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(chiefly, _, uncountable) The language of France, shared by the neighboring countries Belgium, Monaco, and Switzerland and by former French colonies around the world.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026

(chiefly, _, uncountable) The language of France, shared by the neighboring countries Belgium, Monaco, and Switzerland and by former French colonies around the world.

She speaks French.
Origin: , Frensch, Frensc, Frenshe, Frenk, Franche, from , from , equivalent to (compare Frankish). Cognate with , frenkisch, vrenkesch, vrenksch, , vrensch , , , fransysk, . ; , which are derived from In reference to vulgar language, from expressions such as pardon my French in the early 19th century, originally in reference to actual (but often mildly impolite) French expressions by the upper class, subsequently adopted ironically by the lower class for English curse words under the charitable conceit that the listener would not be familiar with them. In reference to vermouth, a shortened form of. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • “▶️ #NowPlaying on Hot 21 Radio: Another one of me ft. French Montana, The Weeknd & 21 Savage by Diddy 🔥 Tune in now: https://www.hot21radio.com #Hot21Radio #HipHop #RnB #WeTheBestHipHopandRnB Upcoming: Offset - FASHION ICON”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “French Activists' parading fake Windows' coffin after switching to Linux”

    — r/GenZ· Apr 2026
  • “>> Also, wait, was that in French?”

  • “>> It does sound like a French name. Do”

  • “>> Then Shawn Depal sounds like a French”

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#2·Apr 27, 2026

(uncountable) French language and literature as an object of study.

: Ne mowe we alle Latin wite...Ne French...
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  • “>> Also, wait, was that in French?”

  • “>> It does sound like a French name. Do”

  • “>> Then Shawn Depal sounds like a French”

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#3·Apr 27, 2026

(uncountable) The ability of a person to communicate in French.

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  • “I don't actually like drawing that much since I have to draw on my phone; it is merely a possible part time job I can take on someday. I like English literature, travel books, thrillers, Science and learning languages, especially French. Using my phone drains my energy”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Cinco de Mayo is a great holiday because it’s all about killing a lot of French people”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “this is truly a masterpiece 🥹 kazui becoming french for two seconds in t3 was so funny. d'accord d'accord kamofuraaaju or something”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Jewish indifférence? The same as French indifférence, no?”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Rainclouds building in French Polynesia. Time to record some underwater rain with my hydros. Hear it: thomasrexbeverly.com/products/fre... #fieldrecording #listening #naturesounds”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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