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French franc

Meaning of "French franc" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF FRENCH FRANC

frentʃ fræŋk


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FRENCH FRANC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
French franc 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 FRENCH FRANC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

French franc

balles sacs bâton, brique, patate, plaque Coins 5, 10, 20 centimes, ½F, 1F, 2F, 5F, 10F, 20F Banknotes 20F, 50F, 100F, 200F, 500F Mint Monnaie de Paris  Website www.monnaiedeparis.com This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete. The franc was a currency of France. Between 1360 and 1641, it was the name of coins worth 1 livre tournois and it remained in common parlance as a term for this amount of money. It was re-introduced in 1795 and remained the national currency until the introduction of the euro in 1999 and 2002. It was a commonly held international reserve currency in the 19th and 20th centuries.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FRENCH FRANC

brank · crank · drank · elasmobranch · franc · frank · front-rank · Lanfranc · lophobranch · marsipobranch · nudibranch · opisthobranch · outrank · overfrank · overrank · prank · rank · shrank · tectibranch · trank

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FRENCH FRANC

French cricket · French cuff · French curve · French Directory · French door · French doors · French dressing · French Equatorial Africa · French fact · French Foreign Legion · French fried potatoes · French fries · French Guiana · French Guianan · French Guianese · French Guinea · French heel · French horn · French India · French Indochina

WORDS THAT END LIKE FRENCH FRANC

banc · Blanc · Cape Blanc · CFA franc · charabanc · Chenin Blanc · fianc · in banc · Leblanc · Manc · mariage blanc · Mont Blanc · Sauvignon Blanc · Swiss franc

Synonyms and antonyms of French franc in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «French franc» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF FRENCH FRANC

Find out the translation of French franc to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of French franc from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «French franc» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

法国法郎
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

franco francés
570 millions of speakers
en

English

French franc
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

फ्रेंच फ्रैंक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الفرنك الفرنسي
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

Французский франк
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

franco francês
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

ফরাসি ফ্রাঙ্ক
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

franc français
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Perancis franc
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Französisch Franken
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

フランスフラン
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

프랑스어 프랑
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Franc Perancis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

franc Pháp
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

பிரஞ்சு பிரான்க்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

फ्रेंच फ्रँक
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Fransız Frangı
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

franco francese
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

frank francuski
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

французький франк
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

franc franceză
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γαλλικό φράγκο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Franse franc
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Franska franc
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

franske franc
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of French franc

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FRENCH FRANC»

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FRENCH FRANC»

Discover the use of French franc in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to French franc and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Fixed Exchange Rates and the Autonomy of Monetary Policy: ...
The franc zone is an exchange rate arrangement that links six central banks ( Table 1): The Banque de France, which issues the French franc, and two monetary institutions that directly depend on French authorities.2 The other central banks ...
Romain Veyrune, 2007
2
The Complete Guide to Convertible Securities Worldwide
Scenarios 3-6 assume a 15% increase in the French franc bond price. Scenario 3 indicates that it is possible to have an initial gain in the French franc- denominated bond and have a loss in U.S. dollar terms because of the movement of the ...
Laura A. Zubulake, 1991
3
The European Monetary System: The Experience, 1979-82
Calculated from midweek London noon quotations. top of the band and the French franc at the bottom after its sharp fall following the Presidential elections of May 1981. From mid- August 1981 to December 1981, the situation reversed with ...
Peter Nyberg, Owen Evens, Horst Ungerer, 1983
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Index Armorial to an Emblazoned Manuscript of the Surname of ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
A. D. Weld (Aaron Davis Weld) French, 2011
5
Multilateral Treaties Deposited with the Secretary-General
... Deutsche mark US dollar French franc [French franc] French franc French franc French franc [Deutsche mark] French franc French franc French franc French franc US dollar US dollar French franc French franc French franc [French franc] US ...
United Nations Staff, United Nations Staff United Nations Naciones Unidas, 2000
6
ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF INTERNATIONAL AVIATION LAW
the draft proposal, expressed in gold francs defined by a law ofAugust 5, 1914, to the new stabilized French franc defined by the law ofJune 25, 1928, to be 65.5 milligrams offine gold. This was a simple matter, for the standard ofvalue ofthe two ...
PHILIP FORSANG NDIKUM, 2013
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Multilateral Treaties Deposited with the Secretary-General: ...
... US dollar French franc Pound sterling French franc French franc French franc US dollar Pound sterling US dollar Amended option^ (currency selection indicates option (b)) French franc French franc (a) French franc French franc French franc ...
United Nations Secretary-General, United Nations, 2004
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Foundations of Education (psychological, Sociological and ...
Costa Rica US dollar Cyprus Unpegged Dahomey (Benin) French franc Dominican Rep. US dollar Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial 3. Explain one determinant of exchange 8. What are the. US dollar US dollar US dollar Spanish peseta ...
Amparo Santamaria Lardizabal
9
Management of Capital Flows: Comparative Experiences and ...
... Hard peg NS/CBA Hard peg French franc Burkina Faso NS/CBA Hard peg NS/ CBA Hard peg French franc Cameroon NS/CBA Hard peg NS/CBA Hard peg French franc Central African Republic NS/CBA Hard peg NS/CBA Hard peg French ...
‎2003
10
The Cfa Franc Zone and the Emu
During the 1930s and 1940s, France established currencies in each of its colonies that were pegged to the French franc. By the end of the second world war, the currencies of the French colonies in Africa were consolidated into “le franc des ...
Michel André Galy, Michael T. Hadjimichael, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FRENCH FRANC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term French franc is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Orderly Grexit Poses a Puzzle for EU Lawyers Gaming Out Doomsday
... financial consultant who has been advising EU institutions on euro policy and regulation since the days of the German mark and French franc ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
2
Modernizing the IMF
The basket was streamlined further when the euro replaced the French franc and the Deutsche mark. Yet, since the world has not faced a real ... «Today's Zaman, Jul 15»
3
One in two French want Greece out of euro – poll
... French public support for the single currency was holding up, with 67 per cent opposed to abandoning the euro to return to the French franc. «Cyprus Mail, Jul 15»
4
Tsipras enhanced his power and menace with referendum result
What Clement Atlee and others did then, lasted for decades. Faced with a crisis in the money markets for the French franc, Mitterrand tacked ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
5
Europe's crisis proves Israel is no 'anachronism'...writes Ben Cohen
... currency in 2002, which resulted in established currencies like the German mark and the French franc being consigned to the history books. «J-Wire Jewish Australian News Service, Jul 15»
6
What reflection of the Greek crisis in France?
Concerning a return to the French franc, the FN's argument affirms: „Exiting the euro is a technical challenge but will absolutely not trigger the ... «Property Magazine International, Jul 15»
7
Good On You, Greece -- But Don't Waver Now (Part 2)
The Italian lira, Spanish peseta, Portuguese escudo, the French franc and countless more will be back in short order. Think of that. The IMF out ... «Daily Reckoning, Jul 15»
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Hollande's Cameroon Visit Exacerbates Anti-French Sentiments
He says even the CFA franc currency used by Cameroon was pegged to the French franc in an agreement that should no longer exist because ... «Voice of America, Jul 15»
9
Don't worry: The euro will be fine
... significantly more than the combined 15.7 per cent share that its predecessors — the Deutsche mark, the French franc and the Dutch guilder ... «gulfnews.com, Jun 15»
10
Don't Worry About the Euro; It'll Be Fine
... significantly more than the combined 15.7 percent share that its predecessors -- the Deutsche mark, the French franc and the Dutch guilder ... «Bloomberg View, Jun 15»
REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. French franc [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/french-franc>. May 2024 ».
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