Meanings
comparative more Frenchlike · superlative most Frenchlike
- Resembling the French or their customs or language.
But most Israeli mechanics say "breaks," with the "r" sound dutifully transformed from the American dog-barking noise to an upscale Frenchlike trill.
2000, Adam M Garfinkle, Politics and society in modern Israel: myths and realities
Origin
Translations
Portuguese afrancesado, francês
- afrancesadoresembling the French or their customs or language
- francêsresembling the French or their customs or language
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Frenchlike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Frenchlike
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