First French Dictionary

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First French
Dictionary
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Contents
REVISED EDITION
Editors Olivia Stanford, Anwesha Dutta,
All about me Tout à mon sujet ................................. 4
Shambhavi Thatte, Shalini Agrawal
Senior art editor Ann Cannings Clothes Les vêtements ................................................ 6
Art editors Jaileen Kaur, Kartik Gera
Senior editor Marie Greenwood Kitchen La cuisine ...................................................... 8
Editorial assistant Amina Youssef
Bathroom La salle de bains ....................................... 10
DTP designer Bimlesh Tiwary,
Jaypal Singh Chauhan, Vikram Singh My bedroom Ma chambre ......................................... 12
Jacket co-ordinator Francesca Young
Jacket designer Suzena Sengupta Garden Le jardin ......................................................... 14
Managing editors Laura Gilbert, City life La vie en ville ............................................... 16
Alka Thakur Hazarika
Managing art editors Diane Peyton Jones, In the park Au parc ................................................... 18
Romi Chakraborty
Hobbies Les loisirs ...................................................... 20
CTS manager Balwant Singh
Senior producer, pre-production Food La nourriture ...................................................... 22
Nadine King
Producer Isabell Schart Shopping Les courses ................................................. 24
Art director Martin Wilson
At the party À la fête ............................................... 26
Publishing director Sarah Larter
Free time Temps libre ................................................. 28
Translator Vasanti Piette
Transport Les moyens de transport ........................... 30
ORIGINAL EDITION
Jungle animals Les animaux de la jungle ................ 32
Project editor Anna Harrison
Editor Elise See Tai World animals Les animaux du monde .................... 34
Project art editors Ann Cannings,
Emy Manby On the farm À la ferme ............................................ 36
DTP Designer David McDonald Ocean L’océan ............................................................. 38
Production Harriet Maxwell
Translator Chantal Lamarque Nature La nature ........................................................ 40
with Elise Bradbury
At the beach À la plage ............................................ 42
Managing editor Scarlett O’Hara
School L’école .............................................................. 44
First published in Great Britain in 2005 by
Dorling Kindersley Limited Sports Les sports ........................................................ 46
80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL
Pets Les animaux domestiques ................................... 48
Copyright © 2005, © 2009,
© 2015, © 2018 Colours and shapes Les couleurs et les formes ....... 50
Dorling Kindersley Limited
A Penguin Random House Company Opposites Les contraires ............................................ 52
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
001-307944-Mar/2018 Weather Le temps qu’il fait ....................................... 54
All rights reserved. English A–Z ................................................................. 56
No part of this publication may be reproduced,
stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or French A–Z .................................................................. 94
transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic,
mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise), Speaking French Pronunciation guide ....................... 113
without the prior written permission of the
copyright owner. Verbs ............................................................................ 114
A CIP catalogue record for this book is Useful phrases Expressions utiles .............................. 126
available from the British Library.
ISBN: 978-0-2413-1660-3 Numbers Les nombres ................................................ 128
Printed and bound in China Acknowledgements ................................................... 128
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How to use this dictionary
At the beginning of the book there are topic pages. These include lots of
useful words on a particular subject, such as Pets and In the park. Each
word has its translation and help on how to pronounce it. The words on
the topic pages can be found in the English A–Z and in the French A–Z.
There are lots of other useful words here, too. The verbs section can be
found after the A–Zs. At the back of the book there is a list of useful
phrases foPra gyeso àu thtoèm pe r• aTocptiics epa ygeosur French with your friends. On page 113 L’océan • Ocean
you will find a pronunciation guide.
L’océan
l’épuisette
lay-pwee-zet
net (dip)
OceToapnic pages
Topic
heading Pages à thème • Topic pages la voile L’océan • Ocean
LO’coecaénan nche. llna’eéytp -(pduwiipvsse)eea-wtztieeltal
FwFprrroeeornnndccuhhn ceinattrioyn lbea -btoaht elbfdieash -abuitnoagh htu bedoau a hutp dpdeeehlme sahpho oêm s-cwophheueteêtteche La voile Tehset sblaailn cish e.white. lvsaaLw iavla olviloeile ehslkretao o psbrcldeaoairld ies white. lnsehai p-nvaeevrire lkraoo prcdeorde lnea -nvaeevrire
seagull T ship
fishing boat
English Extra words
translation llata’noahcn nhloc-ekrraerurhn la mouette lbseaai -libtnoagh t beaoaha utv wàa lvoile lmsea aimlro-arar(inn) lbliefae -bbtooaahtt edauhu sdohev s-taauzvhetage lfliaegr hpthhoausree
These are lbaoo b-woauyée moo-wet
extra words bleu ocyanot seagull lnaa -nzahgweoairre
to learn on krloaaw nmionhge rboat lbwaah -ablleeanleine fin
this subject. llEta’oaxhn ntlrc-ekaraer urwhnomslpflphlvwiaeaeaseoaaaah hr rhvpbiipvsnergrohoaêgurcgdrthuees lmjealal ymyfi-sdéhedwuzLsaeT bhea lewihnael en iasg es wdiamnsm lian mg ienr .thelbs seaeaai .-libtnoagh t beaoaha utvlpfiesw h wapà-llsosa’eoaiaals (-lwgsnglveuo)uehndeoile AU shn arrlsseeoukqob us mhmoiaanuasr i -nsalroe-a mtb(sen aoa)rfui ncteoeutph .delms ead eaimnlrots-ar.ar(inlrsnehua h)rr-kek qau(nin) Tstoehnpistic e insv coaec aswibmiutlblihepfalea -lbbterooay ahtt. edauhu sdohev s-taauzvhetage lfaer phare
anchor 38 39
The first word De quelle couleur est le sous-marin ? What colour is the submarine? lighthouse
la bouée
on the page
boo-way
is provided
buoyEnglish A–Z
with the French la nageoire
le canot na-zhwar
translation. kanoh a • un la baleine away • absent The last word fin
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Pages à thème • Topic pages
Tout à mon sujet Voici
m
Here is a fa
All about me my fmill
a e
.
m
i
le bébé l
y
bay-bay .
e. baby
d
n
a l.
r al
g
t
s m
i
u
a
s
Je I le père
pair
la mère
father mair
mother
l’enfant
lahn-fah(n)
la sœur le frère child
suhr frair
sister brother
le grand-père
Extra words
grahn pair la grand-mère
to learn grandfather grahn mair
grandmother
les amis
a-mee
friends
le beau-père
boh pair
stepfather
la belle-mère
bel mair
stepmother
le demi-frère
duh-mi frair
stepbrother
la demi-sœur
duh-mi suhr
stepsister
les grands-parents la tante l’oncle
grah(n) par-ah(n) tahnt lonk-luh
grandparents aunt uncle
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De quelle couleur sont tes yeux ?
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Tout à mon sujet • All about me
Extra words la tête
teht
to learn l’œil
head
luh-ye
les cheveux eye
l’oreille
shuh-vuh lo-raye
le nez
hair ear nay
nose
le cou
koo
neck l’épaule la bouche
leh-pohl boosh
le coude shoulder mouth
kood
elbow
la dent
dah(n)
tooth
le dos
do
l’estomac
back
les-to-ma le bras
stomach bra
la famille
arm
fa-mee-ye
family
la main
le genou ma(n)
zhuh-noo hand
knee
le sourcil
soor-seel
le doigt
eyebrow dwa
finger
le visage
vee-zazh
face
I l est excité !
uis trsi as tde.. H e is excited! lzlaehg ajahmmbbe
s m
e
j a
d I
n n
a e
u h
q w

