franglais

fran·glais
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UK/ˈfɹɒŋɡleɪ/US/ˌfɹɑŋˈɡleɪ/US/ˌfɹɑːŋˈɡleɪ/

proper noun

French terms or expressions recently borrowed from the English language.

Similar
Frenglish
OriginFrench franglais →
Scrabble 13
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Meanings

franglais1

proper noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Franglais.

    The play presents a kind of war of different languages: office jargon; franglais marketing jargon; old-fashioned academic language; new media slang; jazzmen’s roughtalk; salesmen’s smoothtalk; high-finance talk, etc.

    1984, David Bradby, “Michel Vinaver”, in Modern French Drama 1940–1980, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, chapter 10 (Playwrights of the seventies), page 244

Franglais2

proper noun

alternative franglais

  1. derogatoryoftenFrench terms or expressions recently borrowed from the English language.

    Synonyms: Frenglish

  2. derogatoryoftenThe poor French spoken by anglophones.
  3. Colloquial speech that is a mix of English and French terms, conjugation, and grammar.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounFrench terms or expressions recently borrowed from the English language.

Similar
Frenglish
Also see
frenglish

Origin

  1. Frenchfranglais
  2. EnglishFranglais

From French franglais, blend of français (“French”) + anglais (“English”).

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Translations

French franglais, franglais
  • franglaisFrench terms or expressions borrowed from English
  • franglaispoor French spoken by anglophones
Portuguese franglês, franglais
  • franglêsFrench terms or expressions borrowed from English
  • franglaisFrench terms or expressions borrowed from English
Cite this entry
APA

franglais. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/franglais

MLA

“franglais.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/franglais. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “franglais,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/franglais.

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