The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle — Page 1

Vocabulary

Produit

pro-dwee — Produced; created or manufactured by someone

par

par — By; used to indicate authorship or agency

et

ay — And; a basic coordinating conjunction

l'

l' — The; contracted definite article before vowel

équipe

ay-keep — Team; a group working together on a project

de

duh — Of; a very common French preposition

correction

ko-rek-syon — Correction; fixing errors in a text

en

ahn — In; a preposition indicating manner or location

ligne

leen-yuh — Line; also used to mean online

distribuée

dis-tree-bwee — Distributed; spread across multiple locations or people

LE

luh — The; masculine definite article in French

CONTE

kawnt — Tale; a short fictional story or fairy tale

DE

duh — Of; preposition linking two nouns

MME

ma-dam — Abbreviation for Madame; title for a woman

PAR

par — By; indicating the creator or author

Auteur

oh-teur — Author; a person who writes literary works

Le

luh — The; masculine definite article

Conte

kawnt — Tale; a narrative story, often for children

Pierre

pyair — Peter; a common French masculine given name

Lapin

la-pan — Rabbit; a small furry mammal

etc

et-say-tay-ra — Et cetera; abbreviation meaning and so forth

Angleterre

ahng-gluh-tair — England; the country in the United Kingdom

États

ay-tah — States; plural of état, meaning state or country

Unis

oo-nee — United; joined together as one entity

Australie

os-trah-lee — Australia; the French name for the country

Canada

ka-na-da — Canada; a large country in North America

Nouvelle

noo-vel — New; feminine adjective meaning new or novel

Première

pruh-myair — First; feminine adjective indicating the first occurrence

publication

poo-blee-ka-syon — Publication; the act of publishing a book or text

Cette

set — This; feminine demonstrative adjective

impression

am-preh-syon — Printing; a particular print run of a book

Avis

ah-vee — Notice; an official announcement or advisory

droit

drwah — Right or law; a legal entitlement or regulation

d'

