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french

/french/US // frɛntʃ //UK // (frɛntʃ) //

瘜典,瘜敺,瘜肉,瘜冽

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of, relating to, or characteristic of France or its inhabitants, language, or culture: French cooking.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the people of France collectively: Philosophies advanced by the French during the Age of Reason profoundly influenced the American Founding Fathers.
    • : a Romance language spoken in France, parts of Belgium and Switzerland, and in areas colonized after 1500 by France. Abbreviations: F, Fr.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to prepare according to a French method.
    • : to cut into slivers or thin strips before cooking.
    • : to trim the meat from the end of: For this recipe, the chops on the rack of lamb are Frenched about an inch. To french a chicken breast, scrape down the meat on the wing to expose the bone.
    • : to prepare for cooking by slicing it into strips and pounding.
    • : Slang. to short-sheet.
    • : Slang. to give a French kiss: Her parents found her frenching her boyfriend on the porch swing after curfew.
    • : Slang: Vulgar. to perform fellatio or cunnilingus on.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • As far as I can tell, this magazine spent as much time making fun of French politicians as it did of Muslims or Islam.

  • The comedian responded to the deadly attack on a French satirical magazine by renewing his recent criticisms of the Islamic faith.

  • The FBI has also been searching its records for any information that could assist the French investigation, a spokesperson added.

  • Gunshots rang out in Paris this morning on a second day of deadly violence that has stunned the French capital.

  • I think the response of the French government so far has been pretty appropriate in that regard.

  • However, on reaching Spain, the magic of the Emperor's personality soon restored the vigour and prestige of the French arms.

  • He gives a list of the sponsors of the baptized Indians, who included many of the French nobility and clergy.

  • It being offensive to the French, they took none of it with them on their return.

  • Eustache le Sueur died; one of the best French historical painters of his time.

  • Sanson's Atlas: a very large atlas by a French geographer in use in Swift's time.