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Creating Ordered Lists - Liste 1, Liste 2, ... Numbered lists with a name that can be sorted easily?

Creating Ordered Lists - Liste 1, Liste 2, ... Numbered lists with a name that can be sorted easily?

I have a few iOS simple language learning apps (Spanish/French) that I'm trying to internationalize. In them I have groups of words, which are named like the following for English speakers:

Animal List 1
Animal List 2
Animal List 3
Animal List 4
Basic Verb List 1
Basic Verb List 2
Basic Verb List 3
Basic Verb List 4
Clothes List 1
Clothes List 2

My French translator translated like this:

Liste des animaux 1
Liste des animaux 2
Liste des animaux 3
Liste des animaux 4
Liste 1 des verbes de base
Liste 2 des verbes de base
Liste 3 des verbes de base
Liste 4 des verbes de base
Liste 1 des vêtements
Liste 2 des vêtements

The problem is that these are sorted lists so the groups (e.g. animals, clothes, colors, food, etc) won't sort properly in my menus. I'll get something like this with the above data:

Liste 1 des verbes de base
Liste 1 des vêtements
Liste 2 des verbes de base
Liste 2 des vêtements
Liste 3 des verbes de base
Liste 4 des verbes de base
Liste des animaux 1
Liste des animaux 2
Liste des animaux 3
Liste des animaux 4

My question is can I reword my French lists so that I can do a basic sort? For example, is this acceptable?

Animaux - Liste 1
Animaux - Liste 2

Is there a more appropriate way to write this that is more natural for native French speakers?

Creating Ordered Lists - Liste 1, Liste 2, ...?

I have a few iOS simple language learning apps (Spanish/French) that I'm trying to internationalize. In them I have groups of words, which are named like the following for English speakers:

Animal List 1
Animal List 2
Animal List 3
Animal List 4
Basic Verb List 1
Basic Verb List 2
Basic Verb List 3
Basic Verb List 4
Clothes List 1
Clothes List 2

My French translator translated like this:

Liste des animaux 1
Liste des animaux 2
Liste des animaux 3
Liste des animaux 4
Liste 1 des verbes de base
Liste 2 des verbes de base
Liste 3 des verbes de base
Liste 4 des verbes de base
Liste 1 des vêtements
Liste 2 des vêtements

The problem is that these are sorted lists so the groups (e.g. animals, clothes, colors, food, etc) won't sort properly in my menus. I'll get something like this with the above data:

Liste 1 des verbes de base
Liste 1 des vêtements
Liste 2 des verbes de base
Liste 2 des vêtements
Liste 3 des verbes de base
Liste 4 des verbes de base
Liste des animaux 1
Liste des animaux 2
Liste des animaux 3
Liste des animaux 4

My question is can I reword my French lists so that I can do a basic sort? For example, is this acceptable?

Animaux - Liste 1
Animaux - Liste 2

Is there a more appropriate way to write this that is more natural for native French speakers?

Numbered lists with a name that can be sorted easily?

I have a few iOS simple language learning apps (Spanish/French) that I'm trying to internationalize. In them I have groups of words, which are named like the following for English speakers:

Animal List 1
Animal List 2
Animal List 3
Animal List 4
Basic Verb List 1
Basic Verb List 2
Basic Verb List 3
Basic Verb List 4
Clothes List 1
Clothes List 2

My French translator translated like this:

Liste des animaux 1
Liste des animaux 2
Liste des animaux 3
Liste des animaux 4
Liste 1 des verbes de base
Liste 2 des verbes de base
Liste 3 des verbes de base
Liste 4 des verbes de base
Liste 1 des vêtements
Liste 2 des vêtements

The problem is that these are sorted lists so the groups (e.g. animals, clothes, colors, food, etc) won't sort properly in my menus. I'll get something like this with the above data:

Liste 1 des verbes de base
Liste 1 des vêtements
Liste 2 des verbes de base
Liste 2 des vêtements
Liste 3 des verbes de base
Liste 4 des verbes de base
Liste des animaux 1
Liste des animaux 2
Liste des animaux 3
Liste des animaux 4

My question is can I reword my French lists so that I can do a basic sort? For example, is this acceptable?

Animaux - Liste 1
Animaux - Liste 2

Is there a more appropriate way to write this that is more natural for native French speakers?

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Creating Ordered Lists - Liste 1, Liste 2, ...?

I have a few iOS simple language learning apps (Spanish/French) that I'm trying to internationalize. In them I have groups of words, which are named like the following for English speakers:

Animal List 1
Animal List 2
Animal List 3
Animal List 4
Basic Verb List 1
Basic Verb List 2
Basic Verb List 3
Basic Verb List 4
Clothes List 1
Clothes List 2

My French translator translated like this:

Liste des animaux 1
Liste des animaux 2
Liste des animaux 3
Liste des animaux 4
Liste 1 des verbes de base
Liste 2 des verbes de base
Liste 3 des verbes de base
Liste 4 des verbes de base
Liste 1 des vêtements
Liste 2 des vêtements

The problem is that these are sorted lists so the groups (e.g. animals, clothes, colors, food, etc) won't sort properly in my menus. I'll get something like this with the above data:

Liste 1 des verbes de base
Liste 1 des vêtements
Liste 2 des verbes de base
Liste 2 des vêtements
Liste 3 des verbes de base
Liste 4 des verbes de base
Liste des animaux 1
Liste des animaux 2
Liste des animaux 3
Liste des animaux 4

My question is can I reword my French lists so that I can do a basic sort? For example, is this acceptable?

Animaux - Liste 1
Animaux - Liste 2

Is there a more appropriate way to write this that is more natural for native French speakers?