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francium /'fraensiam/ noun [U] (symb Fr) a
chemical element. Francium is a radioactive
metal.
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Franco- /'fraerjkao;
A/^/r/F 'fraeqkou/ combining form (in nouns and adjectives French; France
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Franco-Prussian War # O Francophile ^#A69A
franco-phone /'fraerjkafaun; NAmE -foun/ ady. [only before noun] speaking French as the main language i#
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frangipani /,fraend3i'paeni; -'pa:ni/ noun 1 [u, C] a tropical American tree or bush
with groups of white, pink, or yellow flowers XI’gfAfcM ( ^1^; ) (
Jt iUH $10 ) 2 [U] a perfume that is made from the
frangipani plant A'lUTt'lf tK
frang-lais /'frnrjglei; NAmE Troiqglei/ noun
[U] (informal) language which is a mixture of French and English, used
in a humorous way (
frank /fraerjk/ ad/., verb
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common. * more frank tii'fjtffi 0 ) honest and direct in
what you say, sometimes in a way that other people might not like 69; ll$69: a
full and frank discussion ili$69$Xii‘Tfc 0 a frank admission of guilt
iB$ XiA'P.® Aftt 0 He was very frank about his relationship with the
actress. ftkXl & M69A^$WXtP0
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with you, I think your son has little chance of passing the exam. iMMffl #,
f£iA 69 J LX XX IT t& M H # lit 0 o note at honest ► frank-ness noun [U] : They
outlined their aims with disarming frankness.
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verb [VN] [often
passive] to stamp a mark on an envelope, etc. to show that the cost of posting
it has been paid or does not need to be paid ( fe ft # ± ) M M>
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Fran-ken-food /'fraeijkanfuid/
(also 'Frankenstein
food) noun [C, U] (informal, disapproving)
food that has been genetically modified
Frankenstein /'fraerjkanstain/
noun (also .Frankenstein’s monster, .Frankenstein monster) used to
talk about sth that sb creates or invents that goes out of control and becomes
dangerous, often destroying the person who created it XS69frJ]kti ( )
MdMIfll From the novel Frankenstein by Mary
Shelley in which a scientist called Frankenstein makes a creature from pieces
of dead bodies and brings it to life. M § l-i
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frankfurt er /'fraer)kf3:t0(r); NAmE -f3;rt-/ {NAmE
also wie-ner,
informal wee-nie) noun a long
thin smoked sausage with a
reddish-brown skin, often eaten in a long bread roll as a hot dog
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frankin cense /'fraegkinsens/ noun [U] a
substance that is burnt to give a pleasant smell, especially during religious
ceremonies ?L # ( y& fi N' ft X tb # Sfc, X X
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'franking
machine (especially BrE) [NAmE usually postage meter) noun a
machine that prints an official mark on a letter to show that the cost of
posting it has been paid, or does not need to be paid
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frank-ly /'fraeqkli/ adv. 1 in an honest and direct way that people
might not like iB $ He spoke
frankly about
the ordeal. ffj 7 69 <> o
They frankly admitted their responsibility. iA 7 M ii o 2 used to show that you are being honest about sth,
even though people might not like what you are saying ( XXjIlW ) Frankly,
I couldn’t care
less what happens to
him. XX If #. ft ft / ^
°9S 0 o Quite frankly, I’m not surprised
you failed, %
fran-tic /'fraentik/
adj. 1 done quickly and with a lot of activity, but in a way
that is not very well organized % % ft 4 69 ; X ft B 51 69 H2H hectic : a frantic
dash/search/struggle A M—1069®?!; fJ*iX69®$ / X p o They
made frantic attempts to revive him. tfj k
i# itil M A il fit k SI ii A o 0 Things are frantic in the office
right now. M X Pj'&'S? M tlft ff—M „ 2 unable to control
your emotions because you are extremely frightened or worried about sth ( i XSlir^ctB'E' ) X ?& ® M fi 'tf 69 , %
U 69 H2Z1 beside yourself : frantic
with worry tt lM % lc ftp O let’s go back. Your
parents must be getting frantic by now. nginiHj^Ec
ifc 69'X#Mftit^ftWMT o 0 The children are
driving me frantic (= making me very annoyed).
► fran-tic-af-ly /-kli/ adv. : They
worked frantically to finish on time.
frappe /'fraepei; NAmE frae'pei/
adj., noun (from French)
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adj. [after noun] (of drinks tA14) served cold with a lot of ice In A ( 69 ) ; AiS: coffee
frappe
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noun a drink or sweet food served cold with very small
pieces of ice ( soffit ) ;
frat /fraet/ noun
{NAmE, informal) = fraternity(2) ; a frat boy (= a member of a
fraternity) ( HH ) ^
frater nal /fre'tainl; NAmE -'t3:rnl/ adj. [usually before noun] 1 connected
with the relationship that exists between people or groups that share the same
ideas or interests ( ) tt$A£69, ^*P^M69: a
fraternal
organization/society Ft $ IR ; 41 ifi £ 2 connected with
the relationship that exists between brothers J/tL$|b]69:
fraternal rivalry ►fra-ter-
nal-ly adv.
fra.ternal 'twin (also ,non-i,dentical
twin, ,dizy- .gotic 'twin) noun either of two children or animals bom from
the same mother at the same time but not from the same egg — compare iden
tical TWIN, MONOZYGOTIC TWIN
fra-ter-nity /fra't3:nati; NAmE -'t3:m-/ noun {pi. -ies)
1
[C+sing./pl. v.] a group of people sharing the same
profession, interests or beliefs (
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of the medical/ banking/racing, etc. fraternity
|f]A 2 (also NAmE informal frat)
[c] a club
for a group of male students at an American college or university (ASMA!¥:X69)Kti[^, 51% &
— compare sorority
3 [U] {formal) a
feeling of friendship and support that exists between the members of a group
(a#|X|69 )1iS, WM:
the ideals
of liberty, equality
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frater nize {BrE also -ise) /'fraetanaiz; NAmE -tarn-/ verb [V] ~ (with sb) to behave in a friendly manner,
especially towards sb that you are not supposed to be friendly with ( ^ X 4b X it ^ # # ) M II: She
was accused of fraternizing with the enemy.
► frat-er-niza-tion, -isa-tion /.fraetanai'zeijn;
NAmE -tarna'z-/ noun [U]
frat-ri-cide /'fraetrisaid/ noun [U, C] 1 {formal)
the crime of killing your brother or sister; a person who is guilty of
this crime ) IP; ( sJcM
Ids ) #
—compare matricide, parricide, patricide
2
the crime of killing people of your own
country or group; a person who is guilty of this crime % ® |W]
IP; % IS itjfife# ►
frat-ri-cidal /.fraetri'saidl/ adj.: to be engaged in a fratricidal struggle g 40^^69^#-
fraud /fro:d/ noun 1 [U, C] the crime of cheating sb in order
to get money or goods illegally Pftip HH: She was charged with credit card
fraud. )%
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has been obtained by fraud pft o a $100 million fraud * l fcAM69i1^
IP 2 [C] a
person who pretends to have qualities, abilities, etc. that they do not really
have in order to cheat other people AtH69
A: He’s nothing but a liar and a fraud. 0 She felt
a fraud accepting
their sympathy (= because she was not really sad). &BJi£16Ao