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adjective fraŋkfræŋk 1Open, honest, and direct in speech or writing, especially when dealing with unpalatable matters. （尤指处理令人不快的事时）坦白的；直率的；诚实的 a long and frank discussion 长时间坦诚的讨论。 to be perfectly frank, I don't know 完全坦白地说，我不知道。 Example sentencesExamples - It is absolutely essential that these matters are dealt with quickly and in a frank and honest manner.
- What needs to happen now is a frank and honest debate in which the communities are invited to take part.
- It is refreshing to finally have a frank and open discussion about these ideological impasses.
- The age-old mindset seems to be that nothing but instability and drama can result from a frank statement about such matters.
- Would you rather me lie and lead you into a false sense of security, or be frank and honest?
- I am trying not to be political in this treatise; I am trying to be frank, honest, perhaps a bit funny.
- We had very frank discussions on the matters at hand and there are differences of opinion.
- Without these, it was difficult to engage in open and frank discussions of professional matters.
- The frank realism of his writing devolves from his experience working with violence prevention in prisons and schools in New York.
- I'd much prefer to be open and frank in this matter.
- In general, focus group discussions consisted of honest, open and frank opinions of what the students thought about the class.
- Please be frank and honest in your responses to the following questions.
- Thank you very much for being frank and honest without being cruel.
- For the most part, the discussions were frank and open.
- It was like communicating with someone without veneers of sincerity or honesty - it was frank, unashamedly honest and raw.
- He was quite open, quite direct, and quite frank.
- The body language was frank, honest and absolutely perfect.
- Some of this is done through sharing experiences, but frank and honest discussions and observations are at the heart of the relationship.
- We need to deal with the substance of the issue and I think we had a very blunt and frank discussion.
- His honest and frank statement revealed the physical and mental turmoil he has endured of late as he has strained every sinew in an attempt to reach peak fitness again after three operations on his right knee.
Synonyms candid, direct, forthright, plain, plain-spoken, straight, straightforward, straight from the shoulder, explicit, unequivocal, unambiguous, unvarnished, bald, to the point, no-nonsense, matter-of-fact open, honest, truthful, sincere, guileless, artless outspoken, bluff, blunt, brutal, unsparing, not afraid to call a spade a spade informal upfront, warts and all, on the level North American informal on the up and up archaic round, free-spoken - 1.1 Open, sincere, or undisguised.
（态度，样子）公开的，诚挚的，不加掩饰的 Kate looked at Sam with frank admiration 凯瑟琳看到她真情地用爱慕的目光看着萨姆。 Example sentencesExamples - The painting is clear and frank, far removed from the idealised picture of a woman that might have been expected.
- He's always happy to talk, frank in his opinions, entertaining in his manner and perceptive about whatever matter is in hand.
- He had been smiling when he walked in, only now his eyes wandered down my frame with frank admiration that my cheeks burned.
- Some ignored her; some stared back, as frank and friendly and unconcerned as any neighbor's children.
- It was accepted by the court that the use of this type of evidence would deter witnesses from frank cooperation in inquiries if they were aware of the future use that this evidence might be put to.
- She noticed that Pamela was watching a passing village with frank wonder.
- The young pro-reform forces admire his righteous, sincere and frank personality which makes him fearless in the face of authority and willing to speak for disadvantaged groups.
- I want to be as frank and sincere as possible in trying to address what I believe are some of the fundamental problems and what I think some of the possible solutions to them could be.
- I believe that there is no reason for a frank, sincere government to be blindsided or oppressed, if it's willing to communicate in a rational, humble and practical way.
- They can't do that if you have not been frank and honest with them.
- In a sense his honest and frank views came back to haunt him and left him open to unfair criticism in certain quarters.
- Does she embrace the frank presentation of honest contrary views, or can she brook no hint of opposition?
- And would say, Europeans or Asians be as honest as US citizens, who are consistently, and admirably frank on such issues?
- A perceptive woman, gifted with a modern vision, a frank subjectivity and a libidinous persona which invited attention from her contemporaries.
Synonyms open, undisguised, unconcealed, naked, unmistakable, clear, obvious, transparent, patent, manifest, evident, noticeable, visible, perceptible, palpable - 1.2Medicine Unmistakable; obvious.
〔医〕明白无误的，症状明显的 症状明显的溃疡。 Example sentencesExamples - When electrocardiographic abnormalities occur in association with chest pain but in the absence of frank infarction, they confer prognostic significance.
