To look up words in a dictionary, you need to understand the guide provided. The guide explains that dictionary entries show the English word, its phonetic spelling, part of speech, gender if a noun, and the matching French translation. It provides an example using "cat" to demonstrate how the entry is structured and labeled.

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4. Cat [ kæt ] n chat m Word in English English word using the phonetic alphabet Type of word it is: n = noun Word in French Gender of the word. m = masculine

5. Cat [kæt] n chat m The English word is in blue The French word is in black The English phonetic spelling is in italics and square brackets The n for noun is in italics The m for masculine is in italics

7. Look up these English words and fill in the grid: pollute listen lip ham bus cackle cage beautiful apple Gender of French word (for nouns) French word Type of word. n = noun vb/vi/vt = verb adj = adjective Phonetic Spelling of English Word English Word