Full Description
A French-English Vocabulary Book, which has never been equalled, on a wide range of subjects, both of universal interest - the House, the Town, Illness, the Weather, etc., and more specialised - Horses, Firearms & Target Shooting, Finance & Business, Nautical Matters, etc.; with distinctions that are hard to find in a dictionary. " - remarkable for the amazing detail that is presented. - "[ - Elsevier SYSTEM MAGAZINE (2010), Robert Vanderplank, Director, Language Centre, University of Oxford]. Volume II in the classic 'Brighter French' Series, written in the 1920s for 'Bright Young People who already know some.' Illustrated with images from the cinema of the pre-war period. 'Vocabulaire franco-anglais redige d'une facon originale.'
Contents
[CHAPTER 1] WEATHER ('Le Temps, La Temperature'): Meteorology; -- [CHAPTER 2] IN TOWN ('A la ville'): Street Signs and Sights; -- [CHAPTER 3] ROUND THE HOUSE ('Autour de la maison'): Outside, The Garden, The Inside, The Household, The Bedroom and Dressing-room, The Nursery, The Bathroom, The Kitchen, The Pantry, Household Utensils, Heating, Locks and Bolts, Household Tools, Mending, etc.; -- [CHAPTER 4] WHEN ONE IS ILL ('Quand on est malade'): The Doctor, The Nursing-home, Symptoms, The Skin and Skin Troubles, The Blood, The Mouth, The Lungs, Bones and Accidents, An Operation, Drugs & Medicines; -- [CHAPTER 5] HAIRDRESSING, MANICURE, CHIROPODY, BEAUTY TREATMENT ('La Coiffure, &c.'); -- [CHAPTER 6] DRESSMAKING AND CLOTHES ('La Couture'): Designing and Cutting, Materials, Colourings, Embroidery & Trimmings, Underwear, Hats, Shoes, A Man's Clothes, etc.; -- [CHAPTER 7] HOTELS ('Les Hotels'); -- [CHAPTER 8] THE THEATRE, THE CINEMA, ETC. ('Le Theatre, Le Cinema, &c.'): The Play and the Company, In the Auditorium, Behind the Scenes, The Music-hall, The Cinema; -- [CHAPTER 9] POSTAL SERVICES ('Les Services postaux'); -- [CHAPTER 10] TELEGRAPH SERVICES ('Les Services telegraphiques'); -- [CHAPTER 11] TELEPHONE SERVICES ('Les Services telephoniques'); -- [CHAPTER 12. RAILWAYS ('Les Chemins de fer'): The Permanent Way and Signalling, The Personnel, The Railway Engine, Driving, Rolling Stock, The Railway Station, Tickets, Seats, Baggage, Time-tables, Accidents, Parcels and Goods; -- [CHAPTER 13] NAUTICAL MATTERS ('La Marine'): Warships and Merchant Vessels, Fitting-out and Launching, The Crew, The Hull, On Deck, Rigging, Fittings, Compass, Lights, The Engine-room, Ships' Boats, Navigation, Sea and Tide Conditions, The Sailing Vessel, Wrecks, Ports & Harbours; -- [CHAPTER 14] MOTORING AND MOTORS ('L'Automobilisme & Les Moteurs'): Licences and Insurance, Road Classifications, The Motor Engine, Ignition, Carburation, The Chassis, Transmission, Body-work, Tyres and Accessories, Tools, Types of Cars, Driving, Things that Happen; -- [CHAPTER 15] FLYING ('L'Aviation'): Aeroplanes, Airships, Ground Organization; -- [CHAPTER 16] IN THE COUNTRY ('A la campagne'); -- [CHAPTER 17] HORSES ('Les Chevaux'): Kinds of Horses, Stables, Horses' Coats, The Parts of the Horse, Paces and Shape, Vices and Faults, Sundries, Sickness and Accidents, Saddlery and Harness; -- [CHAPTER 18] THE TURF ('Le Turf') Meetings, Races, Betting; -- [CHAPTER 19] SPORTS ('Les Sports'): Hunting, Game-shooting, Swimming, Fishing, Lawn Tennis, Golf, Fencing, Boxing, Athletics and Gymnastics, Football - the Association Game, the Rugby Game; -- [CHAPTER 20] ELECTRICITY AND WIRELESS ('L'Electricite & La T.S.F.'): Electrical Machinery, Wireless; -- [CHAPTER 21] CLOCKS AND WATCHES ('Les Horloges, Pendules, & Montres'); -- [CHAPTER 22] PHOTOGRAPHY ('La Photographie'); -- [CHAPTER 23] FIRE-ARMS & TARGET SHOOTING ('Les Armes a feu & Le Tir a la cible'); -- [CHAPTER 24] CRIMES AND MISDEMEANOURS ('Crimes & Delits'); -- [CHAPTER 25] BOOKS AND PAPERS ('Les Livres & Les Papiers'); -- [CHAPTER 26] TRADES, BUSINESSES, CALLINGS ('Commerces, Metiers, &c.'): In Town and in the Country; -- [CHAPTER 27] WAGES AND SALARIES ('Gages & Salaires'); -- [CHAPTER 28] FINANCE AND BUSINESS ('Les Affaires & Les Finances &c.'): State Finance, Taxation, Money Market and Stock Exchange, Bonds & Debentures, A Company, Company Shares, A Shareholders' Meeting, The Balance-sheet, The Profit and Loss Account, Dividends, Industry, Accountancy, Documents, Deeds, Vouchers, Real Estate.
