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Contents
Cover
Title Page
Introduction
Using the dictionary
French – English
Language plus
Animals
The body
Clothes
Colours
Family
Days and dates
The weather
Places
Food
Fruit and vegetables
Drinks
Furniture
Instruments
Jobs
Sports
At school
Numbers and time
French verbs
Illustrations
English – French
Copyright
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Introduction
The Collins Primary Illustrated French Dictionary is a bilingual dictionary aimed at primary school children who are starting to learn French.
Access to a dictionary which is pitched at an appropriate level is a vital part of the language-learning process. The content of this dictionary has been carefully selected to reflect current trends in primary education and help children with acquiring basic language-learning skills.
The key aims of the Collins Primary Illustrated French Dictionary are:
• to develop both language skills in French and language learning skills in general
• to cover the four key areas of language attainment: listening, speaking, reading and writing
• to reinforce key aspects of the language by the use of notes and feature boxes throughout the entries
• to extend cultural awareness by providing information about France, especially where traditions differ from those in Britain
The Collins Primary Illustrated French Dictionary supports language learning in a number of specific ways:
• it develops children’s knowledge of how language works by encouraging them to understand, analyse and use simple aspects of grammar
• it develops children’s individual learning skills by using a wide range of notes that explain things in a simple but interesting way
• it enables children to make comparisons between French and English by encouraging them to explore the similarities and differences between the two languages and cultures
• it introduces young learners to all the basic elements of a bilingual dictionary and provides detailed instructions on how to get the most out of using the dictionary
The Collins Primary Illustrated French Dictionary is presented in an easy-to-use format which is intended to appeal to children of primary school age. It provides lots of simple, relevant examples and tips on how to remember words, and how to avoid some of the pitfalls of translation. It also features key phrases, illustrations and information about life in France, making it an invaluable and exciting resource.
Using the dictionary
Step one:
Pick the right side
Remember there are two halves to the dictionary. If you want to know what a French word means, look in the French-English half. It comes first.
If you want to translate an English word into French, look in the second half, which is English-French. It comes after the supplement in the middle of the dictionary.
1 Which of these words would you look up in the French-English half? demain brother horse bonbon
2 Look at page 51 of the dictionary. Is this the French side or the English side? How can you tell?
3 Look at page 411 of the dictionary. What is shown at the top of the page, above the row of dots?
4 Is fish the first or the last word on page 411?
Remember that you do not read across the whole page in a dictionary – you have to read down the columns.
5 Which word comes immediately after fireworks on page 411?
Step two:
Find the right word
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Words are in alphabetical order in the dictionary – like names in the phone book, and in a school register. The alphabet is shown down the edge of each page of the dictionary. You can sort words into alphabetical order by looking at the first letter of each word.
6 Can you put these names in alphabetical order? Chantal, Luc, Sophie, Pierre, Jean-Marie, Hélène When two words start with the same letter, look at their second letters.
7 In alphabetical order which comes first – Hermione or Harry? This is the order of the days of the week on a calendar: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
8 Which day comes first in a dictionary? Which comes last?
9 Thursday comes before Tuesday in a dictionary. Why?
10 Put the seven days of the week into alphabetical order. If the first letters are the same, and the second letters are the same, look at the third letters.
11 June, July, August: which comes last in the dictionary?
Step three:
Pick the right translation
The translations are easy to spot in this dictionary because they are in red on the French-English side and blue on the English-French side.
Some French words can be masculine or feminine, or even plural. In the dictionary MASC, FEM, and PL are the abbreviations used for these. The dictionary also shows you the French word for ‘the’ (this can be le, la, l’ or les).
doll NOUN
la poupée fem
When you look up doll you can see that the word for doll in French is poupée.
You can tell that the French word for doll is feminine because it is given with la and the dictionary says that it is fem (feminine).
So the doll is la poupée and a doll would be une poupée.
penfriend NOUN
le correspondant masc
la correspondante fem
I’m Emma, your English penfriend. Je suis Emma, ta correspondante anglaise.
Here there are two translations, one masculine, one feminine. If your penfriend is a boy, you need the French word which is masculine (masc) – le correspondant. If your penfriend is a girl, you need the French word which is feminine (fem) – la correspondante.
