Russian vs French - What's the difference?
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A person from Russia.
An ethnic Russian: a member of the East Slavic ethnic group which is native to, and constitutes the majority of the population of, Russia.
A domestic cat breed.
A cat of this breed.
A type of juggling ball with a hard outer shell, filled with salt, sand or another similar substance.
Of or pertaining to Russia.
Of or pertaining to the Russian language.
(dated) Of or pertaining to Rus.
A Romance language spoken primarily in France, Belgium, Switzerland, Quebec, Valle d'Aosta and many former French colonies.
* 1997 , Albert Valdman, French and Creole in Louisiana , page 29
* 2004 , Jack Flam, Matisse and Picasso: The Story of Their Rivalry and Friendship , page 18
(surname)
People of France, collectively.
* 2002 , Jeremy Thornton, The French and Indian War , page 14
(informal) Vulgar language.
Of or relating to France.
Of or relating to the people or culture of France.
Of or relating to the .
To kiss (another person) while inserting one’s tongue into the other person's mouth.
* 1988 , Wanda Coleman, A War of Eyes and other stories , page 151
To kiss in this manner.
* 1995 , Jack Womack, Random Acts of Senseless Violence , page 87
As a noun russian
is a person from russia.As a proper noun russian
is the russian language.As an adjective russian
is of or pertaining to russia.As a verb french is
to prepare food by cutting it into strips.russian
English
(wikipedia Russian)Alternative forms
* (abbreviation):Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* Russianize / Russianise ** Russianization / RussianisationSee also
*See also
* (ru)External links
*Adjective
(en adjective)Derived terms
* Russian roulette * White Russian * Russian minutesSee also
; Russian alphabet (Cyrillic) Vocabulary * Language listfrench
Proper noun
(en proper noun)- Almost three quarters of the population 65 and older reported speaking French .
- Although he would spend the rest of his life in France, Picasso never mastered the language, and during those early years he was especially self-conscious about how bad his French was.
See also
* (fr) * Language listNoun
- The French and the English have often been at war.
- On the way, scouts reported that some French were heading toward them across the ice.
- Pardon my French .
Usage notes
When used to refer collectively to people of France, the word French is preceded by the definite article or some other determiner.Derived terms
* pardon my FrenchAdjective
(en adjective)- the French border with Italy
- French customs
- French verbs
Derived terms
* French bean, french bean * French berry * French braid * French bread * French-Canadian * French casement * French chalk * French corner * French cowslip * French curl * French curve * French-cut * French defence, French defense * French dip * French door * French dressing, french dressing * French Equatorial Africa * French fact * French fake * French fits * French fries, french fries * French grey * French grip * French Guiana * French Guinea * French harp * French honeysuckle * French horn * French India * French Indochina * French kiss * French knickers * French knot * French lavender * French letter * French lilac * French loaf * French lock * French Louisiana * French maid * Frenchman * French Morocco * French mulberry * French mullet * French mustard * French onion soup * French pancake * French paradox * French pie * French plait * French polish * French Polynesia * French pox * French purple * French Quarter * French red * French Republican Calendar, French Revolutionary Calendar * French rice * French Riviera * French roast * French roll * French roof * French rose * French rye * French sash * French seam * French Somaliland * French sorrel * French Southern and Antarctic Lands * French spacing * French spinach * French stick * French-style * French Sudan * French tickler * French toast, french toast * French Togoland * French trumpet * French tub * * French twist * French vanilla * French West Africa * French window, french window * French wire * Frenchwoman * take French leaveVerb
(es)- Tom frenched her full in the mouth.
- Even before I thought about what I was doing we Frenched and kissed with tongues.
