Langenscheidt Pocket French Dictionary: French-English, English-French (Langenscheidt's Pocket Dictionaries) (French Edition) [Vinyl Bound]

Langenscheidt Editorial (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 2005 | ISBN-10: 1585734713 | ISBN-13: 978-1585734719 | Edition: 3 Blg

Langenscheidt's Pocket Dictionary French contains over 50,000 references. It includes a wealth of colloquial and idiomatic expressions, full grammar details with examples of usage, and conjugation tables. The ideal compact reference work for everyday use.

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About the Author

Since 2000. Hammond, American Map, Langenscheidt Dictionaries, Insight Travel Guides, Delorme – the famous names in the Langenscheidt family. These represent the most authoritative, up-to-date, and extensive travel and reference products available. In January 2003, the renowned Berlitz Publishing became part of the Langenscheidt Group. The Langenscheidt Publishing Group, the premier group of map and travel companies, offers over 4,000 North American and international street maps, road maps, atlases, language-learning, bilingual dictionaries, and travel-related products covering countries, cities, and languages in every continent.

Product Details

• Vinyl Bound: 720 pages
• Publisher: Langenscheidt Publishers; 3 Blg edition (May 2005)
• Language: French
• ISBN-10: 1585734713
• ISBN-13: 978-1585734719
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 3.9 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #287,631 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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42 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Used or New - this is the one to buy, January 22, 2006

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Music Lover (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Langenscheidt Pocket French Dictionary: French-English, English-French (Langenscheidt's Pocket Dictionaries) (French Edition) (Vinyl Bound)

I had the opportunity to be a foreign exchange student in France from 1991-1992 and thankfully found this before I left. Not only is this a great dictionary but logistically you can actually take it with you. Many translation dictionaries are so big that taking with you while on vacation, a business trip or any other reason would not be possible because of it's size and weight but this fit into the pocket of my coat. It's a little too big to fit into the back pocket of your jeans but it's size is still small.

Overall this is a wonderful dictionary and one that I personally used extensively during my year and France and now use it again while trying to teach my daughters to speak french (the memory fades a bit after 13 years!)

Special Note: This is a new updated French/English English/French dictionary released in 2005. Previously the last update was in 1980 so be sure if you're shopping around to get the new version vs. the old version.

35 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best small English/French dictionary out there A+, January 31, 2007

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Fitness maven "Kathryn" (Illinois) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Langenscheidt Pocket French Dictionary: French-English, English-French (Langenscheidt's Pocket Dictionaries) (French Edition) (Vinyl Bound)

I'm a college professor, and I both use this dictionary myself and highly encourage my students to buy it.

It is absolutely the BEST small French-English dictionary I've found, and has many features of larger dictionaries at a reasonable cost (it's also much longer lasting than plain paper back dictionaries, of which I"ve seen many ratty copies--missing 1/2 of the "a" section-- in my career). While some smaller dictionaries offer not much more than one-word definitions for terms (which lead to many mistranslations), Langenscheidt's offers numerous contextual examples that help students choose the correct word, and also shows many idiomatic expressions.

An A+!

(Note: Langenscheidt's offers many sizes of dictionaries. This review applies only to the one list-priced at $13 .95. Some of the smaller versions are as incomplete as other dictionaries).

32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best pocket french-english dict., November 20, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Langenscheidt's Pocket French Dictionary: French-English, English-French (Vinyl Edition) (Turtleback)

I've had this dictionary since high school and am still using it in University. It's great! The book cover IS different, plasticky. I've recently lost my copy and am now using a friend's Larousse French-English dictionary, it is not the same at all, the definitions are not as helpful, and it's bigger in size! go figure! So I guess I'll be buying a new copy now!