Collocations for "France"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "France" in context.
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France
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- in [Northern, North, the South of] France
- have never [been, traveled] to France
- would love to [go, visit] France
- was born in France
- is a [citizen, resident] of France
- the [president, champion] of France
- am [going, moving, traveling] to France for [work, school]
- am [going] to France to [work, study]
- am going to [live, work] in France
- has been [assigned, posted, relocated] to France
- [good, poor, strong] relations with France
- France's rivalry with [Britain]
- is an ally [of, with] France
- the [food, weather, people, history] of France
- the [food] in France
- [throughout, in parts of] France
- on my [journeys, travels] through France
- was living in France at the time
- France is famous for its
'France' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
French
- North
- Paris
- Spain
- aid
- arrest
- bike
- camping
- castle
- cheese
- church
- city
- climb
- company
- cycle
- definition
- encounter
- everywhere
- explode
- fashion
- fashionable
- ferry
- flock
- foe
- gateway
- hail
- holiday
- homesick
- illegal
- immigrant
- in
- invent
- language
- live
- mail
- model
- native
- neither
- panic
- pastry
- permit
- phone
- pipe
- president
- rage
- region
- sail
- ski
- snail
- soldier