- Typical findings include spiculation of the mucosa, spasm, abscess, or evidence of frank perforation.
- Difficulties with word usage are rare in persons with Huntington's disease, as are frank aphasia or impairments in semantic memory.
- On examination, a frank abscess was not seen, and she was admitted for intravenous antibiotic treatment.
- Altered glucose homeostasis may result in the development of frank diabetes mellitus in up to 7% of patients.
OriginMiddle English (in the sense 'free'): from Old French franc, from medieval Latin francus 'free', from Francus (see Frank: only Franks had full freedom in Frankish Gaul). Another Middle English sense was 'generous', which led to the current sense. Rhymesankh, bank, blank, clank, crank, dank, drank, embank, flank, franc, hank, lank, outflank, outrank, Planck, plank, point-blank, prank, rank, sank, shank, shrank, spank, stank, swank, tank, thank, yank verb fraŋkfræŋk [with object]1Stamp an official mark on (a letter or parcel) to indicate that postage has been paid or does not need to be paid. 盖邮戳于（信或包裹上，表示邮资已付或免付） each cover will be franked with a specially designed postmark with two objects the letter is franked 30 centavos Example sentencesExamples - In order that we may achieve this, could you ensure that all outgoing and incoming mail is marked ‘medical in confidence’ and that incoming mail is franked with the authority's distinctive mark?
- The franked envelopes contain a copy of a Labour election leaflet, a form to register for postal votes and a reply-paid Labour freepost envelope.
- The items were not franked letters, but the circular-type which are addressed to ‘the occupier’.
- Stories circulated of members who routinely franked their laundry home and who gave their signatures to family and friends for personal use.
- Royal Mail introduces new requirements for franked mail to bear a return address for it to be returned when undeliverable
- In the drawing, a system for preparing franked postal items according to the presently most preferred embodiment of the invention is shown.
- That form has since been well franked as Wild Passion is now one of the leading lights of the Noel Meade yard.
- Volunteers stuck labels, folded letters, franked envelopes and filed mail bags to send more than 10,000 copies of the new brochure out to the public.
- Yeats painted the little scene across both front and back of a paper envelope which was then stamped and franked when he posted it to John Masefield in 1905.
- We had aggressively used computerized mailing lists in the Senate for our franked mail program and in our political operations for direct mail fundraising.
- The advertising service covers stamped, personal mail, but not business mail which is usually franked, rather than stamped.
- Bargain hunters browsed around the vast array of stalls selling anything from sunglasses to framed and franked Adolf Hitler stamps!
- Royal Mail handles 21 million franked items of mail a year that are undeliverable or marked ‘return to sender’, but have no return address on the outside. Two thirds of these are eventually destroyed.
- On five separate occasions, between July last year and March this year, she sent sinister letters, some sexually explicit, franked by the prison and on prison notepaper.
- A person entitled to use franked mail may not lend this frank or permit its use by any committee, organization, association, or other person.
- A franking commission must pre-approve all mailings, following the guidelines in a 66-page rule book.
- A back-lit screen displays complete information about every franking operation - at the touch of a button.
- Three were international mail franked by Bang Lamung Post Office on the 26th and 27th of last month.
- Each card will bear the specially franked message ‘Merry X'mas & Happy New Year’.
- There were some obvious mistakes in amongst all the realism too - modern buttons on a printed fabric shirt, fibreglass insulation in the ceiling and modern stamps and franking on some letters.
Synonyms stamp, postmark, imprint, print, mark - 1.1historical Sign (a letter or parcel) to ensure delivery free of charge.
〈史〉为确保免费投递签字于（信或包裹上） - 1.2archaic Facilitate or pay the passage of (someone)
〈古〉使通行方便；支付（某人的）通行费用 English will frank the traveller through most of North America 英语将方便旅行者在北美大部分地区自由来往。
2as adjective frankedBritish Denoting dividends and other payments carrying a tax credit which can be offset against advance corporation tax by the company which receives them. 〈英〉（红利和其他支付款）含赋税优惠 Example sentencesExamples - Also exceeding the prospectus forecast, a fully franked dividend of 2.5c a share will be paid on September 24 to investors registered on August 31.
- Shareholders on the books by September 3 will receive a 12.5c fully franked payout, the same as last year and payable on September 10.
- That would have been because franking credits would have been consumed as against losses.
- Qantas declared for a fully franked final dividend of 9c per share.
- Stock rose 10¢ to $12.50, while shareholders received a 50 per cent franked dividend of 24¢.
