Can we reach 2 Likes? Watch video to the end :) Video by http://www.PronounceDaily.com [french] /frɛntʃ/ IPA Syllables Examples Word Origin adjective 1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of France, its inhabitants, or their language, culture, etc.: French cooking. noun, 2. the people of France and their direct descendants. 3. a Romance language spoken in France, parts of Belgium and Switzerland, and in areas colonized after 1500 by France. Abbreviation: F. verb (used with object) 4. (often lowercase) to prepare (food) according to a French method. 5. (often lowercase) to cut (snap beans) into slivers or thin strips before cooking. 6. (often lowercase) to trim the meat from the end of (a rib chop). 7. (often lowercase) to prepare (meat) for cooking by slicing it into strips and pounding. 8. Slang. to short-sheet (a bed). 9. (often lowercase) Slang: Vulgar. to give oral stimulation of the penis or vulva. Origin Expand Middle English Old English 1150 before 1150; Middle English Frensh, French, Old English Frenc(i)sc. See Frank, -ish1 Related forms Expand Frenchness, noun, Usage note Expand The adjective French appears in the set phrase French pox in which it implies that sexual behavior in France produces a greater occurrence of sexually transmitted disease than is found elsewhere. Although insulting a particular person or nationality may be unintentional, use of this term is usually perceived as offensive to or by the French. However, the same hypersexuality stereotype in a more neutral term, like French kiss, or in the older slang term French letter, is not likely to offend. --- Make sure to leave a Like, Comment, Favorite, and Share if you enjoy. Subscribe for more. Pronounce Daily Definition: http://www.pronouncedaily.com/How_To_Pronounce_French.html Subscribe for More Pronunciations and Definitions!: https://www.youtube.com/user/PronounceDaily?sub_confirmation=1 Facebook Like Us for Daily Words in Your Newsfeed: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Word-of-the-Day-Definitions/750369141710497 Follow Us on Twitter http://twitter.com/PronounceDaily

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