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CONTENTS
COVER
TITLE PAGE
COPYRIGHT
INTRODUCTION
THE ESSENTIALS
TRANSPORT
IN THE HOME
AT THE SHOPS
DAY-TO-DAY
LEISURE
SPORT
HEALTH
PLANET EARTH
CELEBRATIONS AND FESTIVALS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
PHOTO CREDITS
ABOUT THE PUBLISHER
INTRODUCTION
Whether youre on holiday or staying in a French-speaking country for a slightly longer period of time, your Collins Visual Dictionary is designed to help you find exactly what you need, when you need it. With over a thousand clear and helpful images, you can quickly locate the vocabulary you are looking for.
The Visual Dictionary includes:
10 chapters arranged thematically, so that you can easily find what you need to suit the situation
images illustrating essential items
YOU MIGHT SAY... common phrases that you might want to use
YOU MIGHT HEAR... common phrases that you might come across
VOCABULARY common words that you might need
YOU SHOULD KNOW... tips about local customs or etiquette
USING YOUR COLLINS VISUAL DICTIONARY
In order to make sure that the phrases and vocabulary in the Collins Visual Dictionary are presented in a way thats clear and easy to understand, we have followed certain policies when translating:
1) The polite form vous (you) has been used throughout the text as this is always safe to use, even if a bit formal at times, for example:
How are you? Comment allez-vous?
Remember that if you are addressing an older person or someone you have just met, you use vous. However, if you are speaking to children, or those you know well, you can use tu. French people may invite you to use tu with them:
Shall we call each other tu? On se tutoie?
2) The grammatical gender of French nouns has been indicated using the articles le (masculine) or la (feminine). All nouns which have the article l have been shown with their gender, for example:
year lannéef
All plural translations have been marked with the gender of the singular noun, as well as the plural marker, for example:
trainers les basketsfpl
Feminine forms of nouns have been shown with the masculine form as the main translation:
salesperson le vendeur / la vendeuse
3) In general, the masculine form of adjectives only has been shown for vocabulary items and in phrases, for example:
annoyed mécontent
Im tired. Je suis fatigué.
However, in some cases both forms are shown:
Im married/divorced. (man) Je suis marié / divorcé.