Webster's New World Concise French Dictionary - Softcover

Chambers Harrap Ltd.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471748315 ISBN 13: 9780471748311

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2006

Synopsis

This extensively updated, fully–Americanized, revised and expanded edition is the ideal reference for home, classroom and office. Webster′s New World Concise French Dictionary has clear definitions plus thousands of sample phrases to help students and businesspeople speak and write French the way the French do! More than 115,000 references and 170,000 translations are provided in a user–friendly format. One of the most comprehensive and up–to–date French dictionaries on the market, this goes beyond traditional definitions and includes:
∗ Extensive coverage of the most frequently used words, including Internet terminology, slang, and idiomatic phrases
∗ Special features such as pronunciation guides, tables of irregular verbs, and a comprehensive communication guide
∗ Hundreds of boxed notes on French culture.

About this title

About the Author

Chambers Harrap, Ltd. is based in Edinburgh and publishes bilingual dictionaries in a wide variety of foreign languages. The editorial team consists of a cosmopolitan team of lexicographers from the UK, France and Spain who work closely with contributors all around the world. Teams in Mexico and the US play an important role in ensuring that the content of Harraps dictionaries is as international as possible. Editors are able to draw on the extensive databases of widely praised top–of–the–range French and Spanish titles, as well as the latest resources such as linguistic corpora and the Internet.

From the Back Cover

This extensively updated, fully–Americanized, revised and expanded edition is the ideal reference for home, classroom and office. Webster′s New World Concise French Dictionary has clear definitions plus thousands of sample phrases to help students and businesspeople speak and write French the way the French do! More than 115,000 references and 170,000 translations are provided in a user–friendly format. One of the most comprehensive and up–to–date French dictionaries on the market, this goes beyond traditional definitions and includes:

• Extensive coverage of the most frequently used words, including Internet terminology, slang, and idiomatic phrases
• Special features such as pronunciation guides, tables of irregular verbs, and a comprehensive communication guide
• Hundreds of boxed notes on French culture.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471748315
• ISBN 13: 9780471748311
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 1088