franque, adj.f., Frankish.

franquette, n.f., (l.u.) frankness. À la bonne —; frankly, freely, sincerely.

frappant, -e, adj., striking, impressive.

frappe, n.f., (coin.) stamp; set of matrices.

frappé, -e, part., struck; iced (of liquids); strong and close (of cloth); powerful, forcible. — d’étonnement; struck with wonder. Vers bien —s; spirited verses.

frappé, n.m., (mus.) fall (of the foot).

frappe-main, n.m., (n.p.) hot-cockle.

frappement (frap-mān), n.m., striking, clapping (of hands).

frapper, v.a., to strike, to smite, to slap, to tap, to hit; to make an impression; to affect, to move; to astonish, to surprise; to frighten; to stamp, to coin; to ice (liquids); (nav.) to seize. — vivement; to rap. — avec le pied; to stamp. — légèrement; to pat. — la terre du pied; to stamp one’s foot upon the ground. — monnaie; to coin money. — un coup; to strike a blow.

se frapper, v.r., to strike one’s self; to strike one another; to be impressed or affected; to be filled with gloom or dismay.