III.French2 BrE AmE noun
[Language: Old English; Origin: frencisc, from Latin Franca 'Frank'; ⇨ ↑frank1] 1. the French [plural] people from France 2. [uncountable] the language used in France, and some other countries:
How do you ask for directions in French? 3. pardon/excuse my French spoken used to say sorry for swearing
2French noun 1[noncount] : the language of the French people • learned to speak French 2the French : the people of France : French people • the customs of the French pardon my French
