frenchify
frenchify · frenchifies · frenchified · frenchifying
офранцузить
franzisieren, französisieren, französieren
To make French or more French-like in any wayTo make French or more French-like in any way.
/ˈfɹɛnt͡ʃɪfaɪ/
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To make French or more French-like in any way.
This café likes to frenchify the names of its dishes to make them sound better than they actually are — they call their fish and chips "poisson-frites".
franzisieren, französisieren, französieren
офранцу́зитьofrancúzitʹ
make French in appearance or character
(intransitive)To become French or more French-like.
This restaurant has frenchified.
become French in appearance or character
(transitive, uncommon)Synonym of gallicize, to translate into the French language.
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
to make French or more French-like:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to make French or more French-like:
Origin
From French + -ify.From French + -ify.
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Forms
frenchifies, frenchifying, frenchified, frenchified| Base form | frenchify · to frenchify |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | frenchifies |
| Present participle | frenchifying |
| Past simple | frenchified |
| Past participle | frenchified |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
3 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle