French and France

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Français et la France

Learn some French vocabulary for describing all things related to French and France. Vive la France !

les Français   the French (people)
un Français   French man, boy, person
une Française   French woman, girl
français (adj)   French
à la française   in the French style or manner
le français   the French language
le franglais   informal mix of French and English
     
franco- (prefix)   French-
franco-canadien   French-Canadian
francocentrique   Franco-centric
franco-français   French-French, concerning two French groups
la françafrique   France’s relationship with former African colonies
     
la Francophonie   the phenomenon of speaking French, the French-speaking community
un/e Francophone   French speaker
francophone (adj)   French-speaking
un/e francophile   Francophile, person who loves/admires France and the French
francophile (adj)   Francophile, fond of France and the French
un/e francophobe   Francophobe, person who hates France and the French
francophobe (adj)   Francophobic, hostile toward France and the French
la francomanie   French mania, excessively Francophile
     
franciser   to Frenchify, to make look/sound French
la francisation   Frenchification
la francité   Frenchness
un franchouillard
une franchouillarde
  a stereotypically narrow-minded French person (derogatory)
franchouillard (adj)   stereotypically French (derogatory)

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