I. French, Dawn BrE AmE
(1957–) a British ↑ comedian and actress, best known for appearing in the television series French and Saunders in the 1980s and The Vicar of Dibley in the 1990s. Although she is not tall, she is very large, and often makes jokes about her size.
II. French 1 /frentʃ/ BrE AmE adjective
relating to France, its people, or its language:
an excellent French wine
III. French 2 BrE AmE noun
[ Language: Old English ; Origin: frencisc , from Latin Franca 'Frank' ; ⇨ ↑ frank 1 ]
1 . the French [plural] people from France
2 . [uncountable] the language used in France, and some other countries:
How do you ask for directions in French?
3 . pardon/excuse my French spoken used to say sorry for swearing