- It announced a final dividend of 5¢ per share for 2003-04, fully franked, compared with 4¢ per share previously.
- Although it didn't pay a dividend, it has franking credits of just over $91 million.
- No fewer than 11,585 people in these suburbs owned at least $6,332 million worth of shares in companies paying franked dividends.
- Shareholders will be paid a fully franked dividend of 16c, bringing the total year payout to 30c.
- The Melbourne-based firm, which has 32 outlets across the country, announced a fully franked final dividend of 3.6c.
- Frankly I don't understand why most companies don't follow the same policy as franked income in the hands of shareholders is worth a lot more to them than huge piles of franking credits mouldering away in the company's balance sheet.
- He says investors should not invest in companies that pay good franked dividends at the expense of companies that offer good value and diversity.
- A fully franked Australian final dividend of 13.23¢ will be paid on September 22.
- It was necessary for the profits to be taxed in Australia by accruals in order for franked dividends to be able to be paid.
- By having a company in another country where it would be taxed, you ran into the difficulties of foreign tax credits and also the difficulty of being able to pay franked dividends.
- Fully franked dividends for the next 2 financial years are forecast to be not less than 12 cents per share per annum.
- It also declared a fully franked special dividend of 10c a share, the same as the year before.
- The final dividend was boosted to a fully franked 16c share, up from 12c previously.
- The final fully franked dividend of 13c, up 1c, will be paid on October 29.
noun fraŋkfræŋk An official mark or signature on a letter or parcel, indicating that postage has been paid or does not need to be paid. 盖邮戳于（信或包裹上，表示邮资已付或免付） Example sentencesExamples - Members of both Houses of Parliament had the privilege of free postage (save for the penny post) and gave large numbers of franks to friends, constituents, or even business colleagues: the privilege was not abolished until 1840.
- He felt a jab of dread as he saw the frank and the crest on the cover.
- Several candidates explained in great detail the advantages incumbents have in fundraising, media access and, in the case of federal officials, the frank.
Synonyms stamp, postmark, imprint, mark, official mark
OriginEarly 18th century: from frank1, an early sense being 'free of obligation'. noun fraŋkfræŋk North American short for frankfurter Example sentencesExamples - A veggie hot dog makes sense considering the 16 grams of fat in a Ball Park frank.
- There is a lengthy tracking shot, but it's of the cafeteria - seafarers eating franks and beans, and such.
- Burgers, franks and sausages are made from soy, egg or wheat protein, and may contain other beans & grains.
- Is it true they separate the franks from the beans?
- Poor as in eating lots of beans and franks (which my mother detested and i liked, being a kid and all).
- Kids love them, especially the small variety, chipolatas and cocktail franks.
- Beans and franks are fine for some but these staples of campfire grub don't have to make an appearance on your holiday menu.
- Even with pretty strict standards, about half the burgers, nuggets, franks, and sausages qualified for a thumbs up.
- On Sunday, they planned to grill up some kebabs and franks out on the patio for lunch.
- Two entries (Smoked Chipotle Bean Dip and Spicy Black Bean Dip) reminded us of canned franks and beans.
- Every chance I get I boil up some franks, cut a couple of piece of cheese, stick them on a piece of bread and consume.
noun fraŋkfræŋk 1A member of a Germanic people that conquered Gaul in the 6th century and controlled much of western Europe for several centuries afterwards. Example sentencesExamples - By 924 the Franks were forced to grant the Danes the districts of Bayeux, Exmes and Sees, and in 933 the Cotenin and Avranchin.
- All three armies - the Egyptians, the Syrians, and the Franks - were enemies of one another.
- After the fall of the Western Roman Empire the Franks and Ostrogoths kept up the tradition.
- It seems much less likely that these different origins were linked to any ethnic distinction between the Franks and the Lombards.
- With Aleppo and Mosul under his control, Saladin could finally turn his attention to the Franks.
- It lost most of its monasteries and was not much of a prize when a Viking came to the King of the West Franks in 911 with a proposal.
- The northern tongue was influenced by Frankish, the Germanic language of the Franks, who gave their name to both France and French.
- The ambassadors returned to Damascus and Saladin decided to punish the Franks himself.
- About 100 years later, the Germanic tribe of the Franks invaded and took possession of Belgium.
- The Kingdom of the West Franks corresponded more or less with France, though southern France broke away fairly early.
- In the 3rd century, the Franks unsuccessfully attempted to invade Roman Gaul.
- With the collapse of the Roman Empire in the fifth century, the Franks held sway for more than 550 years.
