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Franglais
[ frahng-gley; French frahn-gle ]
noun
- French spoken or written with a large admixture of English words, especially those of American origin.
Franglais
/ frɑ̃ɡlɛ /
noun
- informal French containing a high proportion of words of English origin
Word History and Origins
Origin of Franglais1
Word History and Origins
Origin of Franglais1
Example Sentences
When Johnson was asked in 2021 about Macron's fury over a deal he signed with Australia and the United States that had upended a planned French submarine contract, he responded with mocking use of Franglais to tell France to get a grip and give him a break.
In a report published earlier this year, the Académie warned that the growing usage of English and hybrid “Franglais” terms could have disastrous effects on the French language and create new barriers to communication.
"I loved just hanging with Patrick on the many trips we did. I just loved him. He was a creative genius but in a casual seemingly effortless way, and he was fun and funny in his broken Franglais," wrote Christie Brinkley.
Channeling his inner Winston Churchill, Boris Johnson earned a few headlines recently by addressing his continental “friends” in “Franglais.”
It is not the first time Johnson has turned to “Franglais” in a news conference.
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