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1 Nationalities
Words like French can also refer to the language (e.g. a French textbook ⇒ Languages) and to the country (e.g. French history ⇒ Countries and continents).Note the different use of capital letters in English and French ; adjectives never have capitals in French:a French student= un étudiant français/une étudiante françaisea French nurse= une infirmière française/un infirmier françaisa French tourist= un touriste français/une touriste françaiseNouns have capitals in French when they mean a person of a specific nationality:a Frenchman= un Françaisa Frenchwoman= une FrançaiseFrench people or the French= les Français mpla Chinese man= un Chinoisa Chinese woman= une ChinoiseChinese people or the Chinese= les Chinois mplEnglish sometimes has a special word for a person of a specific nationality ; in French, the same word can almost always be either an adjective (no capitals) or a noun (with capitals):Danish= danoisa Dane= un Danois, une Danoisethe Danes= les Danois mplhe is French= il est français or c’est un Françaisshe is French= elle est française or c’est une Françaisethey are French= ( men or mixed) ils sont français or ce sont des Français ( women) elles sont françaises or ce sont des FrançaisesWhen the subject is a noun, like the teacher or Paul below, the adjective construction is normally used in French:the teacher is French= le professeur est françaisPaul is French= Paul est françaisAnne is French= Anne est françaisePaul and Anne are French= Paul et Anne sont françaisOther ways of expressing someone’s nationality or origins are:he’s of French extraction= il est d’origine françaiseshe was born in Germany= elle est née en Allemagnehe is a Spanish citizen= il est espagnola Belgian national= un ressortissant belgeshe comes from Nepal= elle vient du Népal -
2 nationality
[næʃə'næləti]- plural nationalities - noun ((the state of belonging to) a particular nation: `What nationality are you?' `I'm German'; You can see (people of) many nationalities in London.) nationalité -
3 from
from [frɒm]a. de• where are you from? d'où êtes-vous (originaire) ?• he took/stole it from them il le leur a pris/volé• he went from office boy to director in five years de garçon de bureau, il est passé directeur en cinq ans• from her childhood onwards... dès son enfance...c. (used with prices, numbers) à partir de• wine from 10 euros a bottle vins à partir de 10 € la bouteilled. (source) to drink from a stream/a glass boire à un ruisseau/dans un verree. (cause, reason) he died from his injuries il est mort des suites de ses blessures• from what I heard... d'après ce que j'ai entendu...• from what I can see... à ce que je vois...• from the look of things... à en juger par les apparences...* * *[frəm, frɒm]Note: When from is used as a straightforward preposition in English it is translated by de in French: from Rome = de Rome; from the sea = de la mer; from Lisa = de Lisa. Remember that de + le always becomes du: from the office = du bureau, and de + les always becomes des: from the United States = des États-Unisfrom is often used after verbs in English ( suffer from, benefit from etc). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (suffer, benefit etc)from is used after certain nouns and adjectives in English ( shelter from, exemption from, free from, safe from etc). For translations, consult the appropriate noun or adjective entry (shelter, exemption, free, safe etc)This dictionary contains usage notes on such topics as nationalities, countries and continents, provinces and regions. Many of these use the preposition from. For the index to these notesFor examples of the above and particular usages of from, see the entry belowwhere is he from? — d'où est-il?, d'où vient-il?
2) ( expressing distance)3) ( expressing time span)one month from now — dans un mois, d'ici un mois
4) ( using as a basis)5) ( working for)6) ( among)to select ou choose ou pick from — choisir parmi
7) ( indicating a source)8) (expressing extent, range)wine from £5 a bottle — du vin à partir de 5 livres la bouteille
to rise from 10 to 17% — passer de 10 à 17%
everything from paperclips to wigs — tout, des trombones aux perruques
9) ( in subtraction)10) (because of, due to)11) ( judging by) d'aprèsfrom the way he talks you'd think he was an expert — à l'entendre, on dirait un spécialiste
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4 melt
melt [melt]a. [ice, butter] fondre• he looks as if butter wouldn't melt in his mouth on lui donnerait le bon Dieu sans confession (inf)[+ butter] (faire) fondre ; [+ metal] fondre3. compounds[confidence] disparaître ; [crowd] se disperser* * *[melt] 1.1) ( thaw) dégel m, fonte f des neiges2) US Culinary sandwich m recouvert de fromage fondu2.transitive verb lit [heat, sun, person] faire fondre [snow, plastic, butter]; fig attendrir [heart]3.1) lit fondre3) ( merge)to melt into — se fondre dans [crowd]
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5 melting pot
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6 Abyssinian
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7 Afghan
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8 Afrikaner
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9 Albanian
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10 Algerian
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11 Algonqui(a)n
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12 American
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13 American Indian
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14 Amerindian
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15 Andorran
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16 Anglo-American
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17 Anglo-French
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18 Anglo-Indian
A n1 ( ex-patriot) Britannique mf vivant en Inde ;2 ( of mixed race) métis/-isse m/f (de parents anglais et indien).B adj anglo-indien/-ienne. -
19 Anglo-Irish
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20 Anglo-Norman
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