franc comme l'or
French, adjective/fʁɑ̃ kɔm l‿ɔʁ/
franc comme l'or is a French adjective meaning “always frank, sincere and honest, straight as a die, honest as the day is long” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qualifie une personne qui est extrêmement franche”.
What does franc comme l'or mean in English?
adjective
- 1
always frank, sincere and honest, straight as a die, honest as the day is long
être franc comme l'or
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qualifie une personne qui est extrêmement franche.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of franc comme l'or
- franche comme l'or feminine
- francs comme l'or masculine plural
- franches comme l'or feminine plural
- francs comme l’or plural masculine
- franche comme l’or singular feminine
- franches comme l’or plural feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce franc comme l'or?
- /fʁɑ̃ kɔm l‿ɔʁ/
- \fʁɑ̃ kɔm l‿ɔʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.