i18n(fr): add French translations (178/178 strings)

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What does this PR do?

Adds complete French (fr) locale for the EmDash admin UI.

Type of change

• Bug fix
• Feature (requires maintainer-approved Discussion)
• Refactor (no behavior change)
• Translation
• Documentation
• Performance improvement
• Tests
• Chore (dependencies, CI, tooling)

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• pnpm typecheck passes
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• pnpm test passes (or targeted tests for my change)
• pnpm format has been run
• I have added/updated tests for my changes (if applicable)
• User-visible strings in the admin UI are wrapped for translation and pnpm locale:extract has been run (if applicable)
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• New features link to an approved Discussion: https://github.com/emdash-cms/emdash/discussions/...

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AI tools were used to draft the initial translations. Every string was then reviewed by a fluent French speaker through:

1. A linguistic review (register, tone, naturalness, French typography, anglicisms)
2. A technical term review (over-translation, CMS terminology conventions)

All translations were verified in the running admin UI.

Translation details

Coverage: 178/178 strings (100%)

Technical terms kept in English

Several English technical terms were intentionally kept untranslated. This reflects how the francophone dev/CMS community actually uses these terms in practice:

Term kept in English	Why not translated
Token (not "jeton")	Standard in the FR dev community. Stripe FR, GitHub FR, Vercel FR, Cloudflare FR all use "token".
Scopes (not "portées")	In the OAuth/API context, "scopes" is universally used as-is. Google OAuth FR, GitHub FR, Auth0 FR all keep "scopes".
Dashboard (not "tableau de bord")	Modern CMS/SaaS tools (Ghost, Strapi, Directus, Payload) use "Dashboard" in FR.
Plugins (not "extensions")	Code/UI consistency -- the codebase uses plugins everywhere.
Tags (not "étiquettes")	Shorter, universally understood in modern CMS tools.
Embeds (not "integrations")	"Integrations" in French means third-party connectors, not inline content blocks. Avoids confusion.
Slug, SEO, Widget, ID, ULID	Standard technical terms with no established French equivalent.

Passkey was translated to "clé d'accès", aligning with Apple FR, Google FR, and Microsoft FR official terminology.

These choices are opinionated. If native French speakers feel differently about any of these, feedback is very welcome.

Notable translation choices

English	French	Rationale
Magic link	Lien de connexion	"Lien magique" would sound odd in French
Media Library	Médiathèque	Standard French term, used by WordPress FR
Self-Signup Domains	Domaines d'inscription autorisés	Functional translation rather than literal
Heading descriptions	Titre principal / Titre secondaire / Petit titre	Hierarchical naming, more natural than size-based (grand/moyen/petit)
Dismiss (token banner)	Fermer	"Ignorer" has a negative connotation in French
(default)	(par défaut)	"Défaut" alone means "flaw" in French

Open questions for native speakers

Some translations could go either way. Feedback welcome:

"Heading" descriptions (Titre principal / secondaire / Petit titre)

The current translation uses a hierarchical approach:

• Heading 1 → "Titre principal" (main heading)
• Heading 2 → "Titre secondaire" (secondary heading)
• Heading 3 → "Petit titre" (small heading)

"Petit titre" feels a bit off for H3. Alternatives considered:

• "Sous-titre" (but could be confused with subtitles/captions)
• "Intertitre" (editorial term, accurate but niche)
• Keep "Heading 1/2/3" untranslated like other technical terms?

"Full-text search" → "Recherche dans le contenu"

Translated as "Permettre la recherche dans le contenu de cette collection". I'm not fully convinced by this phrasing, would appreciate another perspective.

Screenshots / test output

pnpm run locale:extract output:

Catalog statistics for packages/admin/src/locales/{locale}/messages:
+--------------+-------------+---------+
| Language     | Total count | Missing |
+--------------+-------------+---------+
| en (source)  |     178     |    -    |
| de           |     178     |   138   |
| fr           |     178     |    0    |
+--------------+-------------+---------+

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