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Crocker, Mary Coffman. Schaum's Outline of French Vocabulary, 3ed. McGraw-Hill, 2008.

Schaum's Outline of French Vocabulary, 3ed

Published:  October 2008

eISBN: 9780071546089 0071546081 | ISBN: 9780071546072
  • Contents
  • Unit 1 Travel—Les voyages
  • Chapter 1 At the airport—À l’aéroport
  • Getting to the airport
  • Checking in
  • Speaking with the agent
  • Listening to announcements
  • Changing or canceling a ticket
  • Chapter 2 On the airplane—À bord de l’avion
  • Welcome on board
  • Announcements on board
  • Safety on board
  • More safety instructions
  • Services on board
  • Chapter 3 Passport control and customs; Baggage pick-up—Le contrôle des passeports et la douane; La récupération des bagages
  • Passport control and immigration
  • Going through customs
  • Baggage pick-up
  • Chapter 4 At the train station—À la gare
  • Getting a ticket
  • Waiting for the train
  • Checking your luggage
  • Getting on the train
  • On the train
  • Chapter 5 The automobile—L’automobile, la voiture, l’auto
  • Renting a car
  • Checking out the car
  • At the gas station
  • Some minor problems
  • Road signs and traffic regulations
  • Parking
  • Chapter 6 Asking for directions—Demander son chemin
  • Asking for directions while on foot
  • Asking for directions while in a car
  • Chapter 7 At the hotel—À l’hôtel
  • Checking in
  • Speaking with the maid
  • Some problems you may have
  • Checking out
  • Unit 2 Services—Les services
  • Chapter 8 At the bank—À la banque
  • Changing money
  • Making change
  • A savings account
  • A checking account
  • Getting a loan
  • Chapter 9 At the post office—À la poste (au bureau de poste, PTT)
  • Sending a letter
  • Sending a package
  • Other words you may need
  • Chapter 10 A telephone call—Un coup de téléphone
  • Types of telephones
  • Making a local call
  • Making a long-distance call
  • Operator-assisted calls
  • Making an international/overseas call
  • Using a public telephone
  • Speaking on the telephone
  • Some things that may go wrong
  • Chapter 11 At the hairdresser’s—Chez le coiffeur
  • For men
  • For women
  • Hairstyles
  • Hairstyle equipment
  • Chapter 12 At the dry cleaner’s or laundry—Au comptoir d’un pressing (à la teinturerie), à la launderette ou à la blanchisserie (à la laverie)
  • Unit 3 Food—La nourriture
  • Chapter 13 At the restaurant—Au restaurant
  • Getting settled
  • Looking at the menu
  • Ordering meat or fowl
  • Ordering seafood
  • Some problems you may have
  • Getting the check
  • Sauces, seasonings, and food preparation
  • Methods of cooking
  • Some typical French dishes
  • Some typical French-Canadian dishes
  • Chapter 14 Shopping for food—Faire les courses de l’alimentation
  • Types of stores
  • Speaking with the vendor
  • Unit 4 Shopping—Les courses
  • Chapter 15 At the shoe store—Au magasin de chaussures
  • In the shoe store
  • Chapter 16 At the clothing store—Au magasin de vêtements
  • Buying men’s clothing
  • Buying women’s clothing
  • Chapter 17 At the jeweler’s—Chez le bijoutier / la bijoutière
  • Jewelry
  • Chapter 18 At the optician’s—Chez l’opticien / l’opticienne
  • Chapter 19 At the electronic equipment store—Au magasin de matèriel èlectronique
  • Audio-visual equipment
  • Chapter 20 The Computer—L’ordinateur
  • Computer and office equipment
  • The Internet
  • Other computer terms
  • Chapter 21 At the stationer’s—Chez le papetier / la papetière
  • Chapter 22 At the bookstore—À la librairie
  • Chapter 23 At the hardware store—À la quincaillerie
  • Chapter 24 At the camera store—Au magasin des appareils photographiques
