bibliographie
/bi.bli.jɔ.ɡʁa.fi/
Works cited in French, the list of sources used in a scholarly work, is bibliographie.
bibliographie is the heading used at the end of essays, research papers and books for the list of sources.
Which one should you use?
In English, works cited covers only sources actually cited. French uses bibliographie both for cited works and for a general list of related reading. références bibliographiques is a more precise formal term.
How do you pronounce it?
bibliographie is pronounced /bi.bli.jɔ.ɡʁa.fi/, in five syllables, with the final e silent.
Did you know?
- In French libraries, you may encounter a bibliographie raisonnée, which provides a critical evaluation or a summary for every single entry instead of just the citation.
- A writer might use the term bibliographie sélective to tell the reader that they have intentionally omitted less important sources to provide a more curated guide.
- The French word bibliophile, used to describe someone who loves books, shares the same root biblio as the word bibliographie.
Examples in context
- J'ai inclus une liste complète des références bibliographiques à la fin de mon rapport de recherche.I included a complete list of bibliographic references at the end of my research report.
- Voici ma liste des sources pour mon article sur l'histoire de la musique.Here is my list of sources for my article on the history of music.
- Je dois encore compléter ma liste des sources avant de pouvoir soumettre mon essai.I still need to complete my list of sources before I can submit my essay.
- N'oublie pas d'ajouter la bibliographie à la fin.Don't forget to add the bibliography at the end.
- La bibliographie est très complète dans ce rapport.The works cited list is very complete in this report.
- Est-ce que ta bibliographie respecte les normes ?Does your bibliography follow the standards?
Example conversation
Two students are studying in a library.
- NathanEmma, as-tu terminé ta bibliographie ?Emma, have you finished your works cited list?
- EmmaPresque, je cherche encore une source.Almost, I am still looking for one source.
- NathanC'est important pour ton mémoire.It is important for your thesis.
- EmmaOui, je sais, Nathan.Yes, I know, Nathan.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry bibliographie, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
