frenchman

«frenchman» in Mova's school dictionary: French — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a Frenchman, Frenchmen)

meaning for a pupil

1) A man who comes from France or is French. tree →

2) (history, informal) Sometimes used to mean a French person or soldier in general. tree →

sense in the lessons

In history lessons, famous Frenchmen include Napoleon and Louis Braille. In geography, French people live in France and many other places. «Frenchwoman» is used for a woman, and «French people» or «the French» for everyone. In stories, a stereotype of a Frenchman with a striped shirt and beret should be seen as a joke, not the truth.

examples

• Louis Braille was a Frenchman who invented writing for blind people. tree →
• The Frenchman spoke to us in French. tree →
• Napoleon was a famous Frenchman. tree →
• The Frenchman's café sold croissants. tree →
• Our new neighbour is a Frenchman from Lyon. tree →
• They were first brought to light, after a patient search and diligent perusal of ancient authors, by a Frenchman, M. tree →

note

Always a capital F. Plural «Frenchmen» (like «man/men»). For women use «Frenchwoman», and for a mixed group «French people».

In the corpora

• Napoleon was about 1.69 metres tall, an ordinary or even slightly tall height for a Frenchman of his time.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «frenchman» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.