Langenscheidt's Compact French Dictionary: French-English English-French (Langenscheidt's Compact Dictionary) (French Edition) [Paperback]

Kenneth Urwin (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1585733695 | ISBN-13: 978-1585733699 | Publication Date: March 30, 1989 | Edition: Min

Langenscheidt Compact Dictionary French-English/English-French: Over 80,000 references *Modern vocabulary *Full pronunciation and grammar details *French conjugation tables *Common Abbreviations, Weights and Measures *The comprehensive reference work in a convenient size

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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

• Paperback: 1277 pages
• Publisher: Langenscheidt; Min edition (March 30, 1989)
• Language: French
• ISBN-10: 1585733695
• ISBN-13: 978-1585733699
• Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 3.7 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,329,060 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars super little dictionary, July 21, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Langenscheidt's Compact French Dictionary: French-English English-French (Langenscheidt's Compact Dictionary) (French Edition) (Paperback)

For a small French English dictionary, this is clearly the best. It has the same content as the slightly larger "standard" version, but is easier to flip through because of its pliable, high quality, soft cover (not plastic). The paper is much better than you will find in the other dictionaries of this type. The definitions are clearly superior in detail than those offered by Collins/Robert, Larousse, and Oxford Hachette, and are particularly useful for those with an interest in 19th century literature.

I have most of the major French-English dictionaries (mult-volume large and small). For practical everyday use, trudging through a French novel without having to guess at the meaning of a word, this is my recommendation.

NOTE: the print is very small and may not be appropriate for some readers. There I recommend the "standard" version.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars super little dictionary, July 21, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Langenscheidt's Compact French Dictionary: French-English English-French (Langenscheidt's Compact Dictionary) (French Edition) (Paperback)

For a small French English dictionary, this is clearly the best. It has the same content as the slightly larger "standard" version, but is easier to flip through because of its pliable, high quality, soft cover (not plastic). The paper is much better than you will find in the other dictionaries of this type. The definitions are clearly superior in detail than those offered by Collins/Robert, Larousse, and Oxford Hachette, and are particularly useful for those with an interest in 19th century literature.

I have most of the major French-English dictionaries (mult-volume large and small). For practical everyday use, trudging through a French novel without having to guess at the meaning of a word, this is my recommendation.

NOTE: the print is very small and may not be appropriate for some readers. There I recommend the "standard" version.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Like duct tape, September 6, 2006

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This review is from: Langenscheidt's Compact French Dictionary: French-English English-French (Langenscheidt's Compact Dictionary) (French Edition) (Paperback)

The signature yellow LANGENSCHEIDT dictionaries are like duct tape for students and others who need to have a tough, mobile, dependable bilingual dictionary that sticks to the basics without being primitive.

It meets the need in French as well as it does in German and other mainstream academic languages.

You don't want the compact LANGENSCHEIDT for home or office use, but it's perfect for taking to class, on the train, etc.

LANGENSCHEIDT quality speaks for itself, and is consistent across the range of languages its dictionaries cover.

You can't get a better compact bilingual dictionary.