d' — Of; contracted preposition before a vowel

auteur

oh-teur — Author; person who created a work

universel

oo-nee-vair-sel — Universal; applying to all people or places

Copyright

ko-pee-reet — Copyright; legal protection for creative works

Droit

drwah — Right; a legal right or entitlement

dans

dahn — In; a preposition indicating location or inclusion

tous

too — All; referring to every one of a group

les

lay — The; plural definite article in French

pays

pay-ee — Countries; nations or lands

signataires

see-nya-tair — Signatories; parties who have signed an agreement

la

lah — The; feminine singular definite article

Convention

kon-van-syon — Convention; a formal agreement between parties

Tous

too — All; every one without exception

droits

drwah — Rights; legal entitlements or privileges

réservés

ray-zair-vay — Reserved; kept back or restricted for specific use

Sans

sahn — Without; indicating the absence of something

limiter

lee-mee-tay — To limit; to restrict or constrain something

ci

see — Here; used in phrases like ci-dessus meaning above

dessus

duh-soo — Above; over or on top of something

aucune

oh-koon — No; not any, feminine form of aucun

partie

par-tee — Part; a portion or section of a whole

cette

set — This; feminine singular demonstrative adjective

ne

nuh — Not; part of French negation construction

peut

puh — Can; third person singular of pouvoir

être

eh-truh — To be; the most fundamental French verb

reproduite

ruh-pro-dweet — Reproduced; copied or duplicated from an original

stockée

sto-kay — Stored; kept in a place for later use

ou

oo — Or; a conjunction presenting an alternative

introduite

an-tro-dweet — Introduced; inserted or entered into a system

un

uhn — A; the masculine indefinite article

système

sis-tem — System; an organized set of connected things

récupération

ray-koo-pay-ra-syon — Retrieval; the process of getting data back

ni

nee — Nor; used in negative constructions neither/nor

transmise

trans-meez — Transmitted; sent or conveyed from one place to another

sous

soo — Under; beneath or in a lower position

quelque

kel-kuh — Some; an indefinite adjective meaning any or some

forme

form — Form; a shape, manner, or type of something

moyen

mwah-yan — Means; a method or way of doing something

que

kuh — That; a conjunction or relative pronoun

ce

suh — This; a demonstrative pronoun or adjective

soit

swah — Be; subjunctive of être, meaning whatever it may be

électronique

ay-lek-tro-neek — Electronic; relating to electronics or digital technology

mécanique

may-ka-neek — Mechanical; relating to machines or physical mechanisms

photocopie

fo-to-ko-pee — Photocopy; a copy made by a photocopying machine

enregistrement

ahn-ruh-jees-truh-mahn — Recording; the act of capturing sound or data

autre

oh-truh — Other; different or additional person or thing

sans

sahn — Without; in the absence of something

autorisation

oh-to-ree-za-syon — Authorization; official permission to do something

écrite

ay-kreet — Written; expressed in writing, feminine form

préalable

pray-ah-lahbl — Prior; something required beforehand as a condition

du

doo — Of the; contracted form of de + le

titulaire

tee-too-lair — Holder; a person who officially holds a title or right

des

day — Of the; plural contracted form of de + les

éditeur

ay-dee-teur — Publisher; a person or company that publishes books

susmentionné

soos-mahn-syo-nay — Aforementioned; previously mentioned in the text

livre

lee-vruh — Book; a written or printed work with pages

Imprimé

am-pree-may — Printed; produced by a printing press

relié

ruh-lee-ay — Bound; having pages fastened together in a cover

Grande

grahnd — Great; large or important, feminine adjective

Bretagne

bruh-tan-yuh — Britain; the island nation in northwestern Europe

Londres

lon-druh — London; the capital city of England

pour

poor — For; a preposition indicating purpose or recipient

LA

lah — The; feminine singular definite article

VRAIE

vray — True or real; feminine adjective meaning genuine

PETITE

puh-teet — Little; feminine adjective meaning small in size

Il

eel — He or it; a masculine subject pronoun

était

ay-tay — Was; imperfect tense of être, to be

une

oon — A; the feminine indefinite article

fois

fwah — Time; an instance or occurrence of something

petite

puh-teet — Little; small in size, feminine adjective

fille

fee-yuh — Girl; a young female person

appelée

ah-puh-lay — Called or named; given a particular name

qui

kee — Who or that; a relative or interrogative pronoun

vivait

vee-vay — Lived; imperfect tense of vivre, to live

ferme

fairm — Farm; a property where animals or crops are raised

bonne

bon — Good; feminine adjective meaning good or nice

seulement

sul-mahn — Only; just, nothing more than

elle

el — She; feminine third person singular subject pronoun

perdait

pair-day — Was losing; imperfect tense of perdre, to lose

toujours

too-zhoor — Always; at all times or continually

ses

say — Her or his; possessive adjective for plural nouns

mouchoirs

moo-shwahr — Handkerchiefs; small cloths used to wipe the nose

poche

posh — Pocket; a small pouch sewn into clothing

Un

uhn — One; the number one or masculine indefinite article

jour

zhoor — Day; a period of twenty-four hours

entra

ahn-trah — Entered; past tense of entrer, to enter

cour

koor — Courtyard; an enclosed outdoor area near a building

pleurant

pluh-rahn — Crying; present participle of pleurer, to cry

oh

oh — Oh; an exclamation expressing surprise or emotion

comme

kom — How or as; used for comparison or emphasis

pleurait

pluh-ray — Was crying; imperfect tense of pleurer, to cry

J'

zhuh — I; first person singular subject pronoun contracted

ai

ay — Have; first person singular of avoir, to have

perdu

pair-doo — Lost; past participle of perdre, to lose

mon

mohn — My; masculine singular possessive adjective

mouchoir

moo-shwahr — Handkerchief; a small cloth for wiping the face