Collins Gem French Dictionary: French-English/English-French (6th Edition) [Paperback]

Harperresource (Author)

Book Description

Series: Collins Gem | Publication Date: April 24, 2001

The best-selling French mini dictionary

• fully revised and up-to-date
• extra help with the most common words
• special entries on French life and culture
• compact and reliable

Editorial Reviews

Language Notes

Text: English, French --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

HarperCollins Publishers is one of the world's leading English-language publishers with headquarters in New York. The company is part of News America Publishing Group, a division of News Corporation. The house of Mark Twain, the Bronte Sisters, Thackeray, Dickens, John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Maurice Sendak, HarperCollins was founded in New York City in 1817 by the brothers James and John Harper. The worldwide book group, which was formed following News Corporation's acquisition of the British publisher William Collins in January 1990, has significant publishing interests in the U.S., Canada, the U.K. and Australia.

Product Details

• Paperback: 640 pages
• Publisher: HarperResource; 6th edition (April 24, 2001)
• Language: French
• ISBN-10: 0060935049
• ISBN-13: 978-0060935047
• Product Dimensions: 4.5 x 2.9 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,755,531 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very useable, June 19, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Collins Gem French Dictionary French, English English, French (Paperback)

My sister recommended this book on the basis of the equally good Portugese version. I bought her a copy and then promptly used it myself. It is not a full reference work but a very useful carry-in-the-bag issue. Translations are more than adequate and although my French is beginner level I was easily able to cope. I have a more extensive dictionary as well but very rarely use it as the Cassel Gem so far has been very thorough and certainly covered the vocabulary and phrasing that I have come across and/or used.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Compact and Reliable French Dictionary, January 30, 2006

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Elijah Chingosho "Dr Elijah Chingosho" (Nairobi, Kenya) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Collins Gem French Dictionary: French-English/English-French (6th Edition) (Paperback)

This dictionary is small and compact and can fit in a jacket pocket. It has a comprehensive list of words and each entry has valuable information that is provided. The dictionary should help the reader in learning and understanding modern French.

The author uses various typefaces, sizes of type, symbols and abbreviations to present information. Common expressions in which a word appears are often shown which assist the reader in the learning process. The phonetic expression of each headword is given which is very important since the French words often sound very different from similar English words.

Key words, for example those which occur frequently or having several different meanings, are emphasized and indicated. I like the dictionary because it is very compact yet packed with valuable information as well as containing almost all the words one is likely to encounter when studying French.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the best little dictionary, November 20, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Collins Gem French Dictionary French, English English, French (Paperback)

I have had this dictionary for four years and it has never failed me. I only need search my big dictionary for the most obscure words. It is very easy to read and has the french equivalent of every form of the word, including adverbs and adjectives. It also has "keywords" that can take up a whole page showing all the different meanings in certain sentences. I have gone from beginner to fluent and this dictionary has helped me the whole way and will continue to.