française in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for française in the French»English Dictionary

I.français (française) [fʀɑ̃sɛ, ɛz] ADJ

français (française)

French

à la française modernisme, libéralisme

French-style attr

II.français N m

français m LING:

français

French

Aide française Info

Aide française

This refers to the government programme of international aid, mainly directed to French-speaking countries in Africa.

Académie française Info

Académie française

A scholarly body composed of 40 life members selected on the basis of their contribution to scholarship or literature. It is primarily known nowadays for its role in monitoring developments in the French language and for its rulings on French usage which are encoded in the Dictionnaire de l'Académie française but which are not always taken seriously by the public at large.

Variété française Info

Variété française

Songs written in French for a French-speaking audience are known as variété française. This popular and productive musical genre is encouraged by a law which stipulates that a prescribed amount of air time be allocated to it on the French national radio. It is also celebrated at the annual Francofolies music festival in July in La Rochelle.

Comédie-Française Info

Comédie-Française

The oldest national theatre company, dating back to 1680, with premises in Paris, but also performing on tour.

Comédie-Française [kɔmedifʀɑ̃sɛz]

Comédie-Française N f:

la Comédie-Française

the Comédie-Française

franco-français (franco-française) [fʀɑ̃kofʀɑ̃se, ɛz] ADJ JOURN or hum

franco-français (franco-française)

specifically French

Français (Française) [fʀɑ̃sɛ, ɛz] N m (f)

Français (Française)

Frenchman/Frenchwoman

le Français moyen (gén)

the average Frenchman

le Français moyen pej

the typical Frenchman

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l'Académie française

the Académie française

Translations for française in the English»French Dictionary

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French Academy

Académie f française

française in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for française in the French»English Dictionary

française [fʀɑ̃sɛz] N f

à la française

in the French style

français(e) [fʀɑ̃sɛ, ɛz] ADJ

français(e)

French

Français(e) [fʀɑ̃sɛ, ɛz] N m(f)

Français(e)

Frenchman(Frenchwoman) m (f)

les Français

the French

Polynésie française [pɔlinezifʀɑ̃sɛz] N f

la Polynésie française

French Polynesia

français [fʀɑ̃sɛ] N m

1. français:

le français

French

le français familier/standard

everyday/standard French

parler (le)français

to speak French

écrire en français

to write in French

traduire en français

to translate into French

2. français THEAT:

le Français

the Comédie française

Phrases:

en bon français iron hum

in language anyone could understand

tu ne comprends pas/vous ne comprenez pas le français? inf

don't you understand plain English?

je parle (le) français pourtant

I'm not speaking Chinese, am I?

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l'Académie française

the French Academy

l'Académie française

The Académie française acts as a formal authority on the French language. The 40 life members debate questions of acceptability and award prizes for work in French literature.

le Président de la République française

the President of the French Republic

le Président de la République française

The Président de la République is the French head of state and is elected directly by the people for an office of seven years ("le septennat") following a majority victory. The President and the government do not have to be from the same political party.

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Gallic

français(e)

French

français(e)

the French

les Français

French

français m

Frenchwoman

Française f

française Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

le Président de la République française

the President of the French Republic

le Président de la République française

The Président de la République is the French head of state and is elected directly by the people for an office of seven years ("le septennat") following a majority victory. The President and the government do not have to be from the same political party.

la Polynésie française

French Polynesia

l'Académie française

the French Academy

l'Académie française

The Académie française acts as a formal authority on the French language. The 40 life members debate questions of acceptability and award prizes for work in French literature.

être d'origine française/ouvrière

to have French origins/a working-class background

l'opinion française

French public opinion

République française

French Republic

les espoirs de la boxe française

the (bright) hopes of French boxing

à la française

in the French style

française Glossary « Intégration et égalité des chances » courtesy of the French-German Youth Office

Translations for française in the French»English Dictionary

Français m

Français de souche

French person of French origin

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modèle d’intégration à la française

French integration model