Webster's New World French Dictionary: French/English English/French [Paperback]

Beryl T. Atkins (Author), Alain Duval (Author), H?l?ne M.A. Lewis (Author), Rosemary C. Milne (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 15, 1992 | ISBN-10: 0139536132 | ISBN-13: 978-0139536137 | Edition: Concise Edition

Compiled in collaboration with a team of expert linguists, the Webster's New World concise bilingual dictionaries are the perfect choice for beginning students and advanced speakers as well. Comprehensive and authoritative, yet clear and concise, the dictionaries offer a full array of features, as well as wide-ranging coverage of current expressions. Long-standing favorites in hardcover, the dictionaries will continue to be standard references for years to come -- especially now that they are available in unabridged paperback editions.

• More than 100,000 words, giving wide-ranging coverage of current terms and expressions.
• Detailed definitions so the user can understand and translate idiomatically.
• Extensive examples of usage, showing how translations of words can vary according to context.
• Verb tables, including irregular verbs
• Cross-references from every verb to the appropriate verb table

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Webster's New World^™ French Dictionary French/English ■ English/French Concise Edition The combination of extensive coverage and outstanding clarity, simplicity and economy makes this dictionary ideal for home, school and office use.

• Extensive Coverage—The most frequently used words in both languages are detailed, helping the user to understand and to translate idiomatically.
• Examples of Usage—Thousands of phrases show how the meanings of words can vary in different contexts.
• Special Features—Other aids include pronunciation guides, comprehensive French verb tables and full treatment of English phrasal verbs.

Also available: Webster's New World^™ German Dictionary (Concise Edition) Webster's New World^™ Italian Dictionary (Concise Edition) Webster's New World^™ Spanish Dictionary (Concise Edition)

Product Details

• Paperback: 536 pages
• Publisher: Webster's New World; Concise Edition edition (January 15, 1992)
• Language: French
• ISBN-10: 0139536132
• ISBN-13: 978-0139536137
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #468,898 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Webster's New World French-English English-French Dictionary, November 22, 2000

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This review is from: Webster's New World French Dictionary: French/English English/French (Paperback)

I teach French I, II, III, and IV. I highly recommend this dictionary as the primary dictionary for all of my students, and require it as basic equipment after the 2nd year. Even though I have a number of French dictionaries on the shelf, this one is the first I reach for. The entries are extremely well organized and clearly notated. They give comprehensive coverage of all usages of the word, shades of meaning, and a wide variety of idiomatic expressions. The print is easy to read, the pages and the binding, sturdy. This is not a pocket dictionary by any means, but I can't think of a better way to spend $10.00 if you are looking for a dictionary that will give your students a solid foundation in the skills needed to explore and enjoy the linguistic mysteries of a new language.

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars You can do better., May 26, 2001

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Morton K. Brussel "MKB" (Urbana, Illinois USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Webster's New World French Dictionary: French/English English/French (Paperback)

This dictionary is derived from a Robert-Collins dictionary. I found its layout/print to be somewhat crowded, and in a cursory usage I found missing words and meanings listed not in the logical order of their roots. Examples: The word "ondoyer" was missing, although "onde" was not, I could not find the word "tire-bouton", and the meaning of "s'abîmer" (to become spoiled or damaged) was cited before the meaning "to plunge to the depths", derived from the noun "abîme" (abyss, gulf or chasm ). I have used many French-English dictionaries. I find this one quite average. The older (1989 edition) and smaller dictionary by Steiner seems to be a better value despite its lesser comprehensiveness, and the larger but still compact Larousse Standard Dictionary (1994) seems far superior in layout and content. Perhaps the publishers believe that this dictionary could find an intermediate niche between the two former dictionaries. I emphasize that these faults were found in a brief examination, but it is a bad sign that out of the very few words looked up, a large fraction (about 30%!) were not satisfactorily defined or organized as to meaning.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the finest dictionaries on the shelves, April 19, 2001

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This review is from: Webster's New World French Dictionary: French/English English/French (Paperback)

This dictionary offers a comprehensive look into the language like no other of the same price. Not only is the dictionary complete as far as vocabulary goes, but it also offers a multitude of meanings and phrases using the particular word. Beyond that it is complete with full grammatical references of the word AND the standard phonetic spelling (a feature I find particularly useful).