| Oxford French Dictionary Abbreviations |
| abbr |
abbreviation |
| adj |
adjective |
| adv |
adverb |
| Anat |
anatomy |
| Aut |
automobile |
| aux |
auxiliary |
| Bot |
botany |
| colloq |
colloquial |
| Comput |
computing |
| conj |
conjunction |
| Culin |
culinary |
| dem pron |
demonstrative pronoun |
| det |
determiner |
| Econ |
economy |
| excl |
exclamation |
| f |
feminine |
| Fr |
French |
| GB |
British English |
| gen |
generally |
| Hist |
history, historical |
| indic |
indicative |
| inv |
invariable |
| m |
masculine |
| Med |
medicine |
| Mil |
military |
| Mus |
music |
| n |
noun |
| nf |
feminine noun |
| nm |
masculine noun |
| nmf |
masculine and feminine noun |
| nm,f |
masculine and feminine noun |
| Naut |
nautical |
| phr |
phrase |
| pl |
plural |
| Pol |
politics |
| pp |
past participle |
| pp adj |
past participle adjective |
| pr n |
proper noun |
| pref |
prefix |
| prep |
preposition |
| pres p adj |
present participle adjective |
| pron |
pronoun |
| qch |
quelque chose (something) |
| qn |
quelqu’un (somebody) |
| quantif |
quantifier |
| ® |
registered trademark |
| rel pron |
relative pronoun |
| sb |
somebody |
| Sch |
school |
| sg |
singular |
| sth |
something |
| subj |
subjunctive |
| Tech |
technology |
| Univ |
university |
| US |
American English |
| v |
verb |
| v aux |
auxiliary verb |
| vi |
intransitive verb |
| v impers |
impersonal verb |
| v refl |
reflexive verb |
| vtr |
transitive verb |
| Zool |
zoology |
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| WordReference French dictionary Common Abbreviations |
| English |
PoS & Gender |
Français |
| adjective |
adj |
adjectif |
| adverb |
adv |
adverbe |
| article |
art |
article |
| articulated preposition |
prep + art |
préposition articulée |
| conjunction |
conj |
conjonction |
| exclamation |
excl |
exclamation |
| feminine plural |
fpl |
féminin et pluriel |
| idiomatic expression, saying |
idiom |
expression idiomatique |
| indefinite article |
indef article |
article indéfini |
| interjection |
interj |
interjection |
| invariable spelling |
inv |
invariable |
| phrase |
loc |
locution |
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| noun |
n |
nom |
| noun, feminine |
nf |
nom féminin |
| noun, feminine plural |
nfpl |
nom féminin pluriel |
| noun, feminine singular |
nfs |
nom féminin singulier |
| noun, masculine |
nm |
nom masculin |
| both: noun, masculine and adjective |
nm and adj |
nom masculin et adjectif |
| noun, masculine and feminine |
nmf |
nom masculin et féminin |
used as: noun, masculine and
feminine; and as adjective |
nmf, adj |
nom masculin et féminin; adjectif |
| noun: masculine, feminine and plural |
nmfpl |
nom masculin, féminin et pluriel |
| noun, masculine plural |
nmpl |
nom masculin pluriel |
| used as: noun, masculine plural; adjective |
nmpl & adj |
nom masculin pluriel; adjectif |
| noun, masculine singular |
nms |
nom masculin singulier |
noun, masculine singular & plural
(same ending in plural) |
nms&pl |
nom masculin, singulier et pluriel |
| noun, plural |
npl |
nom pluriel |
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| Part of Speech |
PoS |
catégories grammaticales |
| prefix |
prefix |
préfixe |
| preposition |
prep |
préposition |
| preposition and adverb |
prep&adv |
préposition et adverbe |
| pronoun |
pron |
pronom |
| reflexive |
refl |
réfléchi |
| verb |
v |
verbe |
| verb, intransitive |
vi |
verbe intransitif |
| verb, transitive |
vtr |
verbe transitif |
| verb, reflexive |
v refl |
verbe réfléchi |
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| Regional |
| American (USA) English |
US |
anglais des États-Unis |
| British English |
UK |
anglais de Grande-Bretagne |
| Canadian English |
Can |
anglais du Canada |
| Irish English |
Ire |
anglais d'Irlande |
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| Abbreviated words in Entries |
| somebody |
sb |
quelqu'un |
| something |
sth |
quelque chose |
| something |
qqch, qch |
quelque chose |
| somebody |
qqun, qn, qqn |
quelqu'un |
| English |
Other
abbreviations
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Français |
| agriculture |
agr |
agriculture |
| economics |
econ |
économie |
| electronics |
electr |
électronique |
| figurative |
fig |
figuré |
| finance |
fin |
finances |
| geography |
geogr |
géographie |
| medicine |
med |
médecine |
| military |
mil |
militaire |
| obsolete |
obsol |
vieilli |
| offensive/vulgar |
offen |
offensant/vulgaire |
| pejorative |
pej |
péjoratif |
| psychology |
psychol |
psychologie |
| relative |
rel |
relatif |
| religion |
relig |
religion |
| technical |
techn |
technologie |
| zoology |
zool |
zoologie |
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