  • Chapter 25 At the florist’s—Chez le / la fleuriste
  • Chapter 26 At the pharmacy—À la pharmacie
  • Unit 5 Medical care—Les soins médicaux
  • Chapter 27 At the doctor’s office—Chez le médecin (dans le cabinet du médecin)
  • An office visit
  • A physical examination
  • Examination of the vital organs
  • Accidents and other problems
  • Parts of the body
  • Medical specialties
  • Alternative medicine
  • Chapter 28 At the hospital—À l’hôpital
  • Admittance
  • Emergency room
  • Surgery
  • In the recovery room
  • In the delivery room
  • Medical tests and treatments
  • Chapter 29 At the dentist’s office—Chez le / la dentiste
  • Visiting the dentist
  • Unit 6 Home life—La vie à la maison
  • Chapter 30 The kitchen—La cuisine
  • Kitchen equipment and appliances
  • Cooking
  • Baking
  • Chapter 31 The bathroom—La salle de bains
  • Bathroom fixtures
  • In the bathroom
  • Chapter 32 The dining room—La salle à manger
  • Table settings and dishes
  • In the dining room
  • Chapter 33 The living room and the family room—Le salon et la salle de séjour
  • Living room furniture
  • Activities in the living room
  • Chapter 34 The bedroom—La chambre à coucher
  • Bedroom furniture
  • In the bedroom
  • Chapter 35 Housework—Le ménage
  • Doing housework
  • Some minor problems
  • Unit 7 Entertainment—Les divertissements
  • Chapter 36 At the theater—Au théâtre
  • Seeing a show or play
  • Buying tickets
  • Chapter 37 At the movie theater—Au cinéma
  • At the movies
  • Types of films
  • Chapter 38 Television—La télévision
  • Watching television
  • Chapter 39 At a concert—Au concert
  • Types of music and instruments
  • Unit 8 Sports and leisure activities—Les sports et les loisirs
  • Chapter 40 Sports—Les sports
  • Soccer
  • Basketball
  • Hockey
  • Baseball
  • Tennis
  • Skiing
  • Swimming
  • Other sports and leisure activities
  • At the fitness or health club
  • Chapter 41 The beach—La plage
  • The ocean
  • On the beach
  • Chapter 42 Camping and fishing—Le camping et la pêche
  • Camping
  • Fishing
  • Chapter 43 The weather—Le temps
  • Unit 9 Education—L’enseignement
  • Chapter 44 Education—L’enseignement
  • Primary (elementary) education
  • Secondary education
  • University
  • Educational system in Quebec
  • Unit 10 At work—Au travail
  • Chapter 45 Jobs and professions—Professions et métiers
  • Some occupations
  • Chapter 46 A job application—Une demande d’emploi
  • Looking for a job
  • Business letters
  • Chapter 47 Pay and benefits—La rémunération et les bénéfices
  • Salary / Pay
  • Taxes and benefits
  • English–French reference list for occupations
  • Appendixes: Appendices
  • Appendix 1 Numbers—Les chiffres, les numéros, les nombres
  • Cardinal numbers
  • Ordinal numbers
  • Appendix 2 Weights and measures—Les poids et les mesures
  • French–English
  • English–French
  • Temperature
  • Appendix 3 Days of the week—Les jours de la semaine
  • Holidays
  • Appendix 4 Months of the year and dates—Les mois de l’année et les dates
  • Appendix 5 Time and expressions of time—L’heure et les expressions de temps
  • Telling time
  • Divisions of time
  • Other important time expressions
  • Appendix 6 Foods—Les aliments
  • English–French
  • French–English
  • Appendix 7 Clothing and shoe sizes—Tailles et pointures
  • Clothing
  • Shoes
  • Appendix 8 Family relationships—La famille
  • Appendix 9 Personal correspondence—La correspondance personnelle
  • Appendix 10 The francophone world—Le monde francophone
  • Answers to Exercises—Réponses aux exercices
  • Glossary: French–English—Glossaire: français–anglais
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