| French leave | an abrupt and unannounced departure (without saying farewell) |
soul kiss
deep kiss
French kiss | an openmouthed kiss in which your tongue is inserted into the other's mouth |
| French lesson | instruction in the French language |
| French and Indian War | a war in North America between France and Britain (both aided by American Indian tribes), - |
| French Revolution | the revolution in France against the Bourbons, - |
| French bulldog | small stocky version of the bulldog having a sleek coat and square head |
| French door | a light door with transparent or glazed panels extending the full length |
| French heel | a fairly high narrow heel on women's shoes |
French horn
horn | a brass musical instrument consisting of a conical tube that is coiled into a spiral and played by means of valves |
| French knot | a stitch made by looping the thread several times around the needle before inserting it into the fabric |
French polish
French polish shellac | a varnish for wood consisting of shellac dissolved in alcohol |
| French roof | a mansard roof with sides that are nearly perpendicular |
| French window | a French door situated in an exterior wall of a building |
handset
French telephone | telephone set with the mouthpiece and earpiece mounted on a single handle |
| French polish | the glaze produced by repeated applications of French polish shellac |
| French | the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France |
Langue d'oil
Langue d'oil French | medieval provincial dialects of French spoken in central and northern France |
Langue d'oc
Langue d'oc French | medieval provincial dialects of French formerly spoken in the south of France |
| Old French | the earliest form of the French language, th to th century |
Norman-French
Norman French
Old North French | the medieval Norman dialect of Old French |
Anglo-French
Anglo-Norman | the French (Norman) language used in medieval England |
| Canadian French | the French language as spoken in Quebec, Canada |
| French pastry | sweet filled pastry made of especially puff paste |
French fritter
beignet | a deep-fried, yeastaised doughnut dusted with confectioners' sugar |
crape
crepe
French pancake | small very thin pancake |
| French loaf | a loaf of French bread |
| French bread | a crusty sourdough bread often baked in long slender tapered loaves or baguettes |
french fries
french-fried potatoes
fries
chips | strips of potato fried in deep fat |
haricot vert
haricots verts
French bean | very small and slender green bean |
Belgian endive
French endive
witloof | young broad-leaved endive plant deprived of light to form a narrow whitish head |
| French sorrel | greens having small tart oval to pointed leaves, preferred to common sorrel for salads |
French dressing
vinaigrette
sauce vinaigrette | oil and vinegar with mustard and garlic |
| French omelet | omelet cooked quickly and slid onto a plate |
| French toast | bread slice dipped in egg and milk and fried, topped with sugar or fruit or syrup |
dry vermouth
French vermouth | dry pale amber variety |
French Foreign Office
Quai d'Orsay | the French department in charge of foreign affairs, referred to familiarly by its address in Paris |
Free French
Fighting French | a French movement during World War II that was organized in London by Charles de Gaulle to fight for the liberation of France from German control and for the restoration of the republic |
| French Foreign Legion | a former foreign legion in the French army that was used for military duties outside of France |
| French Academy | an honorary group of French writers and thinkers supported by the French government, the French Academy sets standards for the use of the French language |
| French Indochina | the French colonies of the territory now occupied by Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam |
Congo Republic of the Congo
French Congo | a republic in westentral Africa, achieved independence from France in |
| French West Indies | the islands in the Lesser Antilles that are administered by France |
France
French Republic
| a republic in western Europe, the largest country wholly in Europe |
Paris
City of Light
French capital
capital of France | the capital and largest city of France, and international center of culture and commerce |
French Riviera
Cote d'Azur | the French part of the Riviera |
| French region | a geographical subdivision of France |
Guinea
Republic of Guinea
French Guinea | a republic in western Africa on the Atlantic, formerly a French colony, achieved independence from France in |
Mali
Republic of Mali
French Sudan | a landlocked republic in northwestern Africa, achieved independence from France in , Mali was a center of West African civilization for more than , years |
French Polynesia
French Oceania | a French overseas possession in the South Pacific |
| French Canadian | a Canadian descended from early French settlers and whose native language is French |