Dictionnaire des cooccurrences

Use this tool (in French only) to find adjectives and verbs used with specific common nouns.

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Click on the first letter of the word you are looking for, then select that word in the list to consult the corresponding article.

wagon

xénophobie

yacht

About the Dictionnaire des cooccurrences

The Dictionnaire des cooccurrences gives lists of adjectives and verbs that are commonly used with a number of French nouns. This tool is available in French only.

The Dictionnaire des cooccurrences is an original work by Jacques Beauchesne published in paperback by Guérin.

For details on the purpose and creation of this tool and on the sources consulted, see the following:

the preface (in French only)
a word from the author (in French only)
the list of sources consulted (in French only)

In the articles, the tilde symbol (~) is used in place of the keyword.

About the author

After studying literature, Jacques Beauchesne spent a number of years teaching in private and public education. He then entered the public service as a terminologist. At the time of his retirement, he was a translator of parliamentary debates. In collaboration with Pierrot Lambert, he translated works for the Guérin publishing company, including Philosophie de l'éducation, by the Canadian philosopher Bernard Lonergan.

Copyright notice for the Dictionnaire des cooccurrences

© Guérin, éditeur ltée, 2001
A tool made available online by the Translation Bureau, Public Services and Procurement Canada

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