French Vocabulary [Paperback]

Christopher Kendris (Author), Laurie Martin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1990 | ISBN-10: 0812044967 | ISBN-13: 978-0812044966

More than 5,000 words and expressions are translated and grouped into useful categories for quick reference. The pocket-size guides in this series present thousands of words and expressions with their English translations. Words are divided according to practical subject themes that include numbers, travel situations, ways of greeting, and many other categories. Words are then listed alphabetically within each category. Foreign language students, international travelers, and general readers of foreign language books and periodicals will find quick, easy-to-locate guidance in these books.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Language Notes

Text: English, French

Product Details

• Paperback: 276 pages
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series (October 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0812044967
• ISBN-13: 978-0812044966
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 3.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,260,249 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dr. Christopher Kendris, an accomplished linguist, has worked as an interpreter and translator for the U.S. State Department at the American Embassy in Paris. He holds a Ph.D. from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, and diplomas with Mention très Honorable at the Université de Paris (en Sorbonne), Faculté des Lettres École Supérieure de Préparation et de Perfectionnement des Professeurs de Français à l'Étranger, and at the Institut de Phonétique, Paris. He is former Chairman of the Department of Foreign Languages and Supervisor of 16 foreign language teachers at Farmingdale High School, Farmingdale, NY, and has taught foreign language courses at various colleges and universities.

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A handy little book, April 7, 2006

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Brian Knight (Virginia Beach, VA) - See all my reviews
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I find this to be a compact, organized way to take my learning of French vocabulary with me. I think that the organization of the subjects is done well. The vocabulary coverage is rather comprehensive and the author has clearly gone out of his way to include vocabulary which is needed to read newspapers & magazines or express more advanced concepts, not just the vocabulary learned in the first 2 or 3 semesters of college French.

On an added note, I was pleasantly surprised at the quality of the paper that was used for this text. Too often, I have purchased easily portable texts like this only to find that the paper is too thin to sustain any reasonable wear. A very pleasant surprise!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, March 3, 2010

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This book is a great thing to have because it covers all different topics and situations which might come up while traveling. It is very useful.

5.0 out of 5 stars PERFECT FOR BEGINNERS, January 5, 2012

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I've been looking for a book where I can feel confident that I am atleast pronouncing the word close to how it should be pronounced! It is incredibly difficult to find a book that has the english definition, the french spelling and the pronunciation! Very reliable, it even teaches you how to do nasal vowels and when to raise your voice during a pronunciation!! Love it and would recommend it to my friends.