to French
- verb
- /frɛnʧ/
- Specialized
- To make the dish more refined, we frenched the vegetables into thin strips before sautéing them.
- to french lamb chops
- to french lamb
- to french ribs
Examples
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I would French toast because the powdered sugar so sweet.
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Finally, we then French toasted the this egg toast toast.
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I frenched the lamb chops to prepare them for roasting, ensuring they looked elegant on the plate.
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The chef demonstrated how to french a rack of lamb by trimming the fat and exposing the bone.
Synonyms
To cut vegetables into thin strips like matchsticks
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
Long thin pieces of potato that are fried in hot oil and often served with ketchup
A time in France from 1789 to 1799 when people overthrew the king and created new political ideas
- Canadian
A person in Canada whose family came from France long ago and who speaks French as their first language
A coastal region in southeastern France known for sunny beaches and luxury resorts
A group of islands in the South Pacific that belong to France, including Tahiti and Bora Bora
A North American war from 1754 to 1763 between Britain and France that gives Britain control of eastern North America
A group of French colonies in Southeast Asia including Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam
Armed forces and political movement led by Charles de Gaulle who resisted German occupation in World War II
French soldiers and leaders who fought against German occupation in World War II under Charles de Gaulle
A type of French spoken in Canada, especially Quebec, with different words and pronunciation
- Specialized
The French spoken in England in the Middle Ages by rulers and lawyers
- NSFW
A thin cover worn on the penis during sex to prevent pregnancy and infection
An official group of important French writers and scholars who set rules for the French language
Islands in the eastern Caribbean that are part of France, like Guadeloupe and Martinique
A Mediterranean plant with purple scented flowers grown for perfume or decoration
- Archaic
A form of Old French spoken in Normandy in the Middle Ages that influenced English law and words
The former name of the country now called Mali when it was ruled by France until 1960
- Specialized
An intense blue pigment made by people for use in painting
- Specialized
A leafy plant like spinach that people grow to eat and that often grows wild in gardens
- Specialized
A roof with very steep sides and a flat top that gives extra attic space
A bushy annual plant with strong-smelling orange or yellow flowers often grown in gardens
A former French colony in west-central Africa now called the Republic of the Congo
- Specialized
A very shiny finish you make on wood by rubbing on thin coats of shellac mixed with alcohol
A government office that deals with France's relations with other countries
- Specialized
A form of French used for law and government in England in the Middle Ages
A deep-fried pastry made with yeast like a doughnut often dusted with powdered sugar
- Specialized
A large fern with deep roots and long divided leaves that grows on hills and in woods
A plant with sweet smelling flowers that people grow for bees and to improve soil
- Specialized
A rough grass from Europe and Asia that grows by roads and in meadows and is used to feed animals
- Specialized
A group of old French dialects spoken in northern and central France that used 'oïl' for yes
How Thin
Surface Forms
Etymology
A helpful way to remember the cooking verb French is to think of it as 'to cut or trim in a French style', because chefs called certain neat, thin cuts 'French', so to French food is to prepare it that way.