The Oxford Color French Dictionary: French-English, English-French; Français-Anglais, Anglais-Français - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0198600194 ISBN 13: 9780198600190

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1995

Synopsis

Written with speakers of both English and French in mind, The Oxford Color French Dictionary contains clear and concise definitions of over 50,000 words and phrases, with over 70,000 translations, including the most useful words and expressions of the English and French languages today.
Completely up-to-date, this comprehensive dictionary offers highly visible color headwords and clear color highlighting of key words and phrases that make finding a particular definition easy. It is enhanced with technical jargon and slang, and pronunciations are made simple with the standard
international phonetic alphabet, which guides the user through even the most difficult words. Designed to meet the needs of both English- and French-speaking people, this handy color dictionary provides wide-ranging and current coverage of the vocabulary of everyday life. It is packed with example
sentences and idiomatic phrases showing words in use, common abbreviations, pronunciations, and irregular plurals and past tenses of verbs. Including culinary and motoring terms that will be especially useful for students traveling through France or any other French-speaking country, this referece
guide is a must for any student needing a quick and easy reference to the French language.

About this title

About the Author

Michael Janes, editor of the first edition of the Oxford Paperback French Dictionary, and Edwin and Dora Carpenter, editors of the second, are specialist lexicographers of French and English.

Language Notes

Text: English, French

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0198600194
• ISBN 13: 9780198600190
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 560
• Editor: Michael Janes, Dora Latiri-Carpenter, Edwin Carpenter