Collins Dictionaries - Easy Learning French Vocabulary (Collins Easy Learning French)

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@collinsdict Acknowledgements We would like to thank those authors and publishers who kindly gave permission for copyright material to be used in the Collins Corpus. We would also like to thank Times Newspapers Ltd for providing valuable data. MANAGING EDITOR Maree Airlee CONTRIBUTORS Laurence Larroche
Maggie Seaton FOR THE PUBLISHER Gerry Breslin
Rachel Grocott eBook Edition May 2016
ISBN 9780008142056
Version: 2016-04-01 contents 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 ( l e ) 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

adj	adjective
adv	adverb
conj	conjunction
f	feminine
inv	invariable
m	masculine
m+f	masculine and feminine form
n	noun
pl	plural
prep	preposition
qch	quelque chose
qn	quelquun
sb	somebody
sth	something
subj	subjunctive

The swung dash ~ is used to indicate the basic elements of the compound and appropriate endings are then added. ESSENTIAL WORDS(masculine)

un	aroport	airport
un	aller-retour	return ticket
un	aller simple	single ticket
un	avion	plane
les	bagages	luggage
les	bagages main	hand luggage
le	billet (davion)	(plane) ticket
le	dpart	departure
le	douanier	customs officer
le	duty-free	duty-free (shop)
lhoraire	timetable
le	numro	number
le	passager	passenger
le	passeport	passport
le	prix du billet	fare
les	renseignements	information
le	retard	delay
le	sac	bag
le	taxi	taxi
le	touriste	tourist
le	vol	flight
le	voyage	trip
le	voyageur	traveller

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USEFUL PHRASES voyager par avion to travel by plane retenir une place davion to book a plane ticket enregistrer ses bagages to check in ones luggage lenregistrement en ligne online check-in jai manqu la correspondance I missed my connection lavion a dcoll/a atterri the plane has taken off/has landed le tableau des arrives/des dparts the arrivals/departures board le vol numro 776 en provenance de Nice/ destination de Nice flight number 776 from Nice/to Nice ESSENTIAL WORDS(feminine)

une	agence de voyages	travel agents
une	annulation	cancellation
une	arrive	arrival
la	carte didentit	ID card
la	carte dembarquement	boarding card
la	correspondance	connection
la	douane	customs
une	entre	entrance
une	htesse de lair	flight attendant
la	location de voitures	car hire
la	passagre	passenger
la	porte dembarquement	departure gate
la	rduction	reduction
la	rservation	reservation
la	sortie	exit
la	sortie de secours	emergency exit
les	toilettes	toilets
la