FRENCH SETS
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FRENCH SETS |
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French |
English |
Meaning |
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| sucré | sugar | |
| sucré poudre | white sugar | |
| sucré brun | brown sugar | |
| édulcorant | sweetener | |
| morceau | lump | Some sets have almost identical wrappers except that some contain one lump and others more than one. The packet normally indicates this by the word morceau or morceaux |
| morceaux | lumps | |
| bûchette | stick packet | |
| carré | square / box | Many Beghin Say packets have a coloured box on (usually black or white). There are different formats of packet and some are identified by the number and placement of the boxes. |
avec carré |
with | avec carré = with square / box |
| sans carré | without | sans carré = without square / box |
| couleur | colour | |
| ancien | old/former | Beghin Say has had a number of logos over the years. Some sets are described as having ancien logo and others as nouveau which are comparative. |
| nouveau | new | |
| clair | light | a light colour |
| foncé | dark | a dark dark colour |
| prédécoupé | precut | a perforation in the packet for ease of tearing |
For ease of searching and for the benefit of English users who are not familiar with French accents or how to type them all accents should have been removed on this database.
| Accents replaced | |
| é | e |
| û | u |
| è | e |
| ë | e |
| ê | e |
| â | a |
Categories with English translations
| A | Animaux | Animals |
| B | Armes, Uniformes | Weapons, Uniforms |
| C | Armoiries, Drapeaux, Figures héraldiques | Coat of arms, flags, heraldic |
| D | Chansons, Fables, Proverbes, Alphabets | Songs, Fables, Proverbs, Alphabets |
| E | Fêtes (Noël, Jour de l'An, Pâques, ...) | Holidays (Christmas, New Year's Day, Easter, ...) |
| F | Fleurs et Fruits | Flowers and Fruits |
| G | Jeux (dominos,cartes) | Games (dominoes, cards) |
| H | Monuments, Statues, Paysages, Châteaux | Monuments, statues, Landscapes, Castles |
| I | Moyens de locomotion | Means of transport |
| J | Personnages célèbres et de dessins animés, Musiciens, Mode | Famous people and cartoons, Musicians, Fashion |
| K | Prévention routière | Road Safety |
| L | Signes du zodiaque | Signs of the Zodiac |
| M | Sports | Sports |
| N | Le sucre | Sugar |
| O | Séries commémoratives | Commemorative Series |
| P | Sujets divers | Miscellaneous Topics |
| SL | Séries limitées | Limited series |