What does français in French mean?

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

The word français in French means French, French, French, French, Frenchman, Frenchwoman, French person, French, old French, French billiards, French bulldog, French law, in French, in English?, French State, Vichy France, Vichy regime, French by birth, middle-class French person, middle-class Frenchman, middle-class Frenchwoman, average French person, average Frenchman, average Frenchwoman, middling French, average French, quintessentially French, typically French, There's no such word as can't, French Lycée, French broadcasting, speak French, speak horrible French, speak French really badly, television landscape, on French soil, old French. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word français

French

adjectif (originaire de France)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Nous préférons le saumon français.
We prefer French salmon.

French

adjectif (de la langue française)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Le Bescherelle est une référence de la conjugaison française.
The Bescherelle is a reference book for French conjugation.

French

adjectif (conforme au français)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Cette tournure de phrase n'est pas française !
That turn of phrase is not French!

French

nom masculin (langue française) (language)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le français se parle entre autres en France, en Suisse et au Québec.
The places where French is spoken include France, Switzerland, and Quebec, among others.

Frenchman, Frenchwoman, French person

(personne de France)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'étais le seul Français présent à la réunion. Les Français sont très chauvins, paraît-il.
Apparently, the French are very partisan.

French

nom masculin (matière scolaire) (school subject)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'ai français de 10 à 11 le mardi. En français, nous allons étudier Zola.

old French

nom masculin (langue romane)

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

French billiards

nom masculin (billard à bandes)

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

French bulldog

nom masculin (race de chien) (dog breed)

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

French law

nom masculin (lois de la France)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Au sens strict, le droit français désigne l'ensemble des règles de droit produites par des pouvoirs publics français.

in French

locution adverbiale (en langue française)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Ce Suisse s'exprime en français et en allemand avec la même aisance.

in English?

interjection (et dit de façon moins compliquée ?) (more simply)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
Et en français, ça veut dire quoi ?

French State, Vichy France, Vichy regime

nom propre masculin (régime de Vichy) (World War II)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L’État français fut le nom utilisé par le gouvernement sous l'Occupation (1940-1944).

French by birth

(né d'au moins un parent français)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Steve n'est pas un Français de naissance mais d'adoption.
Steve isn't French by birth, but by adoption.

middle-class French person, middle-class Frenchman, middle-class Frenchwoman

nom masculin (Français de la classe moyenne) (individual)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les Français moyens souffrent de la crise.

average French person, average Frenchman, average Frenchwoman

nom masculin (Français quelconque)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le Français moyen est inquiet pour sa retraite.

middling French, average French

nom masculin (niveau moyen de langue française) (language)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Jane ne parle encore qu'un français moyen.

quintessentially French, typically French

adjectif (très centré sur la France)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

There's no such word as can't

(proverbe (tout est possible)

French Lycée

nom masculin (lycée de langue française à l'étranger)

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

French broadcasting

nom masculin invariable (abr, France (paysage audiovisuel français)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette nouvelle émission va secouer le PAF. // Le cuisinier le plus célèbre du PAF nous révèle le secret de son fameux moelleux au chocolat.

speak French

locution verbale (figuré (parler de façon compréhensible)

Tu pourrais parler français s'il te plaît ? Ton jargon est incompréhensible.

speak horrible French, speak French really badly

locution verbale (familier (parler avec un fort accent étranger)

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

television landscape

nom masculin (monde de la télévision)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette émission canadienne est inconnue du paysage audiovisuel français.

on French soil

locution adverbiale (en France)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Les otages sont revenus sur le sol français.

old French

nom masculin (français obsolète)

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

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