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The quickest way to study the essential French words and the perfect companion to titles in the ever-popular Easy Learning French range.
Collins Easy Learning French Words is designed for learners of French of all ages, whether you are learning at school, in an evening class, for business or to go on holiday.
- Easy to use: Collins Easy Learning French Words gives you all the vocabulary you need in order to communicate effectively in natural French.
- Easy to read: clear, colour layout and handy vocabulary sections ensure that you find what you are looking for quickly and easily.
- Easy to understand: example phrases show you how French is really used.
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The Easy Learning French Vocabulary is designed for both young and adult learners. Whether you are starting to learn French for the very first time, revising for school exams or simply want to brush up on your French, the Easy Learning French Vocabulary offers you the information you require in a clear and accessible format.
This book is divided into 50 topics, arranged in alphabetical order. This thematic approach enables you to learn related words and phrases together, so that you can become confident in using particular vocabulary in context.
Vocabulary within each topic is divided into nouns and useful phrases which are aimed at helping you to express yourself in idiomatic French. Vocabulary within each topic is graded to help you prioritize your learning. Essential words include the basic words you will need to be able to communicate effectively, important words help expand your knowledge, and useful words provide additional vocabulary which will enable you to express yourself more fully.
Nouns are grouped by gender: masculine (le
) nouns are given together, as are feminine (la
) nouns, enabling you to memorize words according to their gender. In addition, all feminine forms of adjectives are shown, as are irregular plurals and plurals of compound nouns.
At the end of the book you will find a list of supplementary vocabulary, grouped according to part of speech – adjective, verb, noun and so on. This is vocabulary which you will come across in many everyday situations.
abbreviations
ABBREVIATIONS
The swung dash ~ is used to indicate the basic elements of the compound and appropriate endings are then added.
air travel
ESSENTIAL WORDS (masculine)
USEFUL PHRASES
voyager par avion to travel by plane
retenir une place d’avion to book a plane ticket
enregistrer ses bagages to check in one’s luggage
l’enregistrement en ligne online check-in
j’ai manqué la correspondance I missed my connection
l’avion a décollé/a atterri the plane has taken off/has landed
le tableau des arrivées/des départs the arrivals/departures board
le vol numéro 776 en provenance de Nice/à destination de Nice flight number 776 from Nice/to Nice
ESSENTIAL WORDS (feminine)
USEFUL PHRASES
récupérer ses bagages to collect one’s luggage
livraison des bagages
baggage reclaim
passer la douane to go through customs
j’ai quelque chose à déclarer I have something to declare
je n’ai rien à déclarer I have nothing to declare
fouiller les bagages to search the luggage
voyager en classe affaires/économique to travel business/economy class
IMPORTANT WORDS (masculine)
USEFUL WORDS (masculine)
USEFUL PHRASES
à bord on board
horaire prévu d’arrivée/de départ estimated time of arrival/departure
attachez vos ceintures
fasten your seat belts
nous survolons Londres we are flying over London
j’ai le mal de l’air I am feeling airsick
détourner un avion to hijack a plane
IMPORTANT WORDS (feminine)
USEFUL WORDS (feminine)
USEFUL PHRASES
vol AB251 pour Paris: embarquement immédiat, porte 51
flight AB251 to Paris now boarding at gate 51
nous avons fait escale à New York we stopped over in New York
un atterrissage forcé an emergency landing
un atterrissage en catastrophe a crash landing
des cigarettes hors taxes duty-free cigarettes
animals
ESSENTIAL WORDS (masculine)
USEFUL PHRASES
j’aime les chats, je déteste les serpents, je préfère les souris I like cats, I hate snakes, I prefer mice
nous avons 12 animaux chez nous we have 12 pets (in our house)
nous n’avons pas d’animaux chez nous we have no pets (in our house)
les animaux sauvages wild animals
les animaux domestiques pets; livestock
mettre un animal en cage to put an animal in a cage
libérer un animal to set an animal free
ESSENTIAL WORDS (feminine)
IMPORTANT WORDS (feminine)
USEFUL PHRASES
le chien aboie the dog barks; il grogne it growls
le chat miaule the cat miaows; il ronronne it purrs
j’aime faire du cheval or monter à cheval I like horse-riding
à cheval on horseback
attention, chien méchant
beware of the dog
chiens interdits
no dogs allowed
couché!
(to dog) down!
les droits des animaux animal rights
USEFUL WORDS (masculine)
USEFUL WORDS (feminine)
bikes
ESSENTIAL WORDS (masculine)
USEFUL WORDS (masculine)
USEFUL PHRASES
aller à bicyclette, aller en vélo to go by bike
je suis venu(e) en vélo I came by bike
faire du cyclisme, faire du vélo to cycle
rouler to travel
à toute vitesse at full speed
changer de vitesse to change gears
s’arrêter to stop
freiner brusquement to brake sharply
ESSENTIAL WORDS (feminine)
IMPORTANT WORDS (feminine)
USEFUL WORDS (feminine)
USEFUL PHRASES
faire une promenade à or en vélo to go for a bike ride
avoir un pneu crevé to have a flat tyre
réparer un pneu crevé to mend a puncture
la roue avant/arrière the