I. adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a chemistry/French etc exam
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I knew I wouldn’t pass the German exam.
a chemistry/French etc examination
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Most of the pupils passed their science examination with flying colours.
a French kiss (= a sexual kiss using your tongue )
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The couple shared a lingering French kiss.
a French/American etc accent
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I noticed that he had a Spanish accent.
a French/geography/history etc class
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I have a history class at nine o'clock today.
a French/Greek etc custom
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The Spanish custom is to add the mother’s surname after the father’s.
American/British/French etc forces
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Several battles took place involving American forces.
American/French/UN etc troops
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This operation was undertaken by British troops.
an English/American/French etc equivalent
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Savings and loan associations are the American equivalent of Britain’s building societies.
an English/French etc translation
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He wrote the first English translation of Homer’s 'Iliad'.
Australian/French etc born (= born in or as a citizen of Australia etc )
biology/history/French etc homework
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The science homework was really hard.
biology/history/French etc professor
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Who’s your chemistry professor?
English/French/Greek etc poetry
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He was a student of English poetry.
French bean
French bread
French doors
French dressing
French fry
French horn
French kiss
French letter
French loaf
French plait
French pleat
French polish
French stick
French toast
French windows
French/Brazilian etc nationality
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He has British nationality.
French/EU/Japanese etc national
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Turkish nationals who are living in the UK
French/Italian/Indian etc cookery
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Chillis are used a lot in Mexican cookery.
French/Spanish etc wine
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The restaurant has a wide selection of French wines.
French/US/Brazilian etc citizenship
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I have applied for French citizenship.
Italian/French etc cooking
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Fresh herbs are used a lot in Thai cooking.
Italian/French/Chinese etc food
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The restaurant serves delicious Italian food.
Japanese/French etc imports (= goods from Japan, France etc )
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Japanese imports rose by 5% last year.
talk (in) French/German etc
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They started talking in Spanish.
the American/Russian/French etc perspective
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From the French perspective, therefore, 1934 marks a major turning point.
the British/French/Polish etc army
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a soldier in the Spanish army
the UK/French/Thai etc government
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The UK government has offered to send aid.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be of French/Russian/Italian etc extraction
on British/French/foreign etc soil
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He was not a man to show public affection on foreign soil .
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Will your grandchildren forgive us, Erich, if we surrender our armies on foreign soil without a fight?
pardon my French
pidgin English/French etc
the French Antilles
the French/Italian/English Riviera
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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French cuisine
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Aren't you in my French class?
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I stayed with a French family in Paris.
II. noun
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
Middle English/French etc
be of French/Russian/Italian etc extraction
broken English/French etc
fluent French/Japanese etc
on British/French/foreign etc soil
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He was not a man to show public affection on foreign soil .
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Will your grandchildren forgive us, Erich, if we surrender our armies on foreign soil without a fight?
pardon my French
pidgin English/French etc
the French Antilles
the French/Italian/English Riviera
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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I had to take two years of French in high school.
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Patric's family speaks French at home.