- The Franks, Visigoths, and Burgundians all made large inroads into the western empire.
- As Roman Christians, the Franks eventually helped conquer and convert the Goths and other barbarians in western Europe.
- The Franks and other Germanic tribes were never absorbed into the Roman world, rather, they added a Germanic impression to that world.
- By the seventh century, the Franks were one of the dominant forces of western Europe.
- The Franks likewise suffered many casualties and were able to loot the camp but not to pursue the enemy beyond the battlefield.
- One reason is that the settlers were different: the Franks and Visigoths had come to know far more about Roman ways than the Angles and Saxons ever did.
- Between the fourth and eighth centuries A.D., most of both portions were conquered by the Franks.
- The origins of the duchy of Normandy lie in a grant of territory around Rouen made early in the 10th cent. by the king of the west Franks to a Viking chieftain named Rollo.
- 1.1dated (in the eastern Mediterranean region) a person of western European nationality or descent.
Example sentencesExamples - Since the eighth century most probably the designations Franks and Frankish extended beyond the boundaries of the Frankish tribe.
OriginOld English Franca, of Germanic origin; perhaps from the name of a weapon and related to Old English franca 'javelin' (compare with Saxon); reinforced in Middle English by medieval Latin Francus and Old French Franc, of the same origin and related to French. adjectivefræŋkfraNGk 1Open, honest, and direct in speech or writing, especially when dealing with unpalatable matters. （尤指处理令人不快的事时）坦白的；直率的；诚实的 a long and frank discussion 长时间坦诚的讨论。 to be perfectly frank, I don't know 完全坦白地说，我不知道。 Example sentencesExamples - We need to deal with the substance of the issue and I think we had a very blunt and frank discussion.
- The frank realism of his writing devolves from his experience working with violence prevention in prisons and schools in New York.
- His honest and frank statement revealed the physical and mental turmoil he has endured of late as he has strained every sinew in an attempt to reach peak fitness again after three operations on his right knee.
- Would you rather me lie and lead you into a false sense of security, or be frank and honest?
- Without these, it was difficult to engage in open and frank discussions of professional matters.
- The age-old mindset seems to be that nothing but instability and drama can result from a frank statement about such matters.
- I am trying not to be political in this treatise; I am trying to be frank, honest, perhaps a bit funny.
- Thank you very much for being frank and honest without being cruel.
- What needs to happen now is a frank and honest debate in which the communities are invited to take part.
- We had very frank discussions on the matters at hand and there are differences of opinion.
- For the most part, the discussions were frank and open.
- The body language was frank, honest and absolutely perfect.
- Please be frank and honest in your responses to the following questions.
- I'd much prefer to be open and frank in this matter.
- It is absolutely essential that these matters are dealt with quickly and in a frank and honest manner.
- It is refreshing to finally have a frank and open discussion about these ideological impasses.
- Some of this is done through sharing experiences, but frank and honest discussions and observations are at the heart of the relationship.
- He was quite open, quite direct, and quite frank.
- It was like communicating with someone without veneers of sincerity or honesty - it was frank, unashamedly honest and raw.
- In general, focus group discussions consisted of honest, open and frank opinions of what the students thought about the class.
Synonyms candid, direct, forthright, plain, plain-spoken, straight, straightforward, straight from the shoulder, explicit, unequivocal, unambiguous, unvarnished, bald, to the point, no-nonsense, matter-of-fact - 1.1 Open, sincere, or undisguised in manner or appearance.
（态度，样子）公开的，诚挚的，不加掩饰的 Katherine saw her look at Sam with frank admiration 凯瑟琳看到她真情地用爱慕的目光看着萨姆。 Example sentencesExamples - The painting is clear and frank, far removed from the idealised picture of a woman that might have been expected.
- A perceptive woman, gifted with a modern vision, a frank subjectivity and a libidinous persona which invited attention from her contemporaries.
- The young pro-reform forces admire his righteous, sincere and frank personality which makes him fearless in the face of authority and willing to speak for disadvantaged groups.
- And would say, Europeans or Asians be as honest as US citizens, who are consistently, and admirably frank on such issues?
- I want to be as frank and sincere as possible in trying to address what I believe are some of the fundamental problems and what I think some of the possible solutions to them could be.
- He had been smiling when he walked in, only now his eyes wandered down my frame with frank admiration that my cheeks burned.
- Some ignored her; some stared back, as frank and friendly and unconcerned as any neighbor's children.
