Webster's New World^TM Concise French Dictionary, 2nd Edition

by Chambers Harrap Ltd.

• ISBN13: 9780471748311
• ISBN10: 0471748315
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-01-01
• Publisher: Webster's New World

Summary

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.

Author Biography

<b>Chambers Harrap</b> 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.

Table of Contents

Preface.

Préface.

Structure of Entries

Structure des entrées.

English Phonetic Symbols.

Symboles phonétiques de l’anglais.

Symboles phonétiques du français.

French Phonetic Symbols.

Abbreviations.

Abréviations.

DICTIONNAIRE FRANÇAIS-ANGLAIS.

FRENCH-ENGLISH DICTIONARY.

Supplement.

Supplément.

French Conjugation Tables.

Conjugaisons françaises.

Guide de communication en anglais.

English Communication Guide.

French communication guide.

Guide de communication en français.

ENGLISH-FRENCHDICTIONARY.

DICTIONNAIRE ANGLAIS-FRANÇAIS.