French\ fry

French\ fry
• French fried potato
• French fry
noun
A narrow strip of potato fried in deep fat. - Usually used in the plural.

Sue ordered a hamburger and French fries.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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  • french-fry — v. t. to cook by immersing in hot fat. Syn: deep fry. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • French fry — ☆ French fry vt. [often f f ] to fry in very hot deep fat until crisp * * * …   Universalium

  • French fry — ☆ French fry vt. [often f f ] to fry in very hot deep fat until crisp …   English World dictionary

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  • french fry — I. transitive verb Usage: often capitalized 1st F Etymology: back formation from french fried (in french fried potato) 1. : to fry strips of (potato) in deep fat until brown 2. : to cook by frying in deep fat until …   Useful english dictionary

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  • French fry — noun french fry …   Wiktionary

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