- In a sense his honest and frank views came back to haunt him and left him open to unfair criticism in certain quarters.
- Does she embrace the frank presentation of honest contrary views, or can she brook no hint of opposition?
- They can't do that if you have not been frank and honest with them.
- It was accepted by the court that the use of this type of evidence would deter witnesses from frank cooperation in inquiries if they were aware of the future use that this evidence might be put to.
- She noticed that Pamela was watching a passing village with frank wonder.
- I believe that there is no reason for a frank, sincere government to be blindsided or oppressed, if it's willing to communicate in a rational, humble and practical way.
- He's always happy to talk, frank in his opinions, entertaining in his manner and perceptive about whatever matter is in hand.
Synonyms open, undisguised, unconcealed, naked, unmistakable, clear, obvious, transparent, patent, manifest, evident, noticeable, visible, perceptible, palpable - 1.2Medicine Unmistakable; obvious.
〔医〕明白无误的，症状明显的 症状明显的溃疡。 Example sentencesExamples - Difficulties with word usage are rare in persons with Huntington's disease, as are frank aphasia or impairments in semantic memory.
- Altered glucose homeostasis may result in the development of frank diabetes mellitus in up to 7% of patients.
- Typical findings include spiculation of the mucosa, spasm, abscess, or evidence of frank perforation.
- On examination, a frank abscess was not seen, and she was admitted for intravenous antibiotic treatment.
- When electrocardiographic abnormalities occur in association with chest pain but in the absence of frank infarction, they confer prognostic significance.
OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘free’): from Old French franc, from medieval Latin francus ‘free’, from Francus (see Frank: only Franks had full freedom in Frankish Gaul). Another Middle English sense was ‘generous’, which led to the current sense. verbfraNGkfræŋk [with object]1Stamp an official mark on (a letter or parcel), especially to indicate that postage has been paid or does not need to be paid. 盖邮戳于（信或包裹上，表示邮资已付或免付） Example sentencesExamples - Three were international mail franked by Bang Lamung Post Office on the 26th and 27th of last month.
- We had aggressively used computerized mailing lists in the Senate for our franked mail program and in our political operations for direct mail fundraising.
- Volunteers stuck labels, folded letters, franked envelopes and filed mail bags to send more than 10,000 copies of the new brochure out to the public.
- That form has since been well franked as Wild Passion is now one of the leading lights of the Noel Meade yard.
- Royal Mail introduces new requirements for franked mail to bear a return address for it to be returned when undeliverable
- Bargain hunters browsed around the vast array of stalls selling anything from sunglasses to framed and franked Adolf Hitler stamps!
- Stories circulated of members who routinely franked their laundry home and who gave their signatures to family and friends for personal use.
- Royal Mail handles 21 million franked items of mail a year that are undeliverable or marked ‘return to sender’, but have no return address on the outside. Two thirds of these are eventually destroyed.
- A person entitled to use franked mail may not lend this frank or permit its use by any committee, organization, association, or other person.
- A back-lit screen displays complete information about every franking operation - at the touch of a button.
- The franked envelopes contain a copy of a Labour election leaflet, a form to register for postal votes and a reply-paid Labour freepost envelope.
- Yeats painted the little scene across both front and back of a paper envelope which was then stamped and franked when he posted it to John Masefield in 1905.
- In order that we may achieve this, could you ensure that all outgoing and incoming mail is marked ‘medical in confidence’ and that incoming mail is franked with the authority's distinctive mark?
- In the drawing, a system for preparing franked postal items according to the presently most preferred embodiment of the invention is shown.
- A franking commission must pre-approve all mailings, following the guidelines in a 66-page rule book.
- The items were not franked letters, but the circular-type which are addressed to ‘the occupier’.
- The advertising service covers stamped, personal mail, but not business mail which is usually franked, rather than stamped.
- There were some obvious mistakes in amongst all the realism too - modern buttons on a printed fabric shirt, fibreglass insulation in the ceiling and modern stamps and franking on some letters.
- On five separate occasions, between July last year and March this year, she sent sinister letters, some sexually explicit, franked by the prison and on prison notepaper.
- Each card will bear the specially franked message ‘Merry X'mas & Happy New Year’.
Synonyms stamp, postmark, imprint, print, mark - 1.1historical Sign (a letter or parcel) to ensure delivery free of charge.
