Frenchism

Translation of "frenchism" into Russian

Noun

Frenchism

Frenchisms pl

лингвистика

The author intentionally kept several Frenchisms in the dialogue to preserve its original tone.

Автор намеренно оставил в диалогах несколько галлицизмов, чтобы сохранить исходный тон.

Additional translations

французщина

разговорное, неодобрительное

Noun

A word, phrase, or idiom borrowed from or characteristic of the French language (a Gallicism).

The author intentionally kept several Frenchisms in the dialogue to preserve its original tone.

A custom, manner, or characteristic regarded as typically French.

Their leisurely two-hour lunch was dismissed as a Frenchism by their more hurried colleagues.