French influence
Gallic cultural sway
French influence refers to the cultural, linguistic, political, or artistic impact of France on other societies.
English vocabulary bears heavy French influence from the Norman Conquest.
In cooking, fashion, and diplomacy, French influence established standards that persist globally: The restaurant's menu shows clear French influence.
The phrase often implies sophistication or refinement.
- loanwordsAdopted foreign vocabulary
- Napoleonic CodeFrench civil law system
- coup d'étatViolent government seizure
- colonial legacyEnduring impact of occupation
- café cultureSocial life around coffeehouses
encyclopedists · Enlightenment ideals · republicanism · existentialism · cognates · Creole · educational reforms · colonial history · Francophone · Gothic architecture · avant-garde · film noir · metric system · diplomatic language · literary salons · belle époque · structuralism · haute cuisine
- Servet-i Fununornate language, art for art's sake
- DutchDutch, Holland, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Rotterdam
- New OrleansBourbon Street, Mardi Gras, Jackson Square, jazz, jazz clubs
- French LiteratureVictor Hugo, Hugo, Alexandre Dumas, Dumas, Jules Verne
- legal systemsconstitutional law, judiciary, criminal code, court system, penal code
- Cajun Culturebayou, boudin, crawfish, etouffee, gumbo
French influenceGerman cuisine
Food from central Europe
rustic simplicity · plainness · unpretentiousness · minimalist aesthetic