Acclaimed by language professionals the world over, the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary leads the field. The dictionary is based on the statistical evidence of vast electronic databanks of real language, both written and spoken, making it the most comprehensive, reliable, and up-to-date dictionary of French and English available today. And now, it has even better coverage of the language, with improved treatment of acronyms and EU terminology, as well as thousands of new words in bothEnglish and French. The dictionary is a must for any serious student of the French language. It is tailored to the needs of the market in consultation with key academic advisors. This edition contains even more useful information for the language student abroad - sample bills and rent agreements help you orientate yourself in a new culture. Alternatively, it is an essential reference tool for the shelves of a second home. It is the most up-to-date and complete French dictionary of its size.
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`Review from previous edition Provides a wonderfully clear snapshot of two cultures.' The Guardian
`Revolutionary ... Best of all ... are the explanations of French idioms' The Independent
`Better design and increased readability ... the sign-posting is better differentiated from the text, and the eye finds its way more easily through the pages ... excellent cultural information' French Language Studies
`The vocabulary is very full and up to date... The new layout with the headwords in colour is excellent. The fuller section on effective communication is also excellent. So the new edition [of the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary] builds very effectively on the good features of the earlier version. I shall certainly recommend it to my students.' Michael Moriarty, School of Modern Languages, Queen Mary, University of London
`Revolutionary ... Best of all ... are the explanations of French idioms' The Independent
`Better design and increased readability ... the sign-posting is better differentiated from the text, and the eye finds its way more easily through the pages ... excellent cultural information' French Language Studies
`The vocabulary is very full and up to date... The new layout with the headwords in colour is excellent. The fuller section on effective communication is also excellent. So the new edition [of the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary] builds very effectively on the good features of the earlier version. I shall certainly recommend it to my students.' Michael Moriarty, School of Modern Languages, Queen Mary, University of London
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Marie-Héléne Corréard is a highly experienced lexicographer who also edited the original edition.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent and well thought out dictionary; too much added material that will soon become dated
May 11 2013
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The actual dictionary is well done (and beautifully printed and bound in Italy). In my view the inculturation materials, such as how to live in England if you are a French citizen and how to live in France if you are English, would have been better provided in an online form because such information very quickly becomes out of date.
The choice of vocabulary and idioms is first-rate. If you find online French-English and English-French dictionaries frustrating and your French is not quite up to a French-only dictionary such as the various Robert editions, this is a very good choice.
The choice of vocabulary and idioms is first-rate. If you find online French-English and English-French dictionaries frustrating and your French is not quite up to a French-only dictionary such as the various Robert editions, this is a very good choice.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
The OXFORD HACHETTE bilingual dictionary is a superlative work. I am using the 1997 edition and it serves me well as a language enthusiast and a translator. It provides many, many different examples of translations, always easy to find and in the idiomatic language. In the French-English section for instance, the development given under the word TEMPS is just oustanding. One learns new ways of saying things: "Ils sont cruels, témoin le massacre de tout un village." - "They are cruel, as evidenced by the massacre of an entire village." This was interesting: "They have been badly serviced by their advisors" -"Les conseillers ne leur ont pas été trÃs utiles." The various encyclopedic features such as the subject and grammar boxes are very useful. One would have liked a more North American approach, or even Canadian, but that does not distract from the overall quality. It is interesting to find a word such as DÉPANNEUR (convenience store), while one cannot find GUIGNOLÉE or BANC DE NEIGE. It is a modern dictionary, with equivalents given for email (one slight mistake there... MESSAGE PRÉCÉDENT given as NEXT) and such things. Verbs, model letters, etc. One would have liked the use of colour, but the dictionary is still well presented. I have used the Harrap's Shorter and I have the Collins Robert on CD-ROM. This is equal to any of them, it is perhaps even superior. Do not hesitate to buy it.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
More definitions than you will ever need. Many examples so that you can understand how each word is used. The examples also bring out subtleties of meaning that should help you avoid making a fool of yourself. Many insets and extras. So thorough that you won't have to spend money on an army of books for conjugations, idioms etc. Don't get me wrong, this is not a complete stand-alone guide to the French language (who could lift it), but it is a damned good start.
Five stars means that I don't see how this could be any better.
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The vocabulary is very full and up to date. The new layout with the headwords in colour is excellent. The fuller section on effective communication is also excellent. Read more
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Outstanding reference work
This is everything a bilingual dictionary should be. Simply the best French/English dictionary out there. I'm really impressed.
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