Larousse Pocket Dictionary: French-English/English-French (French Edition) (Paperback)

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Editorial Reviews

Product Description
The revised and updated edition of the Larousse Pocket Dictionary: French-English / English-French is the ideal companion for those who wish to understand and speak everyday French. This latest edition features a brand-new guide to using the dictionary, making this already easy-to-use reference even better.
Easy to carry or to tuck into a suitcase, this handy reference includes
• more than 55,000 entries with 80,000 translations
• updated vocabulary in all subject areas
• usage examples showing words in context to ensure accurate
translation and give a clear picture of how they are used
• idioms, abbreviations, and acronyms
• a helpful pronunciation guide
An attractive price and a portable pocket format make this dictionary ideal for students and travelers.

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

• Paperback: 768 pages
• Publisher: Larousse; Blg Sub edition (April 30, 2003)
• Language: French
• ISBN-10: 2035420105
• ISBN-13: 978-2035420107
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.3 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #129,958 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Compact French Dictionary Available..., May 17, 2006

By	Charles Eddy (Shreveport, LA) - See all my reviews

When I say compact, of course, I mean that it's not heavy. It's the size of a normal mass-market paperback, but it has pretty much any word you'll need on a normal basis. When I'm reading French internet articles or sitting down with one of the Harry Potter books in French, I can find just about anything necessary. Once in a while I'll have to check my massive Oxford-Hachette, but this is really a steal at $6.

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Okay for travelling students and reading the newspaper. Bad otherwise., January 26, 2006

By	Sanfedisti (Marsala, Sicilia) - See all my reviews

I'm studying in Switzerland right now. I came to this country because it has 4 official languages, and I'm studying two of them. What that means for me is a massive backpack, and thus, when I went to purchase a French dictionary, I chose a Pocket-size one - in this case, the Larousse.

While its bigger brothers may be good dictionaries, this cut-down version contains literal translations of words and very little if any contextual information. Even if you know the word, the 1-to-1 match-up game doesn't work in learning foreign languages, and that's where this dictionary can lead.

I think it's most useful for reading the journal, esp. for students who have Romance Language background and simply need to know what a word is but have the capacity to put it into context. All and all, not a bad reference text, but nothing exciting.

One plus is that there is a black lining to distinguish the French from the English section, and there are over 80,000 translations contained in a relatively small, portable format.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, September 8, 2005

By	Brian Perry (South Bend, IN) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

A rather disappointing compact version of the much better larger format Larousse dictionary. I bought it for travel purposes, and was alarmed at how many French words I encountered on signs, in newspapers and elsewhere which were not in this dictionary. If you're serious about the language, this pocket dictionary is less than satisfying. Even for casual references, I found it less than helpful.