e
y
r
u r
c
e le pied
pl I pyay

e foot
J
l’orteil
triste excité lor-teye
treest ek-see-tay toe
sad excited
5
What colour are your eyes?
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Pages à thème • Topic pages
Les vêtements
Clothes
le bouton
les chaussettes boo-to(n)
shoh-set button
socks
la chemise
shuh-meez
Extra words shirt
to learn
le jean
la ceinture
jeen
sehn-ture
jeans
belt
la fermeture éclair
la chaussure fair-muh-ture eclair
shoh-soor zip
shoe
la manche
les lunettes mahn-sh
lew-net sleeve
glasses e a u me tient c
la pantoufle m a n tt k e e ps me warhaud.
pahn-too-f luh n oa m.
o c
slipper la poche M
y
posh
M
le pull pocket
pewl l’écharpe
la polaire lay-sharp
jumper po-lair scarf
fleece
le pyjama
pee-zha-ma le gant
pyjamas gah(n)
glove
la robe
rob
dress
les sous-vêtements
soo veht-mah(n) le manteau
mahn-toh
underwear
les baskets coat
bas-ket
trainers
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Aimes-tu porter des baskets ?
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Les vêtements • Clothes
le short
short le maillot de bain
shorts ma-yoh duh ba(n)
swimsuit
le tee-shirt
tee shirt
T-shirt
le pantalon
pahn-ta-lo(n)
trousers
le blouson
bloo-zo(n)
jacket
la capuche
ka-pew-sh
hood
a u me tient
e c
m a n tt k e e ps me warhaud. lzah ejwuppe
on coa m. skirt
M
y
M
l’imperméable
lam-pair-may-a-bluh
raincoat
.
s
ré g.
é
préf hin
s ot
ns et ltre sa ibn ae rssk eatrse s monyt fmaveos uvrêittee mit ee mnts of cl
a d
e n
j a

es s
L n
les bottes a
e
bot J
boots
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Do you like to wear trainers?
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Pages à thème • Topic pages
La cuisine
Kitchen
la poêle l’assiette la cuisinière
pwal la-see-yet kwee-zeen-yair
le four
frying pan plate cooker
foor
oven
la tasse le livre le torchon
tahss lee-vruh tor-sho(n)
la cuillère mug book tea towel
kwee-yehr
spoon
la casserole
le bol kass-rol
bol
saucepan
bowl
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Qu’y a-t-il sur la table ?
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