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French may refer to:Something of, from, or related to France, including: French language, which originated in France French people, individuals identified with France French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices Wikipedia →
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- Read the overview: FrenchA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Fungal infections in mechanically ventilated patients with COVID-19 during the first wave: the French multicentre MYCOVID studyInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: CandideThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Wine, alcohol, platelets, and the French paradox for coronary heart diseaseCited 2,863 times
- Go sideways: JonesA closely related topic
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đź“– Definitions
Verb To prepare food by cutting it into strips.
Verb To kiss (another person) while inserting one’s tongue into the other person's mouth.
Verb To kiss in this manner.
Verb To French trim; to stylishly expose bone by removing the fat and meat covering it (as done to a rack of lamb or bone-in rib-eye steak).
🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Wine, alcohol, platelets, and the French paradox for coronary heart disease
Market efficiency, long-term returns, and behavioral finance1The comments of Brad Barber, David Hirshleifer, S.P. Kothari, Owen Lamont, Mark Mitchell, Hersh Shefrin, Robert Shiller, Rex Sinquefield, Richard Thaler, Theo Vermaelen, Robert Vishny, Ivo Welch, and a referee have been helpful. Kenneth French and Jay Ritter get special thanks.1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome outbreak associated with Zika virus infection in French Polynesia: a case-control study
Cardiac valve surgery—the “French correction”
Institutional Change in Toque Ville: Nouvelle Cuisine as an Identity Movement in French Gastronomy
Lexique 2 : A new French lexical database
Routine molecular profiling of patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer: results of a 1-year nationwide programme of the French Cooperative Thoracic Intergroup (IFCT)
Peritoneal Colorectal Carcinomatosis Treated With Surgery and Perioperative Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy: Retrospective Analysis of 523 Patients From a Multicentric French Study
🆕 Influential since 2022
Fungal infections in mechanically ventilated patients with COVID-19 during the first wave: the French multicentre MYCOVID study
Association of Self-reported COVID-19 Infection and SARS-CoV-2 Serology Test Results With Persistent Physical Symptoms Among French Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Pesticide Residues in French Soils: Occurrence, Risks, and Persistence
On climate anxiety and the threat it may pose to daily life functioning and adaptation: a study among European and African French-speaking participants
The Heterogeneous Impact of Market Size on Innovation: Evidence from French Firm-Level Exports
đź“š Books worth reading
CandideVoltaire · 1746
Le Comte de Monte-CristoAlexandre Dumas · 1830
Le petit princeAntoine de Saint-Exupéry · 1943
Les MisérablesVictor Hugo · 1862
L’étrangerAlbert Camus · 1942
Vingt mille lieues sous les mersJules Verne · 1870
Les fleurs du malCharles Baudelaire · 1855
Cyrano de BergeracEdmond Rostand · 1821
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