French Dictionary
People call French the language for lovers. That’s why a French dictionary may be of use. Or it could be just to translate sentences into French, or find out what French words mean.
Many language students have a French dictionary. Such a dictionary would have English words translated into French and French words translated into English. People find it useful.
Many French dictionaries found their way onto the Internet. This included translation services such as AltaVista and more recently Google. These can be used to translate sentences or entire blocks of text. That’s useful when speaking with people from other countries.
Here are some words from a French dictionary. Toast in English is a piece of bread made crisp by exposure to dry heat. Many kinds of toast exist. Of course French toast must be mentioned. It’s pain perdu in French. It’s made by dipping the bread in egg and frying it. It can be topped with butter, fruit, syrup, or many other items including strawberries.
Toast in the French dictionary can be to honor someone or something. For example a guest may toast a host. The French phrase is en l’honneur de.
Bread can be found in the French dictionary. The French word is pain. It’s really loaf as in a loaf of soap. Panade in French is bread soup.
Cafe in a French dictionary would be a restaurant. The word is used in English too. If you own a restaurant in France you’re a restauranteur. In French it’s a masculine word.
The French word for potato is found in the French dictionary – pomme. When turned into french fries the French would call it pommes frites. That was once explained on the popular children’s show Mr. Rogers Neighborhood. The phrase pommes de la soupe would be potato soup. If you wanted a baked potato with some cheese on it you might ask for pommes du fromage.
There’s more than romance in a French dictionary.