- Hardcover: 2256 pages
- Publisher: Collins; Standard Fifth edition edition (1 May 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0004705262
- ISBN-13: 978-0004705262
- Product Dimensions: 26.4 x 20 x 7.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 641,167 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Product Description
Fifth revised edition of the dictionary which offers coverage of vocabulary from every area of modern life: business, computing, medicine, the environment, sport and literature. It features thousands of new words in French and English and new to this edition are entries on aspects of French life and culture and treatment of the more complex words.
From the Back Cover
• Over 350,000 references
• Fully revised and updated, with thousands of new words – alcopop, cyberpet, home page, loyalty card, windfall tax, clochardisation, écotaxe, looké, maltraitance, transgénique
• Special presentation and usage notes for the most complex entries in both languages
• A wealth of information on aspects of life and culture in French-speaking countries
• Based on evidence from Collins' and Le Robert's unique multi-million-word databanks of 'real' French and English – the largest
• electronic corpora of contemporary language usage available today
• Language in use: a book within a book, to help you express yourself in correct 'and' natural French
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35 of 35 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
No question about it, Collins have got the right idea when it comes to bilingual reference. I already own the German and Spanish counterparts to this French volume, and I had every confidence that it would be as comprehensive, clear and on the ball as the other two on my bookshelf.
Full of useful contexts for almost every entry, it's not only a reference but a great learning tool. As a language teacher I can use it as a reliable source of French words in active use, ranging from colloquialisms to elevated, literary styles. This dictionary has it all!
The addition of a pronunciation guide on CD was an added bonus, and will be very useful in the classroom.
Highly recommended for anyone working with French!
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is simply an excellent dictionary - very easy to use, a good layout, packed full of relevant idioms with definitions - this dictionary would suit both the casual learner and serious student. Various other helps are included but its best strength is the depth of 'example definition' provided whlist still being dead easy to navigate.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
whilst reading the dictionary for my french A-level course i have found it superb to a point of amazement. i believe it to be far superior to any other dictionary i have used. having used it for a year i have recommended it to all of my classmates and i have persuaded the teacher into buying it for the a-level group next year. i would just like to thank you personally and hope you continue to make them for years to come. i would decribe it as "lovely stuff"
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