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I speak French, and I grew up with French, so my English is Franglais.
Corneille Ewango

Meaning of "Franglais" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FRANGLAIS

From French français French + anglais English.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FRANGLAIS

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FRANGLAIS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Franglais is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FRANGLAIS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of Franglais in the English dictionary

The definition of Franglais in the dictionary is informal French containing a high proportion of words of English origin.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FRANGLAIS


aubade
French
auberge
French
boudin
French
chanteuse
French
coquille
French
entente
French
entremets
French
Fauve
French
flacon
French
longueur
French
mondaine
French
monsieur
French
poussin
French
quinze
French
remblai
French
verlan
French

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FRANGLAIS

Francophile
Francophobe
francophobia
Francophone
franger
frangibility
frangible
frangibleness
frangipane
frangipani
franion
frank
frankalmoign
franked investment income
Frankenfood
Frankenstein
Frankenstein food
Frankenstein´s monster
Frankensteinian
Frankfort

WORDS THAT END LIKE FRANGLAIS

beaujolais
Calais
callais
Charolais
cor anglais
cors anglais
Millais
Nord-Pas-de-Calais
palais
Pas de Calais
Pas-de-Calais
Rabelais
Valais

Synonyms and antonyms of Franglais in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Franglais» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FRANGLAIS

Find out the translation of Franglais to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Franglais from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Franglais» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

Franglais
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Franglais
570 millions of speakers

English

Franglais
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Franglais
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

Franglais
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Franglais
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Franglais
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Franglais
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

franglais
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Franglais
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Franglais
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フラングレ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Franglais
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Franglais
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Franglais
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Franglais
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फ्रँगलेस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

İngilizce sözcükler içeren Fransızca
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Franglais
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Franglais
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Franglais
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Franglais
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φραγκλαί
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Franglais
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

odödliga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Franglais
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Franglais

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FRANGLAIS»

The term «Franglais» is regularly used and occupies the 72.119 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of Franglais
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «Franglais».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FRANGLAIS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Franglais» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Franglais» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Franglais

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2 QUOTES WITH «FRANGLAIS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Franglais.
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Corneille Ewango
I speak French, and I grew up with French, so my English is Franglais.
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Alison Moyet
I spoke Franglais growing up.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FRANGLAIS»

Discover the use of Franglais in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Franglais and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Le Franglais: Forbidden English, Forbidden American: Law, ...
of Etiemble's study is particularly visible in his refusal to remove the references to racial discrimination in the Deep South from later editions of Parlez-oous franglais? You would never guess, from the 1973 edition, that the declaration of the ...
Philip Thody, 2000
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Let's Parler Franglais!
The trouble with French is that there are far too few English words in it. In this book, Miles Kington, the critic, columnist and creator of Franglais, puts all that right.
Miles Kington, 2004
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Language, Culture, and Hegemony in Modern France: 1539 to ...
6 Enemy at the Gates: Parlez-vous franglais? Evitez le franglais! PARLEZ-VOUS FRANGLAIS?, the title of the provocative book authored by (Rene) Etiemble in 1964, stands out as an initial volley in the ongoing French campaign to protect the ...
Freeman G. Henry, 2008
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The Bumper Book: A Harvest of Stories and Verses
Enchanting, timeless children's classics by A.A. MilneRobert Louis Stevenson and more. Includes "The Owl and the Pussy Cat", "The Gingham Dog and the Calico Cat", "Wynken, Blynken and Nod", as well as other beloved favorites.
Watty Piper (pseud.), 1946
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Franglais
Franglais (or Frenglish, franaianglai), a portmanteau combining the French words "franais" ("French") and "anglais" ("English"), is a slang term for an interlanguage, although the word has different overtones in French and English.
Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster, 2009
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Identity, Insecurity and Image: France and Language
Etiemble Chose His Time Well 'Franglais' is English words and expressions, used in French. The word was coined by Rene Etiemble in 1964 in the first of a series of books aimed at demonstrating the bad influence of American English on  ...
D. E. Ager, 1999
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Francopolifonia:
Etre ou ne pas être franglais? telle est la question. » La question du franglais n' est pas nouvelle mais elle a pris, de nos jours, une importance croissante avec l' explosion des anglicismes dans la langue française, dans des domaines de plus  ...
‎2007
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Articles on Code-Switching, Including: Vinish, Spanglish, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011
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Say Chic: A Collection of French Words We Can't Live Without
Franglais is a portmanteau made of two words: français (the French language) and anglais (the English language). René Etiemble (1909–2002) came up with this term in 1964, when he published a book entitled Parlez-vous franglais?
Francoise Blanchard, Jeremy Leven, 2007
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How To Achieve Super Word Power
Scramblish,. Indish,. Franglais,. or. English? MODERN ENGLISH is the most popular and the most widely used language in history. In addition to the almost 400 million who speak it as their mother tongue, over a billion use it as a second  ...
Ajay Rai, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FRANGLAIS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Franglais is used in the context of the following news items.
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Twitter actively shapes fast-moving events during Greek crisis
... my telephone all the time. I am texting, as they say in Franglais, with the Greek prime minister,” he said defiantly, adding: “I'm doing my work.” ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
2
Dead Obies "Jelly" on Exclaim! TV
Montréal's Dead Obies embody a unique musical style that incorporates "Franglais" lyrics with hip-hop, soul and electro influences. «Exclaim!, Jul 15»
3
Greek crisis: Twitter actively shapes fast-moving events
I am texting, as they say in Franglais, with the Greek prime minister,” he said defiantly, adding: “I'm doing my work.”. Meanwhile, Matteo Renzi ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
4
Keeping Greece in euro zone still the aim: Eurogroup chairman
“I am texting, as they say in Franglais, with the Greek prime minister”, a clearly irritated Juncker, speaking in French, told the European ... «Thrasher Backer, Jul 15»
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Vive la France (in NJ): 5 ways to celebrate 'Le French Week'
... Oui, Je Speak Franglais says. "I have organized other events promoting French culture and language, so I decided to create Le French Week ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
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Juncker heckled for texting Greek PM in European parliament
I am texting, as they say in Franglais, with the Greek prime minister," a disgruntled Juncker responded to the hecklers in French. Try Newsweek: ... «Newsweek, Jul 15»
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As it happened: Greek turmoil on Tuesday July 7
I am texting, as they say in Franglais, with the Greek prime minister," said a clearly irritated Juncker. "I don't know if you will have the chance to ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Greece news live: Obama intervenes in Greek talks after Athens …
I am texting, as they say in Franglais, with the Greek prime minister," said a clearly irritated Juncker. "I don't know if you will have the chance to ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Greece news live: EU's Dombrovskis says 'Grexit cannot be …
I am texting, as they say in Franglais, with the Greek prime minister," said a clearly irritated Juncker. "I don't know if you will have the chance to ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
10
Misleading on provenance
As a result of years of TV advertising for AB InBev's Stella Artois, with actors speaking in exaggerated “franglais”, most drinkers believe it's a ... «Herts Advertiser, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Franglais [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/franglais>. Apr 2024 ».
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