| French | English | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| sucré | sugar | The type of sugar in the packet |
| sucré poudre | white sugar | |
| sucré brun | brown sugar | |
| édulcorant | sweetener | |
| bûchette | stick packet | Type of packet |
| 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 | |
| carré | square / box | Many Beghin Say packets have solid coloured box printed on them (usually black or white). There are different formats of packet and some are identified by the number and placement of the boxes. See packet formats below. |
avec carré |
with square/box | |
| sans carré | without square/box | |
| 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. These are comparative, one is older the other newer. |
| nouveau | new | |
| barre | bar | the normally black or white rectangular boxes, or blocks that appear on many packets- see also carré and the formats below. |
| bords droits | straight edges | square or parallel to one another |
| bords incliné | sloping edges | not square or parallel |
| bout cranté | notched end | the stick has a serated cut at the end |
| bout droit | straight end | the stick has a straight cut at the end |
| bouts gaufrés | embossed end | end of stick is sealed with round indents rather than lined indents |
| clair | light | that is light colour |
| couleur | colour | |
| droit | right | |
| foncé | dark | that is dark colour |
| gauche | left | |
| gras | thick | this generally refers to the thickness of the paper or the typeface with which some words are printed. |
| languette | tab | a tab on a lump wrapper |
| minces | thin | this generally refers to the thickness of the paper or the typeface with which some words are printed |
| prédécoupé | precut | a perforation in the packet for ease of tearing |
| repère | mark | some sort of mark, often a cross like a plus sign |
| vignette | vignette | description/caption |
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.
| French accent | English substitute |
|---|---|
| é | e |
| û | u |
| è | e |
| ë | e |
| ê | e |
| â | a |
| 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 |
| Format | Description | Approx size |
|---|---|---|
| Format A | 3 lumps, larger wrapper | 74mm x 52mm |
| Format B | 1 or 2 lumps, smaller wrapper, with or without box | 64mm x 47mm |
| Format B1 | 1 lump, smaller wrapper, with or without box | ditto |
| Format B2 | 2 lumps, smaller wrapper, with or without box | ditto |
| Format C | Similar to B but with the picture reversed | 66mm x 47mm |
| Format D | 2 bars on the longer edge (on some wrappers the cut of the machine means only one box shows) | 66mm x 50mm |
| Format E | 2 bars on the shorter edge (on some wrappers the cut of the machine means only one box shows) | 66mm x 50mm |
Beghin Say Logo variant
| Name | Logo | Description | g |
|---|---|---|---|
| "old logo" |  |
Has a double-story or looptail g - also smaller accent on e |  |
| "new logo" |  |
Has a single-story or opentail g - also larger accent on e |  |
Colours
| Coulleurs | Colours |
|---|---|
| Blanc | White |
| Bleu | Blue |
| Gris | Grey |
| Jaune | Yellow |
| Lilas | Lilac |
| Marron | Brown |
| Noir | Black |
| Orange | Orange |
| Rose | Pink |
| Rouge | Red |
| Vert | Green |
| Violet | Purple |