Frenchification
The act or process of making French or more French-like, especially in informal contextsThe act or process of making French or more French-like, especially in informal contexts.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The act or process of making French or more French-like, especially in informal contexts.
The Frenchification of the shopping district is complete: every shop has been redone in a Haussmannian style and baguettes, wine, and accordion music are inescapable.
(countable, slang, uncountable)Something that has been made more French or French-like.
The ubiquitous café is just a Frenchification of the old English coffeehouse, providing the ambiance of peaceful al fresco dining without actually moving any chairs outdoors.
(countable, uncountable)Synonym of Gallicization, translation into French or a French translation.
Französierung, Französisierung, Französieren
галлиза́цияgallizácija, франциза́цияfrancizácija, офранцу́живаниеofrancúživanije
Translations
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Origin
From Frenchify + -ation, from French + -ify.From Frenchify + -ation, from French + -ify.
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Forms
plural: FrenchificationsSynonyms
4 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable