Langenscheidt's Standard French Dictionary: French-English, English-French

1282 Pages·65.026 MB·French, English

by  Kenneth Urwin

Langenscheidt
Dictionary
French-English
English-French
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LANGENSCHEIDT’S
STANDARD FRENCH
DICTIONARY
French-English
English-French
This authoritative, up-to-date dictionary
continues to be a favorite with students
and teachers in high schools and
colleges and with the general reader
throughout the country. It features:
• Over 73,000 entries, including hun¬
dreds of up-to-date terms such as
organigramme, teledistribution; anti¬
pollution device, space lab
• Full pronunciation of French and
English entries
• A wealth of examples illustrating
correct usage and meaning
• New colloquial words and idioms
translated into French
• Technical words and terms from the
fields of politics, economics, com¬
munications, etc.
• Synopses of conjugations of French
and English verbs
• Lists of French and English abbrevia¬
tions and proper names, tables of
weights and measures, as well as
temperature conversion tables
Two volumes in one
1278 pages, over 73,000 entries
Langenscheidt Publishers, Inc

First Part
French-English
Contents
Table des matieres
Page
Directions for the use of this dictionary - Indica¬
tions pour Vemploi de ce dictionnaire. 7
Key to the symbols and abbreviations - Explica¬
tion des symboles et des abreviations. 9
The phonetic symbols of the International Pho¬
netic Association - Signes phonetiques de
VAssociation Phonetique Internationale. 12
French-English Dictionary - Dictionnaire Fran-
fais- Anglais. 15
Proper names with pronunciation and explana¬
tion - Noms propres avec leur prononciation et
notes explicatives. 543
Common French abbreviations - Abreviations
franfaises usuelles . 559
Numerals - Nombres . 567
French weights and measures - Mesures fran¬
faises . 569
Conjugations of French verbs - Conjugaisons des
verbes franfais. 570
Preface
Language has two faces: one looking back, one looking forward.
This revised edition of the “Standard French Dictionary” has tried to
take both of these aspects into account: In retaining some of
yesterday’s speech, it will help the user to grapple with the great 19th
century authors, whether for school or for pleasure. At the same time,
he will find language’s path into the future staked out by such words
as: aiguilleur du del, alcootest, banlieue-dortoir, ecologisme, microproces-
seur, organigramme, retro, teledistribution, etc., etc.
Needless to say, a great deal of the material old and new is made up of
phrases and phraselike expressions covering all registers of speech
from everyday language down to slang.
A series of appendices to the dictionary proper gives a list of some
common proper names, of common abbreviations, tables of numerals
and weights and measures, and a list of model verbs to which the user is
referred by the reference number with each verb in the vocabulary.
Irregular forms of verbs have been given as separate entries.
The instructions on how to use this dictionary (pages 7-13) should
be read carefully: they are intended to increase its practical value.
The phonetic transcription has been given in square brackets after
each entry word, using the system of the International Phonetic
Association.
It is hoped that this new dictionary will be an instrument for better
understanding between peoples.
LANGENSCHEIDT
Preface
La langue a deux visages: l’un est tourne vers le passe, l’autre vers le
futur. Cette nouvelle edition du «Standard French Dictionary»
s’efforce de tenir compte de ces deux aspects: En gardant une certaine
partie du vocabulaire d’hier, il aidera l’utilisateur dans la lecture des
auteurs classiques, que ce soit a l’ecole ou pour son plaisir personnel;
mais d’autre part, pour rendre son du a l’aspect «futuriste» de la
langue, de nombreux «mots nouveaux» ont ete introduits, comme par
ex.: aiguilleur du del, alcootest, banlieue-dortoir, ecologisme, micropro-
cesseur, organigramme, retro, teledistribution, etc., etc.
II va sans dire qu’une bonne partie de ce dictionnaire consiste en
phrases et expressions idiomatiques appartenant a tous les niveaux de
langue.
En complement du dictionnaire proprement dit nous donnons une
liste de noms propres, une autre des abreviations les plus courantes,
ainsi que des tables d’adjectifs numeraux et de poids et de mesures et
une table synoptique des conjugaisons a laquelle renvoie le numero
apres chaque verbe. Les formes irregulieres des verbes se trouveront
dans le vocabulaire sous forme de mots-souches independants.
Nous recommandons aux utilisateurs de lire attentivement les
indications pour l’emploi de ce dictionnaire (pages 7-13), ce qui en
relevera la valeur pratique.
La prononciation figuree, placee entre crochets a la suite du mot-
souche, est indiquee selon la methode de l’Association Phonetique
Internationale.
Puisse ce dictionnaire contribuer a une meilleure comprehension
entre les peuples.
LANGENSCHEIDT
Directions for the use of this dictionary
Indications pour l’emploi de ce dictionnaire
1. Arrangement. The alphabetic 1. Classement. L’ordre alphabeti-
order of the entry word has been ob¬ que des mots-souches a ete rigoureuse-
served throughout. Hence you will ment observe. Ainsi on trouvera dans
find, in their proper alphabetic order: leur ordre alphabetique:
a) the irregular forms of nouns, ad¬ a) les formes irregulieres des noms,
jectives, comparatives, adverbs, des adjectifs, des comparatifs, des
and those forms of irregular verbs adverbes et, des verbes irreguliers,
from which the various tenses can les formes dont on peut deriver les
be derived. Reflexive or pronomi¬ divers temps; toutefois les verbes
nal verbs, however, will be found reflechis ou pronominaux se trou-
under the simple infinitive; veront apres l’infinitif simple;
b) the various forms of the pronouns; b) les formes diverses des pronoms;
c) compound words. c) les mots composes.
2. Homonyms of different etymol¬ 2. Les Homonymes d’etymologie
ogies have been subdivided by expo¬ differente font l’objet d’articles diffe-
nents; rents distingues par un chiffre place en
haut derriere le mot en question;
e.g. mousse1 ship’s boy ... p.ex. mousse1 ship’s boy ...
mousse2 moss ... mousse2 moss ...
mousse blunt ... mousse blunt ...
3 3
3. Differences in meaning. The 3. Distinction de sens. Les diffe-
different senses of French words can rents sens des mots fran^ais se recon-
be distinguished by: naissent grace a:
a) explanatory additions given in a) des additions explicatives, en ita-
italics after a translation; lique, placees a la suite des ver¬
sions proposees;
e.g. tombant drooping (mous¬ p.ex. tombant drooping (mous¬
tache, shoulders); sagging tache, shoulders); sagging
(branch)', flowing (hair)', (branch)', flowing (hair)',
b) symbols and abbreviations before b) des symboles ou des definitions en
the particular meaning (see list on abrege qui les precedent (voir liste,
pages 10-11). If, however, the pages 10-11). Si, cependant, les
symbol or abbreviation applies to symboles ou les abreviations se
all translations alike, it is placed rapportent a l’ensemble des tra¬
between the entry word and its ductions, ils sont intercales entre le
phonetic transcription. mot-souche et la transcription
phonetique.
A semicolon is used to separate Le point-virgule separe une accep-
one meaning from another which tion donnee d’une autre essentiel-
is essentially different. lement differente.
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4. The gender of French nouns is 4. Le genre grammatical des
always given. In the case of adjectives noms fran9ais est toujours indique.
the gender is not given unless there is a Pour les adjectifs le genre est indique
danger of misunderstanding. exceptionnellement pour eviter des
malentendus.
5. Letters in brackets within an 5. Les lettres entre parentheses
entry word indicate that the word may dans les mots-souches indiquent qu’il
be spelt with or without the letter est permis d’ecrire le meme mot de
bracketed; deux manieres differentes;
e.g. immu(t)abilite immutability. p.ex. immu(t)abilite immutability.
6. Conjugations of verbs. The 6. Conjugaisons des verbes. Les
number given in round brackets after chiffres donnes entre parentheses a la
each French infinitive refers to the suite de chaque verbe fran?ais ren-
table of conjugations at the end of this voient a la table synoptique des conju¬
volume (pages 570-598). gaisons a la fin de ce dictionnaire
(pages 570-598).
Key to the symbols and abbreviations
Explication des symboles et des abreviations
1. Symbols 1. Symboles
The tilde (~, ~) serves as a mark of Le tilde (~, ~) est le signe de la
repetition. To save space, compound repetition. Afin de gagner de la place,
entry words are often given with a tilde souvent le mot-souche ou un de ses
replacing one part. elements a ete remplace par le tilde.
The tilde in bold type (~) replaces Le tilde en caractere gras (~) rem¬
the entry word at the beginning of the place le mot-souche qui se trouve au
entry; debut de 1’article;
e.g. wagon ...; ~-poste = wagon- p.ex. wagon ...; ~-poste = wagon-
poste. poste.
The simple tilde (~) replaces: Le tilde simple (~) remplace:
a) The entry word immediately pre¬ a) le mot-souche qui precede (qui
ceding (which may itself contain a d’ailleurs peut egalement etre for¬
tilde in bold type), or in an illustra¬ me a l’aide du tilde en caractere
tive example containing a feminine gras), ou dans une expression avec
adjective, that part of the feminine adjectif feminin l’element de
adjective suppressed in the catch¬ l’adjectif feminin supprime dans le
word; mot-souche;
e.g. abattre ...; s’~ = s’abattre; p.ex. abattre ...; s’~ — s’abattre;
aero...; ~statique...; ballon 771 — aero...; ~statique...; ballon 771 (V —
ballon aerostatique; aphteux, ballon aerostatique; aphteux,
-euse adj.: fievre f ~euse = fievre -euse adj.: fievre f ~euse = fievre
aphteuse; aphteuse;
b) within the phonetic transcription, b) dans la transcription phonetique,
the whole of the pronunciation of la prononciation entiere du mot-
the preceding entry word, or of souche qui precede ou la partie qui
some part of it which remains demeure inchangee;
unchanged;
e.g. venerable [vene'rabl] ...; ve¬ p.ex. venerable [vene'rabl] ..^ve¬
neration [~ra'sjo] = [venera'sjo] neration [~ra'sjo] = [venera'sjo]
...; venerer [Jre] = [vene're]. ...; venerer [~'re] = [vene're].
The tilde with circle (2,2). When the Le tilde avec cercle (2, 2). Quand la
first letter changes from capital to premiere lettre se transforme de ma¬
small or vice-versa, the usual tilde is juscule en minuscule, ou vice versa, le
replaced by a tilde with circle ( tilde normal est remplace par le tilde
avec cercle (2, 2);
e.g. saint, sainte ...; 2-Esprit - p.ex. saint, sainte ...; 2-Esprit =
Saint-Esprit; croix ...; 2-Rouge = Saint-Esprit; croix ...; 2-Rouge —
Croix-Rouge. Croix-Rouge.
The other symbols used in this dic¬ Les autres symboles employes dans
tionary are: ce dictionnaire sont: