Translating French Words

 

Translating English Words

 

 

 

➤Understanding Definitions

Dictionary entries consist of headwords, parts of speech, and/or definitions. Other forms of the word may follow the headword. Capitalized words indicate the category for which the word is used. After the translation, you may see a list of usage examples.

1.Type savoir.2.Press entrer .➤Explanation of Genders

French nouns are different than English nouns in that they must either be masculine or feminine. Each definition of a noun indicates which gender it is with m or f.

➤Misspelling Words

If you enter a misspelled word, a list of corrections appears. Highlight the word you want and then press entrer to see its dictionary entry.

You can also use the Professeur d'anglais to translate English words into French.

1.Press lang to change the entry language from French to En- glish, if needed.2.Type a word (e.g., how).

To erase a letter, press arr . TO type accents, type the letter (e.g., e) and press repeatedly until the accent you want appears (e.g., é). To type a capital, hold maj and press a letter key. To type a number, hold f n and press a-p. To type a hyphen, hold f n and press j.

3.Press entrer to view the French translation.

Press espace orto scroll.

4. Hold f n and press or to view the next or previous defi- nition.

5. Press effac when done.

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