12 If you were talking about your penfriend, which would go in the gap, correspondant or correspondante?
J’ai un __________. Il s’appelle Hugo.
animal NOUN
l’ animal masc (pl les animaux)
Here there are two translations. The second one is plural (PL).
13 If you want to say that you love animals, which translation would go in the gap?
J’adore les __________.
Sometimes there is more than one translation, and each one has a number. If there is more than one translation, don’t just pick the first one! Check to see which is the right one.
ball NOUN
1 la balle fem (for tennis, golf, cricket) Hit the ball! Frappe la balle!
2 le ballon masc (for football, rugby) Pass the ball! Passe le ballon!
14 Which is the French word for a ball that you kick – une balle or un ballon? Look for the clue.
Step four:
Parts of speech
Sometimes, to pick the right translation, you need to know the part of speech of a word, for example whether a word is a noun, an adjective, an adverb or a verb. Other parts of speech are conjunction, exclamation, number, preposition and pronoun.
NOUNS
Nouns are naming words for things or people. You often use the words ‘a’ or ‘the’ with a noun – eg a girl, a boy, the school, the windows.
Nouns can be singular, eg an accident, the canteen, my dad, football – or plural, eg sweets, the children, my friends.
15 How many nouns are there in the sentence below? What are they? The car has got a flat tyre and a big dent in the door.
ADJECTIVES
An adjective is a describing word which tells you what things are like: flat shoes are shoes that don’t have high heels. A flat tyre is a tyre with no air in it.
16 How many adjectives are there in the sentence below? What are they? She’s got brown hair and blue eyes.
Some words have a noun meaning and an adjective meaning. In the dictionary there is a box to tell you about this. The different meanings usually have different translations in French.
sweet
sweet can be a noun or an adjective.
A NOUN
1 le bonbon masc (candy) a bag of sweets un paquet de bonbons
2 le dessert masc (pudding) Sweets: ice cream or chocolate mousse Desserts: glace ou mousse au chocolat
B ADJECTIVE
1 sucré masc sucrée fem (sugary) It’s too sweet. C’est trop sucré.
2 gentil masc gentille fem (kind) She’s a sweet person. Elle est gentille.
3 mignon masc mignonne fem (cute) Isn’t she sweet? Comme elle est mignonne!
17 You want to ask someone if they would like a sweet. Fill in the gap. How can you be sure this is the right translation?
Tu veux un __________?
ADVERBS
An adverb is a word which describes a verb or an adjective:
She writes neatly. The film was very good.
18 How many adverbs are there in the sentence below? What are they? What do they have in common? The children sat quietly and played happily.
Some words have an adjective meaning and an adverb meaning. The different meanings have different translations in French.
hard
hard can be an adjective or an adverb.
A ADJECTIVE
1 difficile (difficult) This question’s too hard for me. Cette question est trop difficile pour moi.
2 dur masc dure fem (not soft) This cheese is very hard. Ce fromage est très dur.
B ADVERB dur Colette works hard. Colette travaille dur.
19 You want to say you work hard. Fill in the gap in the sentence below:
Je travaille __________.
VERBS
Verbs are sometimes called ‘doing words’. They often go with words like ‘I’ and ‘you’, and with names, eg I play football, What do you want?, Hugo likes mashed potato.
Verbs tell you about the present: eg I’m listening; the past: I scored a goal; and the future: eg I’m going to get an ice cream.
20 How many verbs are there in the sentence below? What are they? School starts at 9.00 and finishes at 3.30.
Some words have an adjective meaning and a verb meaning. The different meanings have different translations in French.
clean
clean can be an adjective or a verb.
A ADJECTIVE
propre a clean shirt une chemise propre
B VERB
nettoyer Clean the board please! Nettoie le tableau s’il te plaît!
21 If you want to ask for ‘a clean glass’, how do you know that propre is the translation, not nettoyer?
Some words have a noun meaning and a verb meaning.
rain
rain can be a noun or a verb.
A NOUN
la pluie fem in the rain sous la pluie
B VERB
pleuvoir It’s going to rain. Il va pleuvoir. It rains a lot here. Il pleut beaucoup par ici.
It’s raining. Il pleut.
22 Is la pluie a noun or a verb?
23 Why is It rains a lot here. in part B?
Learn useful phrases
In the dictionary you’ll see phrases that are especially important in orange boxes. Try to learn these when you come across them, and you’ll soon know lots of useful things to say in French.
What time is it? Quelle heure est-il? It’s lunch time. C’est l’heure du déjeuner. How many times? Combien de fois?
Find out interesting things about life in France
There are also boxes which tell you about French customs, and about differences between life in France and Britain.
Did you know…?
In France, Easter eggs are said to be brought by the Easter bells or cloches de Pâques which fly from Rome and drop them in people’s gardens.
Even more words
At school you will learn to talk about subjects such as the time and the weather, your family, your pets, and your clothes. The most important words for talking about these subjects are shown in the dictionary itself, and even more words are given in Language Plus, the supplement in the middle part of the dictionary. Have a look!
Answer key
1 demain and bonbon
2 the French side; French words on it; French-English written at the side of the page.
3 fire → fish
4 It’s the last word on page 411.
5 first
6 Chantal, Hélène, Jean-Marie, Luc, Pierre, Sophie
7 Harry – because ‘a’ comes before ‘e’
8 Friday comes first and Wednesday comes last.
9 because the second letter of Thursday is ‘h’, which comes before ‘u’, the second letter of Tuesday
10 Friday, Monday, Thursday, Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday
11 June
12 correspondant
13 animaux
14 un ballon – the clue is in the example: un ballon de football
15 4 – car, tyre, dent, door
16 2 – brown, blue
17 bonbon – a sweet is a noun, it means candy; the example helps too
18 2 – quietly, happily; they both end in -ly
19 dur
20 2 – starts, finishes
21 because clean has an adjective meaning in this sentence; the example helps too
22 a noun
23 because it’s a verb
French – English
A a
a VERB 
see avoir
Language tip
Don’t confuse a with the preposition à.
1 has
Elle a beaucoup d’amis.
She has lots of friends.
Language tip
Sometimes a is used to show that something has happened in the past.
Il a joué au football. He played football.
2 is
Il a neuf ans.
He is nine years old.
il y a there is/there are
Language tip
il y a has two translations. Look at the examples.
Il y a un bon film à la télé. There’s a good film on TV. Il y a beaucoup de monde. There are lots of people.
Language tip
il y a can also mean ago.
Elle est partie il y a dix minutes. She left ten minutes ago.
Qu’est-ce qu’il y a? What’s the matter?
à PREPOSITION
Language tip
Don’t confuse à with the verb form a. See also au (= à + le) and aux (= à + les).
1 at
Je suis à la maison.
I am at home.
Je finis à quatre heures.
I finish at 4 o’clock.
2 in
Il est à Paris.
He is in Paris.
Elle habite au Portugal.
She lives in Portugal.
Mes grands-parents habitent à la campagne.
My grandparents live in the country.
au printemps
in the spring
au mois de juin
in June
3 to
Je vais à Paris.
I’m going to Paris.
Elle va au Portugal.
She’s going to Portugal.
Cet été je vais à la campagne.
I’m going to the country this summer.
Il l’a donné à son frère. He gave it to his brother. Je n’ai rien à faire. I’ve got nothing to do. Ce livre est à Paul. This book is Paul’s.
4 by
Il est arrivé à bicyclette. He arrived by bicycle. à pied on foot Je vais à l’école à pied. I walk to school. à … d’ici … from here C’est à dix kilomètres d’ici. It’s 10 kilometres from here. … à l’heure … an hour cent kilomètres à l’heure 100 kilometres an hour À samedi! See you on Saturday! À tout à l’heure! See you later!
À bientôt! See you soon! À demain! See you tomorrow!
abandonner VERB
1 to abandon
2 to give up
Je veux abandonner la natation.
