The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse — Page 1

Vocabulary

Produit

pro-dwee — Produced; created or manufactured by someone.

par

par — By; indicates authorship or agency.

et

ay — And; basic coordinating conjunction.

l'

l — The; definite article before a vowel sound.

équipe

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

de

duh — Of, from; very common French preposition.

correction

ko-rek-syon — Correction; process of fixing errors in text.

en

on — In, on; common French preposition of location.

ligne

leen-yuh — Line; also used in 'en ligne' meaning online.

distribuée

dis-tree-boo-ay — Distributed; spread out among multiple participants.

à

ah — At, to; fundamental French preposition.

Illustration

ee-loos-tra-syon — Illustration; a picture accompanying a text.

Mme

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

Abeilles

ah-bay-yuh — Bees; flying insects that produce honey.

L'

l — The; elided definite article before a vowel.

HISTOIRE

ees-twar — Story, history; a narrative or historical account.

DE

duh — Of; preposition indicating belonging or relation.

MME

ma-dam — Abbreviation for Madame; respectful title for women.

Par

par — By; preposition indicating authorship or agency.

Auteur

oh-tuhr — Author; person who writes books or other works.

Histoire

ees-twar — Story, history; a tale or narrative account.

Lapin

la-pan — Rabbit; a small furry burrowing animal.

etc

et-set-ra — Etcetera; abbreviation meaning and so forth.

Papillon

pa-pee-yon — Butterfly; a winged insect with colorful wings.

Angleterre

on-gluh-tair — England; the country forming part of Great Britain.

É.-U

ay-oo — Abbreviation for États-Unis; the United States of America.

Australie

oss-tra-lee — Australia; French name for the country Australia.

Nouvelle-Zélande

noo-vel zay-lond — New Zealand; a Pacific island country near Australia.

Première

pruh-myair — First; feminine adjective indicating the earliest occurrence.

publication

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

Cette

set — This; feminine demonstrative adjective in French.

impression

an-pres-yon — Impression, printing; a particular edition of a book.

Avis

a-vee — Notice, opinion; a formal announcement or statement.

droit

drwa — Right, law; legal entitlement or body of law.

d'

d — Of; elided preposition before a vowel sound.

auteur

oh-tuhr — Author; person who creates a literary or artistic work.

universel

oo-nee-vair-sel — Universal; applying to all cases or everywhere.

Copyright

ko-pee-ryt — Copyright; legal right protecting creative works from copying.

Droit

drwa — Right, law; legal protection or entitlement.

dans

don — In, within; common French preposition of location.

tous

too — All; masculine plural adjective meaning every one.

les

lay — The; plural definite article in French.

signataires

seen-ya-tair — Signatories; parties who have signed an agreement.

la

la — The; feminine singular definite article in French.

Convention

kon-von-syon — Convention; a formal international agreement between countries.

Tous

too — All; masculine plural adjective meaning every one.

droits

drwa — Rights; legal entitlements or privileges protected by law.

réservés

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

Sans

son — Without; French preposition indicating absence of something.

limiter

lee-mee-tay — To limit; to restrict or set boundaries on something.

le

luh — The; masculine singular definite article in French.

mentionnés

mon-syo-nay — Mentioned; previously referred to or cited above.

ci-dessus

see-duh-soo — Above; referring to something stated earlier in text.

aucune

oh-koon — No, none; feminine negative adjective or pronoun.

partie

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

cette

set — This; feminine demonstrative adjective pointing to something nearby.

ne

nuh — Not; part of French negation structure ne…pas.

peut

puh — Can, may; third person singular of pouvoir.

être

eh-truh — To be; fundamental French infinitive verb.

reproduite

ruh-pro-dweet — Reproduced; copied or duplicated without authorization.

stockée

sto-kay — Stored; kept in a storage system for later retrieval.

ou

oo — Or; coordinating conjunction presenting alternatives.

introduite

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

un

un — A, an; masculine indefinite article in French.

système

sees-tem — System; an organized set of connected things.

récupération

ray-koo-pay-ra-syon — Retrieval, recovery; process of getting stored data back.

transmise

trans-meez — Transmitted; sent or passed along from one place.

sous

soo — Under; French preposition indicating beneath or within.

quelque

kel-kuh — Some, any; indefinite adjective indicating an unspecified quantity.

forme

form — Form; shape or manner in which something exists.

moyen

mwa-yan — Means, method; a way of doing or achieving something.

que

kuh — That, which, than; versatile French conjunction or pronoun.

ce

suh — This, it; masculine demonstrative pronoun or adjective.

soit

swah — Be; subjunctive of être, used in set expressions.

électronique

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

mécanique

may-ka-neek — Mechanical; relating to machines or mechanical processes.

photocopie

fo-to-ko-pee — Photocopy; a paper copy made by a copying machine.

enregistrement

on-ruh-zhees-truh-mon — Recording; the act of capturing sound or data.

autre

oh-truh — Other; different or additional person, thing, or means.

sans

son — Without; preposition indicating the absence of something.

autorisation

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

écrite

ay-kreet — Written; expressed in writing rather than orally.

préalable

pray-a-labl — Prior, preliminary; required or done beforehand.

du

doo — Of the; contracted form of de + le in French.

titulaire

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

des

day — Of the, some; plural contraction of de + les.

éditeur

ay-dee-tuhr — Publisher, editor; person or company that publishes books.

susmentionné

soos-mon-syo-nay — Aforementioned; previously mentioned above in the text.

livre

lee-vruh — Book; a written or printed work bound together.

Imprimé

an-pree-may — Printed; produced by a printing press or machine.

relié

ruh-lyay — Bound; a book with covers fastened together.

Grande-Bretagne

grond bruh-tan-yuh — Great Britain; the island comprising England, Scotland, Wales.

Londres

lon-druh — London; the capital city of England and the UK.

LE

luh — The; masculine singular definite article in French.

PETIT

puh-tee — Small, little; common French adjective describing small size.

LIVRE

lee-vruh — Book; a bound collection of written or printed pages.

Porte

port — Door; an entrance or opening in a wall or fence.

Il

eel — He, it; masculine third person singular pronoun.

était

ay-tay — Was; imperfect tense of être, describing past state.

une

oon — A, an; feminine indefinite article in French.

fois

fwa — Time, once; used in expressions like 'once upon a time'.

souris

soo-ree — Mouse; a small rodent; also means 'smiled' (past tense).

bois

bwa — Wood, woods; timber or a forested area.

elle

el — She, her; feminine third person singular pronoun.

s'

s — Reflexive pronoun; contracted form of se before a vowel.

appelait

a-puh-lay — Was called, was named; imperfect of s'appeler.

Elle

el — She; feminine third person singular subject pronoun.

vivait

vee-vay — Lived; imperfect tense of vivre, describing past habitual living.

talus

ta-loo — Embankment, slope; a raised bank of earth or slope.

haie

ay — Hedge; a row of bushes forming a boundary or barrier.

Quelle

kel — What, what a; feminine interrogative or exclamatory adjective.

drôle

drohl — Funny, strange; amusing or odd in an unusual way.

maison

may-zon — House, home; a building where someone lives.