import re

# List of (regular expression, replacement) pairs for abbreviations in english:
abbreviations_en = [(re.compile('\\b%s\\.' % x[0], re.IGNORECASE), x[1])
                  for x in [
                      ('mrs', 'misess'),
                      ('mr', 'mister'),
                      ('dr', 'doctor'),
                      ('st', 'saint'),
                      ('co', 'company'),
                      ('jr', 'junior'),
                      ('maj', 'major'),
                      ('gen', 'general'),
                      ('drs', 'doctors'),
                      ('rev', 'reverend'),
                      ('lt', 'lieutenant'),
                      ('hon', 'honorable'),
                      ('sgt', 'sergeant'),
                      ('capt', 'captain'),
                      ('esq', 'esquire'),
                      ('ltd', 'limited'),
                      ('col', 'colonel'),
                      ('ft', 'fort'),
                  ]]

# List of (regular expression, replacement) pairs for abbreviations in french:
abbreviations_fr = [(re.compile('\\b%s\\.?' % x[0], re.IGNORECASE), x[1])
                  for x in [
                      ('M', 'monsieur'),
                      ('Mlle', 'mademoiselle'),
                      ('Mlles', 'mesdemoiselles'),
                      ('Mme', 'Madame'),
                      ('Mmes', 'Mesdames'),
                      ('N.B', 'nota bene'),
                      ('M', 'monsieur'),
                      ('p.c.q', 'parce que'),
                      ('Pr', 'professeur'),
                      ('qqch', 'quelque chose'),
                      ('rdv', 'rendez-vous'),
                      ('max', 'maximum'),
                      ('min', 'minimum'),
                      ('no', 'numéro'),
                      ('adr', 'adresse'),
                      ('dr', 'docteur'),
                      ('st', 'saint'),
                      ('co', 'companie'),
                      ('jr', 'junior'),
                      ('sgt', 'sergent'),
                      ('capt', 'capitain'),
                      ('col', 'colonel'),
                      ('av', 'avenue'),
                      ('av. J.-C', 'avant Jésus-Christ'),
                      ('apr. J.-C', 'après Jésus-Christ'),
                      ('art', 'article'),
                      ('boul', 'boulevard'),
                      ('c.-à-d', 'c’est-à-dire'),
                      ('etc', 'et cetera'),
                      ('ex', 'exemple'),
                      ('excl', 'exclusivement'),
                      ('boul', 'boulevard'),
                  ]]