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Book cover image of Collins French Concise Dictionary by Harpercollins Publishers

Authors: Harpercollins Publishers
ISBN-13: 9780061141829, ISBN-10: 0061141828
Format: Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Date Published: June 2007
Edition: Concise

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Author Biography: Harpercollins Publishers

HarperCollins Publishers is one of the world's leading English-language publishers with headquarters in New York. The company is part of News America Publishing Group, a division of News Corporation. The house of Mark Twain, the Bronte Sisters, Thackeray, Dickens, John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Maurice Sendak, HarperCollins was founded in New York City in 1817 by the brothers James and John Harper. The worldwide book group, which was formed following News Corporation's acquisition of the British publisher William Collins in January 1990, has significant publishing interests in the U.S., Canada, the U.K. and Australia.

Book Synopsis

Practical, user-friendly, comprehensive

The Collins French Concise Dictionary offers up-to-date coverage of contemporary French—from reality TV to text message, internaute to malbouffe

New two-color format allows easy access to the entry word you are looking for

Special entries throughout highlight various aspects of French life and culture

Exclusive keyword feature provides additional help with translating the most essential vocabulary

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

Table of Contents

Introductionvi
Abbreviations used in the dictionaryviii
Phonetic symbolsx
French verb formsxii
Numbersxiv
Time and datexvi
French-English453
English-French877
Using the Grammar
Contents4
Grammar255

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