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Look and learn - the quick and intuitive way to learn and recall everyday vocabulary in French. Whether for business or leisure, this introduction to key vocabulary covers a range of subjects from food and drink to sports and leisure. With scenes and items from everyday life clearly labelled, it's easy to find the words you want in this dictionary that shows you what others only tell you.
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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful
If, like most people you learn by visual references, then you'll find this book a great way to increase your French vocabulary. Each word has a picture associated with it, which I find makes it much easier to learn from.
Words are grouped by subject, and not alphabetically. So it's not a good dictionary (although there is an index), but it is good if you want to increase your vocabulary in certain areas.
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
As a graduate of french I wish this book had been available at the time I was learning the language. It really is excellent and it's hard to explain how good it is as it just has the same words in it as any other dictionary.
However the visual approach coupled with the compartmentalisation into intuitive categories which largely map to activities/events in daily life is alluring and persuasive - to the point that when you pick it up you almost don't want to put it down because you're drawn into looking at all the related words of a topic. In short, where with a traditional dictionary you use it to look up individual words, the visual french approach allows you to do the same but then see all the related vocabulary pointed out to you, e.g. you want to know what eyebrow is in french - no problem, but then you get to see the words for all the other features of the face - and body if you want.
Two final things. 1) a small criticism - for words beginning with a vowel you're not told the gender of the noun 2) the book of course needs to be complemented with other reference books as it focuses mainly on nouns - nevertheless, an excellent addition to any reference library on the french language.
However the visual approach coupled with the compartmentalisation into intuitive categories which largely map to activities/events in daily life is alluring and persuasive - to the point that when you pick it up you almost don't want to put it down because you're drawn into looking at all the related words of a topic. In short, where with a traditional dictionary you use it to look up individual words, the visual french approach allows you to do the same but then see all the related vocabulary pointed out to you, e.g. you want to know what eyebrow is in french - no problem, but then you get to see the words for all the other features of the face - and body if you want.
Two final things. 1) a small criticism - for words beginning with a vowel you're not told the gender of the noun 2) the book of course needs to be complemented with other reference books as it focuses mainly on nouns - nevertheless, an excellent addition to any reference library on the french language.
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
This book is really useful especially when shopping - if you don't feel confident enough to attempt the pronunciation you can point to the picture to make yourself understood. As has been mentioned it will help to enlarge your vocabulary. This book attracted much interest from friends and family - I thought I might not get it back. Buy it, you won't regret it, as they say, a picture says a thousand words.
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French Visual
This is a really nice book if you want to improve your french only one drawback it is rather heavy if you want to take it on holiday.
Published 13 days ago by Susi
Visual Dictionary
This is the best way to have a dictionary. As it is context based you no longer need to thumb through a normal dictionary to find the word. Read more
Published 4 months ago by frenchman
Excellent book
Its so good that I have had to buy a fifth copy now because every time I show it to someone, they want one.
Published 4 months ago by Terasa W
Excellent dictionary
I just bought this dictionary as a present for a friend who was moving to France and he didn't speak any of French, and he loved it. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Maria
Amazing service!
Great book, exactly what I needed. Is great if you suddenly need to know a word while studying, or if you just pick it up wanting to fill your vocabulary. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Emma
learning the fun way
several friends recommended this dictionary. It is DK's usual high quality, with a very comprehensive content and great photos. It really does help with the learning process.
Published 13 months ago by di
Nice idea, shame about details
I bought this on request for someone as a present. They were pleased with it, but I found it a little disappointing. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Tblimousin
it does what it says on the tin
the title says it all. very useful for those who have little or no French vocabulary. Just check out the pictures and point!
Published 20 months ago by jaygee
Labour of love
A book to treasure. The work and planning which went into producing this whole series of books is heart-warming. DK I applaud you.
Published 21 months ago by hard2please
French pictorial dictionary
This dictionary is a series of pictures of anything they could think of. The different editions cover most important languages. This review is for the French edition. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Martin Tucker
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