〈史〉为确保免费投递签字于（信或包裹上） - 1.2archaic Facilitate or pay the passage of (someone)
〈古〉使通行方便；支付（某人的）通行费用 English will frank the traveler through most of North America 英语将方便旅行者在北美大部分地区自由来往。
nounfraNGkfræŋk An official mark or signature on a letter or parcel, especially to indicate that postage has been paid or does not need to be paid. 盖邮戳于（信或包裹上，表示邮资已付或免付） Example sentencesExamples - He felt a jab of dread as he saw the frank and the crest on the cover.
- Members of both Houses of Parliament had the privilege of free postage (save for the penny post) and gave large numbers of franks to friends, constituents, or even business colleagues: the privilege was not abolished until 1840.
- Several candidates explained in great detail the advantages incumbents have in fundraising, media access and, in the case of federal officials, the frank.
Synonyms stamp, postmark, imprint, mark, official mark
OriginEarly 18th century: from frank, an early sense being ‘free of obligation’. nounfræŋkfraNGk North American short for frankfurter Example sentencesExamples - On Sunday, they planned to grill up some kebabs and franks out on the patio for lunch.
- Kids love them, especially the small variety, chipolatas and cocktail franks.
- Even with pretty strict standards, about half the burgers, nuggets, franks, and sausages qualified for a thumbs up.
- There is a lengthy tracking shot, but it's of the cafeteria - seafarers eating franks and beans, and such.
- A veggie hot dog makes sense considering the 16 grams of fat in a Ball Park frank.
- Poor as in eating lots of beans and franks (which my mother detested and i liked, being a kid and all).
- Beans and franks are fine for some but these staples of campfire grub don't have to make an appearance on your holiday menu.
- Burgers, franks and sausages are made from soy, egg or wheat protein, and may contain other beans & grains.
- Two entries (Smoked Chipotle Bean Dip and Spicy Black Bean Dip) reminded us of canned franks and beans.
- Every chance I get I boil up some franks, cut a couple of piece of cheese, stick them on a piece of bread and consume.
- Is it true they separate the franks from the beans?
nounfræŋkfraNGk 1A member of a Germanic people that conquered Gaul in the 6th century and controlled much of western Europe for several centuries afterward. Example sentencesExamples - The Franks, Visigoths, and Burgundians all made large inroads into the western empire.
- All three armies - the Egyptians, the Syrians, and the Franks - were enemies of one another.
- The origins of the duchy of Normandy lie in a grant of territory around Rouen made early in the 10th cent. by the king of the west Franks to a Viking chieftain named Rollo.
- It lost most of its monasteries and was not much of a prize when a Viking came to the King of the West Franks in 911 with a proposal.
- By the seventh century, the Franks were one of the dominant forces of western Europe.
- About 100 years later, the Germanic tribe of the Franks invaded and took possession of Belgium.
- The ambassadors returned to Damascus and Saladin decided to punish the Franks himself.
- By 924 the Franks were forced to grant the Danes the districts of Bayeux, Exmes and Sees, and in 933 the Cotenin and Avranchin.
- In the 3rd century, the Franks unsuccessfully attempted to invade Roman Gaul.
- As Roman Christians, the Franks eventually helped conquer and convert the Goths and other barbarians in western Europe.
- One reason is that the settlers were different: the Franks and Visigoths had come to know far more about Roman ways than the Angles and Saxons ever did.
- It seems much less likely that these different origins were linked to any ethnic distinction between the Franks and the Lombards.
- The northern tongue was influenced by Frankish, the Germanic language of the Franks, who gave their name to both France and French.
- The Franks likewise suffered many casualties and were able to loot the camp but not to pursue the enemy beyond the battlefield.
- Between the fourth and eighth centuries A.D., most of both portions were conquered by the Franks.
- With the collapse of the Roman Empire in the fifth century, the Franks held sway for more than 550 years.
- The Franks and other Germanic tribes were never absorbed into the Roman world, rather, they added a Germanic impression to that world.
- After the fall of the Western Roman Empire the Franks and Ostrogoths kept up the tradition.
- The Kingdom of the West Franks corresponded more or less with France, though southern France broke away fairly early.
- With Aleppo and Mosul under his control, Saladin could finally turn his attention to the Franks.
- 1.1dated (in the eastern Mediterranean region) a person of western European nationality or descent.
Example sentencesExamples - Since the eighth century most probably the designations Franks and Frankish extended beyond the boundaries of the Frankish tribe.
OriginOld English Franca, of Germanic origin; perhaps from the name of a weapon and related to Old English franca ‘javelin’ (compare with Saxon); reinforced in Middle English by medieval Latin Francus and Old French Franc, of the same origin and related to French. |