Sentence examples for French stands from inspiring English sources

French stands for sophistication – but also the evasion of truthfulness that comes with it.

The title referred to his nickname, which in French stands for "Jean-Marie Messier, myself, master of the world".

And not for the first time in the history of UN peacekeeping, it also comes with a cumbersome new acronym: Minusca, which in French stands for the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Central African Republic.

The school at which he teaches, both Jewish and French, stands for the strong bond that has united the Jews of the Mediterranean to France, its language and its values.

But the French stand to gain from the directive.

Mr Meri's big ideas and excellent French stand him in good stead with Jacques Chirac.

French stand-up comedians take the mike June 1 to 8 during the International Performers Festival.

It is worth noting that most bouchons have old-style French stand-up toilets.

The Sudan Vision, a government-controlled newspaper, hailed the French stand, crediting Paris with "slamming U.S. foreign policy".

Izzard has passed on this philosophy to French stand-up Yacine Belhousse who he has taken under his wing and encouraged to tour the UK in English.

Algeria's foreign minister, Ahmed Attaf, held a press conference at which, according to the state radio, he "categorically, firmly and definitely rejected the French stand aimed at spurring and fostering meddling in our internal affairs".