France

France [fʀɑ̃s]

feminine noun

France

• histoire/équipe/ambassade de France French history/team/embassy

• le roi de France the King of France

• France2

• France3 state-owned channels on French television

• la France d'en bas ordinary French people

• la France d'en haut the privileged classes (in France)

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FRANCE TÉLÉVISION

There are two state-owned television channels in France: France 2 and France 3, a regionally-based channel. Broadly speaking, France 2 is a general-interest and light entertainment channel, while France 3 offers more cultural and educational viewing as well as the regional news.

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fʀɑ̃s

nom propre féminin France

la France libre — Histoire Free France

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fʀɑ̃s nf

la France — France

en France [habiter] — in France

Je suis né en France. — I was born in France., [aller] to France

Je vais en France pour Noël. — I'm going to France for Christmas.

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France ⇒ Les États, les pays et les continents nprf France; Hist la France libre Free France.

[frɑ̃s] nom propre féminin

(la) France France

vivre en France to live in France

la France profonde grassroots France

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[frɑ̃s] nom propre masculin

[navire]

le France the 'France' (French luxury liner)

{{ind}}vieille France locution adjectivale invariable

être ou faire (très) vieille France to be rather old-fashioned