Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun French characterized by numerous borrowings from English.
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- proper noun often derogatory
French terms or expressions recentlyborrowed from theEnglish language. - proper noun often derogatory The poor French spoken by
anglophones .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Forget the honorary knighthood, you know you're famous when the French coin a Franglais soubriquet for you.
Dom Ghosn Dom Ghosn 2006
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Which, by the way, I had a little 'Franglais' mix-up today along these lines.
The French word for plastered drunk... - French Word-A-Day 2010
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MacArthur's friends were very welcoming and the group of us conducted a conversation -- which often had to be shouted above the loud music -- in "Franglais" (French and English mixed) throughout the evening.
Gayired.com - Gay OnLine Community for Entertainment and Daily News 2008
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I took that information as an opportunity to refresh my knowledge of French, so I offered to translate the resort's rules into French so they can be handed out to the Quebecoise when they come in ... of course that's a much easier project with the help of so many online translators, but it was fun to read through it and tweak it - and today I met a woman from Montreal at the pool with whom I attempted a bit of a conversation with my rusty "Franglais"!
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So, to add a bit of France back into this Franglais classic, I cream fresh chèvre, or goat cheese, into a simple dip composed of caramelized shallots, chives, and sour cream.
Kerry Saretsky: French Onion Dip Kerry Saretsky 2011
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So, to add a bit of France back into this Franglais classic, I cream fresh chèvre, or goat cheese, into a simple dip composed of caramelized shallots, chives, and sour cream.
Kerry Saretsky: French Onion Dip Kerry Saretsky 2011
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High in the French Pyrenees lies the little mountain village of Franglais, as quiet and peaceful a place as you could imagine … until her favorite son comes home.
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(Franglais) = After, we'll put our feet in the water.
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High in the French Pyrenees lies the little mountain village of Franglais, as quiet and peaceful a place as you could imagine … until her favorite son comes home.
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Franglais means taking French flavors and American preparations, or American flavors and French preparations, and mashing them up into something delicious.
Kerry Saretsky: Franglais: Peanut Butter Cup Profiteroles Kerry Saretsky 2010
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