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Translating French Words

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 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

.

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 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.

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 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

.

Translating English Words

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

. T

O

 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

 or   to scroll.

4. Hold 

f n

 and press   or 

 to

view the next or previous defi-
nition.

5. Press 

effac

 when done.

Summary of Contents for Professeur d'anglais French Professor BFQ-1440

Page 1: ...Electronic Publishers MODE D EMPLOI USER S GUIDE BOOKMAN II Professeur d anglais French Professor BFQ 1440...

Page 2: ...se the BOOKMAN PRODUCT on a single FRANKLIN BOOKMAN at a time You may not make any copies of the BOOKMAN PRODUCT or of the data stored therein whether in electronic or print format Such copying would...

Page 3: ...alling Book Cards 34 Selecting a Book 34 Bookcard Color Keys 35 Using the Main Menu 35 Viewing a Demonstration or Tutorial 36 Changing the Settings 36 Translating French Words 37 Translating English W...

Page 4: ...ers a word selects an item or begins a highlight in an entry menu Displays the main menus for the dictionary At the Word Entry screen types a to stand for a letter in a word At a menu displays a menu...

Page 5: ...aj At the Word Entry screen types an asterisk to stand for a series of letters in a word In games gives a hint Calculator Converter Keys q 1 x Calculates a reciprocal s x Calculates a square root d x2...

Page 6: ...message at any screen by pressing aide Press espace or to read To exit help press effac Changing the Language Message Language When you turn on this product for the first time you must choose the mess...

Page 7: ...ghlight your selection For information on available Franklin Bookman products highlight the Bookman Info Icon 4 Press entrer to select it About Screen Illustrations Some screen illustrations in this U...

Page 8: ...to the English conjugation prompt Goes to the French conjugation prompt Goes to the English traveller s phrases menu Goes to the French traveller s phrases menu Goes to My Word List Goes to the Tools...

Page 9: ...ou can press to move around menus or view more text Changing the Settings When using this dictionary you can activate the Learn a Word feature or adjust the screen contrast the shutoff time the type s...

Page 10: ...h Words Your Professeur d anglais is fully bilingual Try translating a French word 1 Press lang to change the entry language from English to French if needed 2 Type a word e g tude To erase a letter p...

Page 11: ...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 Translating English Words You can also use the Professeur d anglais to t...

Page 12: ...list press arr If you are uncertain about how to spell a word type a question mark in place of each unknown letter To find prefixes suffixes and other parts of words type an asterisk in a word Each as...

Page 13: ...e the Franklin TOEFL Test Word List and get grammar guidance see Using the Grammar Guide on page 42 Cultural Notes 1 Press menu highlight and press entrer Or you can press le on 2 Use to highlight Cul...

Page 14: ...lish which uses English words from My Word List My Flashcards French which uses Using LEARNables French words from My Word List or TOEFL Test Flashcards which uses words from the TOEFL Test Word List...

Page 15: ...ighlight the topic you want to study and then press entrer 5 Press espace or to read 6 Press f n or to view the next or previous topic From an Inflection Screen 1 Press menu highlight or and then pres...

Page 16: ...or to scroll Press to display the root word 5 Press either conj or hold f n and press repeatedly to view more inflections Advanced Verb Conjugations If the word is a noun an adjective or another modi...

Page 17: ...hen done Advanced Verb Conjugations Advanced Verb Conjugations Accenting Letters You can look up accented words without typing accents If there are no Multiple Forms the Professeur d anglais will take...

Page 18: ...eeded and press entrer Translating Traveller s Phrases Viewing English Inflections If you are unfamiliar with inflections it may be helpful to look at some inflected forms of English verbs Switch the...

Page 19: ...d French in My Word List for personal study or review My Word List is saved between sessions unless your product is reset Adding Words from the Main Menu 1 Press menu Or you can press le on and then p...

Page 20: ...ress le on and then press entrer 2 Highlight and then press entrer 3 Press lang to switch to the English or French List if needed English list Empty or French list Empty will be displayed if either is...

Page 21: ...List Press y to erase the list or press n to cancel Note When you erase one list the other list is not erased Using My Word List You have seven fun games to choose from Changing Game Settings Before y...

Page 22: ...then press entrer To see the translation of the game word press entrer Press arr to return to the game To try a new conjugation press espace Gender Tutor Gender Tutor asks you to guess the gender of...

Page 23: ...Word Auction you try to bid on all the letters of a mystery word before your cash Playing the Games runs out The amount of each bid depends on the frequency of the letter All bids will cost you wheth...

Page 24: ...to clear the current calculations Using the Calculator Press q 1 x d x2 f s x w To Calculate reciprocals squares percentages square roots negative numbers Using the Calculator Memory 1 In the Calculat...

Page 25: ...to delete a number 5 Press entrer to convert it Using the Converter Making Currency Conversions 1 Press until you see the Conversions menu 2 Use to select Currency and press entrer You can also press...

Page 26: ...ain if needed to search for that word Transferring Words Between Books If the keyboard fails to respond or if the screen performs erratically perform a system reset by following the steps be low 1 Hol...

Page 27: ...ment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipm...

Page 28: ...IERS SHALL HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FOR ANY INDIRECT INCIDENTAL SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF REVENUE OR PROFIT LOST O...

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Page 30: ...Electronic Publishers MODE D EMPLOI USER S GUIDE BOOKMAN II Professeur d anglais French Professor BFQ 1440...

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