Bantam New College French and English Dictionary (Bantam New College Dictionary Series) [Mass Market Paperback]

Roger Steiner (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0553274112 | ISBN-13: 978-0553274110 | Publication Date: December 1, 1988 | Edition: Rev Exp

With more than 85,000 entries—no other portable French and English paperback dictionary offers you so much at so reasonable a price. Newly revised and expanded, The Bantam New College French & English Dictionary is the finest low-priced dictionary you can own, the most complete, and the most convenient to use. Designed by foremost authorities, it includes thousands of modern words and definitions you are not likely to find elsewhere. Plus invaluable special features such as

•A concise reference grammar

•Handy usage tips for adjectives and verbs

•A table for all irregular verbs

•Easy-to-use pronunciation guide

•Many new meaning discriminations and connotations

•Essential current slang terms—and much more! All in one easy-to-carry compact volume.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 752 pages
• Publisher: Bantam; Rev Exp edition (December 1, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0553274112
• ISBN-13: 978-0553274110
• Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 1.2 x 6.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #39,732 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very usable dictionary, August 20, 2003

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Erika Mitchell (E. Calais, VT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bantam New College French and English Dictionary (Bantam New College Dictionary Series) (Mass Market Paperback)

This is a very usable bilingual dictionary. With 70,000 entries, it's all I've ever needed to get through daily life in French or even read non-technical books. Complete pronunciation information is given for entries in both languages. At the beginning of the French-English section is a very comprehensive summary of French grammar, including the complete declensions of 76 irregular verbs. With such a summary, you don't need to carry a grammar book along if you have this dictionary with you.

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing piece of reference, July 14, 2001

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Richard Chen (08853) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bantam New College French and English Dictionary (Bantam New College Dictionary Series) (Mass Market Paperback)

Whether you like French or not, this small package packs a huge punch w/ its plethora of words. What really pleased me were all the idioms and phrases I didn't expect in a ENG-FR dictionary as small as this one. Its range of words, from the usual to the oddball, is great and I keep it next to me always when writing in FR. I've yet to find a dictionary as small as this one yet with the same wealth of reference.

21 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive Dictionary with One of Few Decent Overviews, May 10, 1997

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This review is from: Bantam New College French and English Dictionary (Bantam New College Dictionary Series) (Mass Market Paperback)

Probably the best of the Bantam New College series dictionaries, in my opinion. Its simple guide to French usage is simple enough to retain its clarity yet provide a good-enough overview so that one might compose small sentences with fair accuracy