.
People often say the English are bad at foreign languages.

British English

nom masculin (anglais parlé en Grande-Bretagne)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
À l'école, on m'a appris l'anglais britannique, pas l'anglais américain.

business English

nom masculin (langue anglaise du commerce)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

fluent English

nom masculin (langue anglaise quotidienne)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

supplementary English

nom masculin (étude plus approfondie de l'anglais)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

basic English, school-level English

nom masculin (anglais peu élaboré)

English billiards

nom masculin (type de billard à trous)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

supplementary English class

nom masculin (classe spécialisée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

European studies courses taught in English

nom féminin (classe avec cours dispensés en anglais)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

cor anglais

nom masculin (instrument à vent à anche double)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

in English

locution adverbiale (en langue anglaise)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Le seul Américain de l'assemblée a exigé que tout le monde parle en anglais.

English Springer Spaniel

nom masculin (race de chien) (dog breed)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

English department, department of English

nom féminin (familier (études universitaires d'anglais)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ma fille voudrait aller en fac d'anglais pour ensuite devenir prof.

landscaped garden

nom masculin (type de jardin irrégulier)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les lignes courbes sont typiques des jardins à l'anglaise.

the painters are in, Aunt Flo's arrived

(vieilli (fait d'avoir ses règles) (figurative (menstruation)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

BA in English, degree in English, English degree

nom féminin (diplôme) (qualification)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ma fille a réussi sa licence d'anglais et va maintenant intégrer une école d'interprétariat.

degree in English, English degree, BA in English

nom féminin (formation utniversitaire) (qualification)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ma fille, qui veut devenir interprète, est inscrite en licence d'anglais.

Middle English

nom masculin (langue : anglais entre 1066 et 1500)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

full English breakfast

nom masculin (repas du matin à la mode anglaise)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

ryegrass, rye-grass

nom masculin invariable (anglicisme (ivraie vivace) (plant)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

English setter

nom masculin (race de chien) (dog breed)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

work on your English

locution verbale (améliorer son anglais)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

Old English

nom masculin (anglais pré-normand) (language)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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