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francés

/fɾanθˈes/

French — relating to France, its people, or its language; also used as a noun meaning "a French person" or "the French language"

Definitions

  1. 1

    (adjective) French; of or relating to France, its people, or its culture

    “Mi hermana tiene un novio francés que vive en París.”

    My sister has a French boyfriend who lives in Paris.

  2. 2

    (noun, masculine) the French language

    “Ella estudia francés en la universidad todos los martes.”

    She studies French at university every Tuesday.

  3. 3

    (noun, masculine) a French man; a French person

    “El francés que conocimos en el viaje hablaba muy rápido.”

    The French man we met on the trip spoke very fast.

Word forms

Plural
franceses (m.), francesas (f.)
Usage
When used as a noun referring to the language, it is always masculine singular: 'el francés'. As an adjective it agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies.

In Spanish, nationalities and languages are NOT capitalised, unlike in English — so 'francés', not 'Francés'.