the natives, citizens, or inhabitants of France collectively
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the French in American English
the people of France
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Examples of 'the French' in a sentence
the French
For a while it was the only port in France to fly the French flag.
The Times Literary Supplement (2013)
Because France for the French is the opposite of national unity.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
All related terms of 'the French'
the French Riviera
the Mediterranean coastal region of France from Cannes eastward to Italy
the Swiss-French
people from French-speaking Switzerland
the French West Indies
various islands in the Lesser Antilles, administered by France; chiefly Guadeloupe , Martinique , Saint-Barthélemy and the French part of Saint Martin . Pop: 838 000 (2004 est). Area: 2792 sq km (1077 sq miles)
directory
A directory is a book which gives lists of facts , for example people's names, addresses, and telephone numbers, or the names and addresses of business companies , usually arranged in alphabetical order.
in the original/in the original French/etc
If you read or sing something in the original or, for example , in the original French , you read or sing it in the language it was written in, rather than a translation .