I want to give up swimming.
l’ abeille FEM NOUN
bee
abominable ADJECTIVE
awful
l’ abord MASC NOUN
d’abord first Je vais rentrer chez moi d’abord. I’ll go home first.
l’ abricot MASC NOUN
apricot
absent MASC ADJECTIVE
(FEM absente)
absent
absolument ADVERB
absolutely
l’ accent MASC NOUN
accent
un accent aigu an acute accent un accent grave a grave accent un accent circonflexe a circumflex
Language tip
French vowels sometimes have an accent to change their sound. There are three kinds of accents: the acute (école), the grave (mère) and the circumflex (hôtel). See also aigu, grave, circonflexe.
accepter VERB
to accept
l’ accident MASC NOUN
accident
accompagner VERB
to accompany
Language tip
There is the word accompany in English, but it is quite a formal word and we will often use something different, such as take.
Elle m’accompagne à l’école. She takes me to school.
l’ accord MASC NOUN
être d’accord to agree Tu es d’accord avec moi? Do you agree with me?
D’accord! OK!
l’ accordéon MASC NOUN
accordion
Ray joue de l’accordéon. Ray plays the accordion.
l’ accueil MASC NOUN
reception
acheter VERB
to buy
l’ acné FEM NOUN
acne
l’ acteur MASC NOUN
actor
un acteur de cinéma a film actor
actif MASC ADJECTIVE
(FEM active) active
l’ activité FEM NOUN
activity
l’ actrice FEM NOUN
actress
une actrice de cinéma a film actress
les actualités FEM PL NOUN
news
Je regarde les actualités tous les soirs. I watch the news every night.
l’ addition FEM NOUN
1 sum
2 bill
L’addition, s’il vous plaît! Can we have the bill, please?
adhésif MASC ADJECTIVE
(FEM adhésive) le ruban adhésif sticky tape
l’ adjectif MASC NOUN
adjective
‘grand’ est un adjectif. ‘grand’ is an adjective.
admettre VERB
1 to admit
J’admets que j’ai eu tort. I admit I was wrong.
2 to allow
Les chiens ne sont pas admis dans le restaurant. Dogs are not allowed in the restaurant.
l’ adolescent MASC NOUN
l’ adolescente FEM NOUN
teenager
adorable ADJECTIVE
lovely
adorer VERB
to love
Elle adore le chocolat. She loves chocolate. J’adore jouer au tennis. I love playing tennis.
l’ adresse FEM NOUN
address
Language tip
The French word has only one d, and an extra e.
mon adresse électronique my email address
l’ adulte MASC/FEM NOUN
adult
une chambre pour deux adultes et un enfant a room for two adults and a child
l’ adverbe MASC NOUN
adverb
‘Beaucoup’ est un adverbe. ‘Beaucoup’ is an adverb.
l’ adversaire MASC/FEM NOUN
opponent
l’ aérobic MASC NOUN
aerobics
Je fais de l’aérobic. I do aerobics.
l’ aéroport MASC NOUN
airport
les affaires FEM PL NOUN
1 things
Va chercher tes affaires! Go and get your things! Rangez vos affaires! Put your things away!
2 business
un homme d’affaires a businessman
l’ affiche FEM NOUN
poster
affreux MASC ADJECTIVE
(FEM affreuse)
awful
africain MASC ADJECTIVE
(FEM africaine)
African
l’ Africain MASC NOUN
l’Africaine FEM NOUN
African
l’ Afrique FEM NOUN
Africa
agacer VERB
to get on somebody’s nerves
Tu m’agaces! You’re getting on my nerves!
l’ âge MASC NOUN
age
Écrivez votre nom et votre âge. Write down your name and age.
Tu as quel âge? How old are you? Quel âge a-t-elle? How old is she?
âgé MASC ADJECTIVE
(FEM âgée)
old
l’ agence FEM NOUN
agency
une agence de voyages a travel agency une agence immobilière an estate agent’s
l’ agenda MASC NOUN
diary
Elle note tous ses rendez-vous dans son agenda. She makes a note of all her appointments in her diary.
Language tip
Be careful! The French word agenda does not mean the same as the English word agenda.
l’ agent MASC NOUN
un agent de police a policeman
l’ agneau MASC NOUN
(PL les agneaux)
lamb
un gigot d’agneau a leg of lamb
l’ agrafeuse FEM NOUN
stapler
agréable MASC ADJECTIVE
(FEM agréable)
nice
l’ agriculteur MASC NOUN
farmer
ai VERB see avoir
J’ai deux chats. I have two cats.
