Idiomatic Expressions with Tout

en tout cas	in any case
tout le monde	everyone
tout de suite	right away
de toute façon	anyway
tout à fait	completely
toutes sortes de	all kinds of
pas du tout	not at all
malgré tout	in spite of it all
tout à l'heure	in a little while

84. Babies & Children

baby	le bébé	carousel	le manège
fetus	le fœtus	toys	les jouets (m)
diaper	la couche	ball	le ballon
safety pin	l'épingle à nourrice (f)	marbles	les billes (f)
rattle	le hochet	doll	la poupée
pacifier	la tétine	stuffed animals	les peluches (f)
bottle	le biberon	teddybear	le nounours
carriage	le landau	blocks	les cubes (m)
stroller	la poussette	top	la toupie
high chair	la chaise haute	puppet	la marionnette
bib	le bavoir	kite	le cerf-volant
crib	le lit de bébé	balloon	le ballon
cradle	le berceau	rollerblades	les rollers (m)
kids	les gosses (m)	rollerskates	le patin àroulettes
slide	le toboggan	wagon	le petit chariot
seesaw	la balançoire à bascule	maze	le labyrinthe
swing	la balançoire	hopscotch	la marelle

A doudou refers to anything that babies like to hold to feel safe, such as a security blanket or a favorite stuffed animal.

85. Primary & Secondary School

school	l'école (f)	pencil	le crayon
teacher (m)	l'enseignant	mechanical pencil	le porte-mine
teacher (f)	l'enseignante	pen	le stylo
elem. teacher (m)	l'instituteur	eraser	la gomme
elem. teacher (f)	l'institutrice	ink	l'encre (f)
secondary teacher	le professeur	ink jar	l'encrier (f)
chalkboard	le tableau	pencil sharpener	le taille-crayons
chalk	la craie	glue	la colle
desk	le pupitre	scissors	les ciseaux (m)
student	l'élève	ruler	la règle
university student	l'étudiant(e)	highlighter	le surligneur
book	le livre	crayons	lescrayons de couleur(m)
backpack	le sac à dos	marker	le marqueur
schoolbag	le cartable	piece of paper	la feuille
locker	le casier	spiral notebook	le carnet de notes à spirale
globe	le globe terrestre	folder	la chemise
diploma	le diplôme	notebook	le cahier
school supplies	lesfournitures scolaires	binder	le classeur
pencil case	la trousse	notepad	le bloc-notes

Students of all ages use a trousse in France. They're not just for elementary students!

86. Passive Voice

As in English, the passive voice in French is composed of a tense of the verb to be and a past participle. However, only a direct object in French can become the subject of the passive form. The active form, le chat mange la souris is made passive thus: La souris est mangée par le chat. The cat eats the mouse becomes the mouse is eaten by the cat. The subject in the active sentence (le chat) becomes the object of the passive. The direct object of the active sentence (la souris) becomes the subject of the passive sentence preceded by "par." The verb of the active sentence is changed into a past participle (mange becomes mangée, notice the agreement!) preceded by a form of être.

Elle est portée par Jean. She is carried by John.
Elles ont été inspirées par Van Gogh. They were inspired by Van Gogh.
Il avait été tué par les soldats français. He had been killed by French soldiers.

► Notice how pronominal verbs change from active to passive:
Active: Je me suis réveillée. I woke up.
Passive: J' ai été réveillée par quelque chose. I was awakened by something.

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