Larousse Advanced Dictionary: French-English/English-French (Larousse Bilingual Dictionaries) (French Edition) [Hardcover]

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Book Description

ISBN-10: 2035420504 | ISBN-13: 978-2035420503 | Publication Date: September 1, 2005 | Edition: Blg Sub

This brand-new edition of the Larousse Advanced Dictionary is packed with new features, such as updated vocabulary in all subject areas, including technical, IT, and Internet terms; thousands of new example sentences to show correct usage; and an expanded encyclopedic supplement.
With more than 250,000 entries and 400,000 translations, as well as 24 pages of color illustrations, this comprehensive reference is chock full of information valuable to the advanced French learner. Other impressive features include • a new entry menu for longer entries summarizing the main translations of the term and allowing users to find the sense they are looking for quickly and easily • a special 64-page supplement (with 16 pages new to this edition) including • a communication guide with models of letters, faxes, and e-mails • theme pages covering weights and measures, typography rules, etc.
• a bilingual atlas • extensive coverage of Canadian, Belgian, and Swiss French • informative sidebars on French life and culture Going well beyond the scope of the average bilingual dictionary, this is the perfect all-around desk reference for anyone interested in French language and culture.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 1224 pages
• Publisher: Larousse Bilingual/French; Blg Sub edition (September 1, 2005)
• Language: French
• ISBN-10: 2035420504
• ISBN-13: 978-2035420503
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 7 x 3.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #889,409 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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73 of 75 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful reference., July 31, 2004

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TheBleuChef (Orlando, Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Larousse Advanced Dictionary: French-English/English-French (Larousse Bilingual Dictionaries) (French Edition) (Hardcover)

Larousse makes some absolutely wonderful reference texts. This dictionary is really amazing. When I was shopping for a French-English dictionary I considered Oxford and Webster, but Larousse completely won me over with it's shear depth. It has 250,000 words and phrases, and 400,000 translations. It also comes with 24 themed pages of illustrations along with some color maps. Larousse calls it a dictionary with an encyclopedic touch and I would have to agree with them.

42 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Eye-relief, September 8, 2005

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Brian Perry (South Bend, IN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Larousse Advanced Dictionary: French-English/English-French (Larousse Bilingual Dictionaries) (French Edition) (Hardcover)

Not much of an update over the 2004 edition. The colour plates are nice, and the bigger print is easier to read than the tiny print used in my 2003 edition. I own several French dictionaries and have found the Larousse Advanced the best for not only defining words but for providing examples of how those words are used in a variety of contexts. The sample sentences are often delightful springboards to other useful words to add to one's vocabulary. Highly recommended if you're passionate about French.

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Larousse Advanced Dictionary Eng-Fr Fr-Eng, August 27, 2006

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J. Chisholm (Wellington New Zealand) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Larousse Advanced Dictionary: French-English/English-French (Larousse Bilingual Dictionaries) (French Edition) (Hardcover)

When I was a teacher of French, my Larousse was a valued teaching aid, but before my retirement I gave it away as obsolete - there was no entry for computer! - and bought a soft-cover dictionary on nasty paper. Recently, with some reading to do in French, I located the 2005 Larousse Advanced Dictionary and have been delighted to receive it.
I am particularly impressed with the detail in definitions, with examples of usage; with the distiinction clearly made between UK and US usage; with the panels illustrating such topics as Les Menaces, La permission, Exprimer ses craintes; with the central pages giving examples of every kind of letter and postcard (formal and informal), CV and job application, postal address conventions etc; and with the detailed colour plates. It is a dictionary that repays time spent browsing...
I am left feeling that nobody does dictionaries as well as Larousse does. This would be an asset for any teacher of French (or French teacher of English) or school library. If only my earllier Larousse had been as detailed!