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Completely updated and attractively designed, this fourth edition of the Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary contains over 175,000 words and phrases, and 270,000 translations. The Concise boasts a clear layout featuring a two-color text design and printed thumb tabs for quick reference. Compiled by leading language experts, this new edition offers extensive coverage of the general, scientific, literary, and technical vocabulary of contemporary French and English, including numerous new words. In addition to providing a wealth of information on both languages, the Dictionary also offers a comprehensive correspondence guide with sample letters and emails, plus fun and informative cultural notes on life and living in the French-speaking world. This new edition also features information French spelling and new sections on regional French, false friends (similar words that mean very different things), and Franglais as well as an entirely new internet section. It is the perfect choice for anyone who needs an up-to-date and reliable intermediate dictionary of French and English. Discover more on oxforddictionaries.com, Oxford's hub for dictionaries and language reference.

These phrasebooks have two distinct sections. The first consists of thematic chapters covering topics such as accommodation, problems and emergencies and food and drink, while the second section is a bilingual dictionary containing around 4,000 terms, so that the user can look up specific words.

Based on the highly acclaimed Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary , described by the Independent as `revolutionary', this dictionary provides students at intermediate level with an authoritative guide to French language and culture. The result of ground-breaking developments in bilingualdictionary-making, it is compiled entirely from the evidence of vast electronic databanks of every type of written and spoken French and English.Its features * Detailed in-text boxes cover topics such as numbers, nationalities, measurements, games and sports, and forms of address. These boxes review and summarize the function and usage of the vocabulary and word patterns of those essential language areas.* An entirely new thematic wordfinder covers all the essential vocabulary in key topics and is specially designed as a reference section for writing* A new guide to email and the Internet gives a unique gateway to French culture

This dictionary is intended for use by English learners of French. It should take the learner through the school years of French study, from the first day of learning French, right through to exams. There are 35,000 headword entries and phrases in colour, 40,000 translations, and coverage of vocabulary specified in the school curriculum. It covers major cities and countries of the world, including a map of France. There are verb tables to help with grammar, many examples to show how words are used in the translations, and a special introduction on how to use the dictionary.

This new edition has been expanded to include over 1000 new headwords with particular attention paid to money, email technology, pastime and leisure, ecology, medical terms, sports and professions. Existing entries have been made fuller and more comprehensive.* Updated for 2004 with over 1000 new entries covering: IT (web page, web site, gigabyte, chatroom); money (one euro coin, with value of euro compared to old currency); communications (text message, long-distance call), leisure (action replay, abseiling; bicycle lane), religion; even includes SARS.* Colour headwords, phrases, verb tables and virtual alphabet tabs* New design to increase clarity of layout, 2 colour and with virtual alphabet tabs* Perfect for individual use as a quick reference tool or extended classroom work* Links to NLS Modern Languages curriculum - all syllabus words are includedNicholas Rollin is an experienced editor of bilingual dictionaries. Most recently he has been project manager for the Oxford Spanish Dictionary (Academic, 2003). He is also the Chief editor of the Oxford Study Spanish Dictionary and Oxford School French Dictionary new editions 2004.

Acclaimed by language professionals the world over, The Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary leads the way in modern bilingual lexicography. The first ever French dictionary to be entirely compiled based on the statistical evidence of vast electronic databanks of real language, both written and spoken, it is the most comprehensive, reliable, and up-to-date dictionary of French and English available today. The previous edition was described by the Independent as 'revolutionary'. This major new edition provides new up-to-date vocabulary, a new open design, in-text cultural notes on many aspects of the French-speaking world, from political and educational systems, to festivals and national newspapers, as well as a revised correspondence section that provides many model letters, extensive information on business correspondence via email and the internet. It is the most up-to-date and complete French dictionary of its size - a must for any serious student of the French language.

Tired of not being understood abroad? Get to grips with the language and gain an insight into French culture with this handy phrasebook containing all the essential language you'll need for your trip to France. The locals will love you for it!

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