Language tip
Sometimes ai is used to show that something has happened in the past.
J’ai oublié mon livre. I’ve forgotten my book.
l’ aide FEM NOUN
help
aider VERB
to help
Tu peux m’aider? Can you help me?
aïe EXCLAMATION
Ouch!
aigu MASC ADJECTIVE
un accent aigu an acute accent
l’ aiguille FEM NOUN
needle
l’ ail MASC NOUN
garlic
Je n’aime pas l’ail. I don’t like garlic.
l’ aile FEM NOUN
wing
une aile de poulet a chicken wing
aimable MASC ADJECTIVE
(FEM aimable)
nice
l’ aimant MASC NOUN
magnet
aimer VERB
1 to love
Elle aime ses enfants. She loves her children. Je t’aime. I love you.
2 to like
Tu aimes le chocolat? Do you like chocolate? J’aime bien ce garçon. I like this boy.
J’aime bien jouer au tennis. I like playing tennis.
aîné MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM aînée)
C’est mon frère aîné. He’s my big brother.
l’ aîné MASC NOUN
l’ aînée FEM NOUN
oldest child
C’est l’aîné. He’s the oldest child. C’est l’aînée. She’s the oldest child.
l’ air MASC NOUN
air
Tu as l’air fatiguée. You look tired.
l’ aire de jeux FEM NOUN
playground
ajouter VERB
to add
l’ alarme FEM NOUN
alarm
l’ alcool MASC NOUN
alcohol
Je ne bois pas d’alcool. I don’t drink alcohol.
l’ Algérie FEM NOUN
Algeria
algérien MASC ADJECTIVE
(FEM algérienne)
Algerian
l’ Algérien MASC NOUN
l’ Algérienne FEM NOUN
Algerian
l’ alimentation FEM NOUN
groceries
le rayon alimentation the grocery department
l’ allée FEM NOUN
1 path
les allées du parc the paths in the park
2 drive
5, allée Saint-Exupéry 5 Saint-Exupéry Drive
l’ Allemagne FEM NOUN
Germany
allemand MASC NOUN, MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM allemande)
German
l’ Allemand MASC NOUN
l’ Allemande FEM NOUN
German
aller
aller can be a verb or a noun.
A VERB
to go
Je vais à Londres. I’m going to London. Nous allons visiter un château. We’re going to visit a castle. Allez! Dépêche-toi! Come on! Hurry up! Comment vas-tu? — Je vais bien. How are you? — I’m fine. Je vais mieux. I’m feeling better.
Comment ça va? — Ça va bien. How are you? — I’m fine.
B MASC NOUN
single
Je voudrais un aller pour Angers. I’d like a single to Angers. un aller simple a single un aller retour a return ticket
allergique ADJECTIVE
allergique à allergic to Je suis allergique aux chats. I’m allergic to cats.
allez VERB see aller
Vous allez où? Where are you going?
allô EXCLAMATION
hello!
Allô! Je voudrais parler à Monsieur Simon. Hello! I’d like to speak to Mr Simon.
Language tip
allô is only used when talking to someone on the phone.
allons VERB see aller
Nous allons nous coucher. We’re going to bed.
allumer VERB
1 to put on
Tu peux allumer la lumière? Can you put the light on?
2 to switch on
Allume l’ordinateur. Switch on the computer.
3 to light
Tu peux allumer cette bougie? Can you light this candle?
l’ allumette FEM NOUN
match
une boîte d’allumettes a box of matches
alors ADVERB
1 then
Alors, tu viens? Are you coming, then?
