Larousse Pocket Student Dictionary French-English/ English-French (French Edition) [Paperback]

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Book Description

Publication Date: May 27, 2005 | Series: Larousse Pocket Student Dictionary

Tailored specifically to the needs of students, these portable paperback dictionaries are the ideal companions for anyone beginning to learn Spanish or French.

With its student-friendly features and compact paperback format, the Larousse Pocket Student Dictionary is an invaluable tool for beginning language learners and teachers. Available in both Spanish-English and French-English editions, the Larousse Pocket Student Dictionary offers a clear layout and eye-catching design that make the dictionary fun to browse and easy to use. The vocabulary has been adapted specifically to the needs of students, and thousands of examples show words used in context.

The dictionary features:

• 20,000 words and phrases with 45,000 translations

• no confusing abbreviations—parts of speech and noun genders are given in full

• boxed entries on aspects of life and culture in Spanish-speaking or French-speaking countries • warning boxes for false cognates

• grammar notes to explain common difficulties when learning a new language

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About the Author

The Larousse editorial team includes many language and reference experts based in countries around the world. In this way the linguistic team keeps it's finger on the pulse of living languages as spoken by the native language speakers of these countries.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 12 and up
  
• Paperback: 768 pages
• Publisher: Larousse Bilingual/French; Bilingual edition (May 27, 2005)
• Language: French
• ISBN-10: 2035421209
• ISBN-13: 978-2035421203
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,138,980 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for New French Students!!!!, January 5, 2007

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Suzanne Graf "Suz Graf" (Chicago, IL, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Larousse Pocket Student Dictionary French-English/ English-French (French Edition) (Paperback)

This dictionary is great for beginners!

It provides literal translations like all language dictionaries, but also provides examples of how to use it in a sentence. Usually each word has 2 or 3 example phrases or sentences.

The best part is that the examples usually express what you are trying to say anyway. For example, if you were to look up umbrella. It may provide the example, "It looks like it's going to rain. You should take your umbrella." ...or if you looked up the word price, it would say "What is the price of this item?" This is very helpful for two reasons. Not only does it provide other complimentary words, but it gives you the context in how it should be used. i.e., As the sentence structure is different in French, you will not only learn the meaning of the word, but also how to use it properly.

I spent 7 weeks in Paris taking intensive French lessons. This light weight dictionary was my bible for the first several weeks. However, as you become more advanced, it may not contain all the difficult words you want. At that time you may need to graduate to a regular dictionary. ...but for beginner and intermediate level, this is a great start. I didn't outgrow it until 5 or 6 weeks into intensive daily French lessons.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars do not buy this dictionary, September 1, 2010

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natalie laneve (ATHENS, GA, US) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Larousse Pocket Student Dictionary French-English/ English-French (French Edition) (Paperback)

my old dictionary just broke so i bought this one because it had good reviews. absolutely false. i'm furious. i just received this yesterday, and i'm sitting here trying to do my french homework and absolutely NONE of the words i need are in this book. maybe this would work for a beginner who doesn't need to know any important words in the french language, but if you've taken more than a year of french forget this dictionary. it's absolutely worthless. the title should say dictionary for beginners. even the print makes it look like it's for 10 year olds.

3.0 out of 5 stars Not the most user-friendly, April 3, 2010

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pleinelune (Southwest US) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Larousse Pocket Student Dictionary French-English/ English-French (French Edition) (Paperback)

Actually just a regular pocket french dictionary works better for me. I didn't think the lay out was all that handy.