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# french

«french» in Mova's school dictionary: **the language of France; it is also spoken in Canada…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (French); noun (French = the language; the French = the people of France)

### meaning for a pupil

1) French is the language of France; it is also spoken in Canada (Quebec), Belgium, Switzerland and many countries in Africa. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/french/#m1)

2) French means from France: French bread, a French town. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/french/#m2)

3) The French are the people of France. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/french/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

a school subject or language group; pupils counted; in geography: France is in Europe and its capital is Paris; in Canada French is one of the two official languages; in everyday life: French fries, French toast, French bread; phrases: «speak French», «French lesson», «French kiss»

### examples

- 14 pupils learn French. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/french/#x1)
- She read 3 French books. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/french/#x2)
- The French lesson is 45 minutes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/french/#x3)
- How many pupils learn French or German? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/french/#x4)
- «Bonjour» means hello in French. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/french/#x5)
- Many people in Quebec speak French. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/french/#x6)
- We had French toast for breakfast. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/french/#x7)
- Paris is the capital of France, where people speak French. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/french/#x8)

### note

Groups may overlap with other languages: «French or German» = French + German − both. Always a capital F: French. «French fries» (US) are «chips» in the UK.

### In the corpora

- [Many come from Latin, Greek or French, and grown-ups misspell them too.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/14-words-to-know-years-5-6/1/)
- [The Years 5–6 statutory list in England has about 100 words, many from Latin, Greek or French.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/14-words-to-know-years-5-6/19/)
- ["Pardon my French" means "excuse my swearing"; the rude word was English, not French.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/39-pardon-my-french/17/)
- [In Toronto, Ambrose's parents row in French so he won't understand, eh.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/496-parents-who-row-and-one-kind-and-one-not/25/)
- [The French r is made at the back of the throat, like a soft gargle, not with the tip of the tongue.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/french/2-funny-french-sounds-nasal-vowels-the-french-r-and-u/2/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «french» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/french/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.