French accent
Gallic speech pattern
A French accent is the distinctive way French speakers pronounce English, characterized by features like stressed final syllables, softened "h" sounds, and rolled or guttural "r" sounds.
The term also refers to the accent mark (´) used in French writing, called an acute accent: The é in café has a French accent.
In popular culture, a French accent often carries connotations of sophistication or romance.
- ParisianOf France's capital
- Left BankParis's intellectual quarter
- baguetteElongated crusty loaf
- ouiFrench affirmative word
- c'est la vieResigned acceptance phrase
café · romantic · Eiffel · croissant · nasal · melodic · charming · Francophone · je ne sais quoi · sophisticated · uvular · lilting · seductive · vowels · Édith Piaf · rolling · Gallic · chic
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- character voicesnarrator voice, robot voice, cartoon voice, puppet voice, radio voice
- Pink PantherInspector Clouseau, diamond, Henry Mancini, theme song, Peter Sellers
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