Authors: Harpercollins Publishers
ISBN-13: 9780061141829, ISBN-10: 0061141828
Format: Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Date Published: June 2007
Edition: Concise
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The Collins French Concise Dictionary offers up-to-date coverage of contemporary French—from reality TV to text message, internaute to malbouffe
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Special entries throughout highlight various aspects of French life and culture
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Extra help with grammar:
Extensive examples are given for grammatical constructions and idiomatic usage
Step-by-step guide to French grammar includes hundreds of examples
Introduction | vi | |
Abbreviations used in the dictionary | viii | |
Phonetic symbols | x | |
French verb forms | xii | |
Numbers | xiv | |
Time and date | xvi | |
French-English | 453 | |
English-French | 877 | |
Using the Grammar | ||
Contents | 4 | |
Grammar | 255 |