Cahiers (en. Notebooks)

/kai.é/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Books or pads of paper used for writing or taking notes.

I bought notebooks for school.

J'ai acheté des cahiers pour l'école.

Collection of sheets in a bound format.

Her notebooks are well organized by subject.

Ses cahiers sont bien organisés par matière.

Record of accounts or observations.

The accountant has a notebook to record transactions.

Le comptable a un cahier pour enregistrer les transactions.

Derived from the Latin 'cahier', meaning 'folding'.

specifications document

Document that specifies the conditions and requirements of a project.

cahier des charges

keep a notebook

Write regularly notes or ideas in a notebook.

tenir un cahier

homework notebook

Document in which homework assignments are recorded.

cahier de texte

paper

Material on which one writes.

papier

pens

Tool used for writing in notebooks.

stylos

notes

Written or recorded information.

notes

writing

The act of putting words on paper.

écriture

A notebook in a figurative sense refers to a record of one's ideas or thoughts.

He has a notebook full of great ideas for his project.

Il a un cahier plein d'idées géniales pour son projet.

School notebooks are sometimes called 'homework notebooks' in school jargon.

She forgot her homework notebook at home.

Elle a oublié son cahier de texte chez elle.