2 so
Alors tu habites ici? So you live here? Et alors? So what?
les Alpes FEM PL NOUN
Alps
dans les Alpes in the Alps
l’ alphabet MASC NOUN
alphabet
alphabétique ADJECTIVE
alphabetical
par ordre alphabétique in alphabetical order
l’ amande FEM NOUN
almond
la pâte d’amandes marzipan
l’ ambulance FEM NOUN
ambulance
Appelez une ambulance! Call an ambulance!
l’ amende FEM NOUN
fine
une amende de trente euros a 30 euro fine
amener VERB
to bring
Je peux amener un ami? Can I bring a friend?
américain MASC ADJECTIVE
(FEM américaine)
American
l’ Américain MASC NOUN
l’ Américaine FEM NOUN
American
l’ Amérique FEM NOUN
America
l’ ami MASC NOUN
l’ amie FEM NOUN
friend
J’ai beaucoup d’amis. I have lots of friends. mon meilleur ami my best friend ma meilleure amie my best friend un petit ami a boyfriend une petite amie a girlfriend
amical MASC ADJECTIVE
(FEM amicale)
friendly
amicalement ADVERB
Amicalement, Pierre. Best wishes, Pierre.
l’ amitié FEM NOUN
friendship
Amitiés, Christelle. Best wishes, Christelle.
l’ amour MASC NOUN
love
une histoire d’amour a love story
amoureux MASC ADJECTIVE
(FEM amoureuse)
in love
Il est amoureux de Naïma. He’s in love with Naïma.
l’ ampoule FEM NOUN
1 light bulb
Tu peux changer l’ampoule? Can you change the light bulb?
2 blister
J’ai une ampoule au pied. I’ve got a blister on my foot.
amusant MASC ADJECTIVE
(FEM amusante)
amusing
s’ amuser VERB
1 to play
Les enfants s’amusent dehors. The children are playing outside.
2 to enjoy oneself
Amuse-toi bien! Enjoy yourself!
l’ an MASC NOUN
year
Elle a douze ans. She’s twelve years old. le premier de l’an New Year’s Day le nouvel an New Year
J’ai dix ans. I’m ten years old.
l’ ananas MASC NOUN
pineapple
l’ ancêtre MASC/FEM NOUN
ancestor
l’ anchois MASC NOUN
anchovy
ancien MASC ADJECTIVE
(FEM ancienne)
1 former
C’est une ancienne élève. She’s a former pupil.
2 old
notre ancienne voiture our old car
3 antique
un fauteuil ancien an antique chair
l’ âne MASC NOUN
donkey
l’ ange MASC NOUN
angel
l’ angine FEM NOUN
throat infection
J’ai une angine. I’ve got a throat infection.
anglais MASC NOUN, MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM anglaise)
English
Je suis anglais. I’m English.
l’ Anglais MASC NOUN
Englishman
les Anglais the English
l’ Anglaise FEM NOUN
Englishwoman
l’ Angleterre FEM NOUN
England
J’habite en Angleterre. I live in England.
l’ animal MASC NOUN (PL les animaux)
animal
un animal domestique a pet Tu as un animal domestique? Have you got a pet?
l’ animateur MASC NOUN
l’ animatrice FEM NOUN
host
Il est animateur à la télé. He’s a TV host.
animé MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM animée)
lively
Cette ville est très animée. This is a very lively town. un dessin animé a cartoon J’adore les dessins animés. I love cartoons.
l’ année FEM NOUN
year
Cette année, j’apprends le français. I’m learning French this year.
l’année dernière last year l’année prochaine next year Bonne année! Happy New Year!
l’ anniversaire MASC NOUN
1 birthday
Aujourd’hui, c’est mon anniversaire. It’s my birthday today.
Quelle est la date de ton anniversaire? When is your birthday? Mon anniversaire, c’est le douze février. My birthday is on the twelfth of February. Joyeux anniversaire! Happy birthday!
2 anniversary
leur anniversaire de mariage their wedding anniversary
l’ annonce FEM NOUN
advert
J’ai vu une annonce dans le journal. I saw an advert in the newspaper. les petites annonces the small ads
annuler VERB
to cancel
l’ anorak MASC NOUN
anorak
l’ antenne FEM NOUN
aerial
les Antilles FEM PL NOUN
West Indies
l’ antiquité FEM NOUN
antique
un magasin d’antiquités an antique shop
anxieux MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM anxieuse)
anxious
août MASC NOUN
August
en août in August le trois août the third of August
apercevoir VERB
to see
l’ apéritif MASC NOUN
En été, on prend l’apéritif dans le jardin. In the summer we have drinks in the garden.
Did you know…?
An apéritif is a drink that you have before dinner. You usually have a snack to go with it. Adults have something alcoholic and children have juice.
