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Anglais

Anglais

See also: anglais

French

Noun

Anglais m (plural Anglais, feminine Anglaise)

  1. (male) English person

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anglais

anglais

See also: Anglais

French

Noun

anglais m (uncountable)

  1. English language
    Il parle anglais ― He speaks English

Adjective

anglais m (feminine singular anglaise, masculine plural anglais, feminine plural anglaises)

  1. English
    Il est anglais ― He is English.
    Ceci n'est pas un avion anglais. ― This is not an English airplane

Usage notes

  • anglais is often used to refer to all British people

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish englas, anglas f (a weak, mixed beverage, milk diluted with water; whey).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaŋɡləʃ/

Noun

anglais f (genitive singular anglaise)

  1. milk and water
  2. (of person) milksop

Declension

Derived terms

  • anglais tae (weak, lukewarm, tea)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
anglais n-anglais hanglais t-anglais
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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