Collocations for "french"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "french" in context.
WordReference English Collocations © 2025
French
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [fluent, basic, broken, Canadian] French
- is [learning, studying] French
- [knows how to, can] speak French
- speaks French [fluently, at a very high level, poorly, well]
- has a degree in French
- her French is [coming along, progressing, improving] (well)
- they speak French in [France]
- French is spoken in [Haiti, Fiji, Morocco]
- French is his native [language, tongue]
- French is the official language of
- written in his native French
- is written in French
- translate from French [to, into] [Spanish]
- translated from the original French
- has been translated [to, into] French
- is a (regional) [dialect, variety] of French
- has [a test, an exam, an interview] in French
- the French are known for their [cuisine, wines, love of cheese]
- the French take pride in (their cuisine)
- the French [language, Civil War, Revolution, King]
- the French [president, ambassador, parliament, language]
- a French [person, singer, actress, citizen, resident, book]
- a French [passport, driving license, ID card]
- French [colonies, territories, regions, provinces, cities]
- French [Guiana, Polynesia, Antilles]
- French [grammar, words, expressions]
- a French [version, translation]
- is taking French [classes, lessons]
- a French course
- speaks with a French accent
- what is the French word for [door, window, pocket]?
- a Canadian French [word, accent]
- French [fries, cooking, cuisine, chef, restaurant, toast]
- a French [kiss, letter]
- UK: take French leave
- [fluent, basic, broken, Canadian] French
- the French [language, Civil War, Revolution, King]
- is [learning, studying] French
- the French [president, ambassador, parliament, language]
- [knows how to, can] speak French
- a French [person, singer, actress, citizen, resident, book]
- speaks French [fluently, at a very high level, poorly, well]
- a French [passport, driving license, ID card]
- has a degree in French
- French [colonies, territories, regions, provinces, cities]
- her French is [coming along, progressing, improving] (well)
- French [Guiana, Polynesia, Antilles]
- they speak French in [France]
- French [grammar, words, expressions]
- French is spoken in [Haiti, Fiji, Morocco]
- a French [version, translation]
- French is his native [language, tongue]
- is taking French [classes, lessons]
- French is the official language of
- a French course
- written in his native French
- French-speaking [countries, region, cities, territories, Canada]
- is written in French
- French-speaking [people, inhabitants, Canadians]
- translate from French [to, into] [Spanish]
- speaks with a French accent
- translated from the original French
- what is the French word for [door, window, pocket]?
- has been translated [to, into] French
- a Canadian French [word, accent]
- is a (regional) [dialect, variety] of French
- French [fries, cooking, cuisine, chef, restaurant, toast]
- has [a test, an exam, an interview] in French
- a French [kiss, letter]
- the French are known for their [cuisine, wines, love of cheese]
- UK: take French leave
- the French take pride in (their cuisine)
'french' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Canada
- Dutch
- F
- French
- Lebanon
- Morocco
- Russian
- Swiss
- acquaintance
- architect
- architecture
- badly
- bakery
- best
- bilingual
- borrow
- bread
- brew
- camp
- can
- cheese
- chemist
- child
- citizen
- citizenship
- comprehension
- contingent
- counterpart
- cuisine
- devil
- dressing
- equivalent
- establishment
- eve
- exercise
- fancy
- fashion
- favorite
- film
- fluently
- foreigner
- fry
- furnished
- get
- grammar
- grasp
- holder
- horn
- immigrant
- import