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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100198614225

ISBN-139780198614227

eBay Product ID (ePID)57093693

Product Key Features

Number of Pages2080 Pages

Publication NameOxford-Hachette French Dictionary

LanguageEnglish

SubjectDictionaries, French

Publication Year2007

FeaturesRevised

TypeNot Available

Subject AreaForeign Language Study, Reference

AuthorOxford Oxford Languages

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height2.9 in

Item Weight107.2 Oz

Item Length10.4 in

Item Width7.8 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number4

LCCN2007-014213

Dewey Edition22

Reviews"All types of libraries and students, along with those contemplating living or working in Anglophone and Francophone countries, will benefit from this dictionary....Highly recommended. All levels."--CHOICE "A well-thought-out and -executed bilingual dictionary. Easily accessible with colored, alphabetic markings, the entries provide a wealth of information and examples to the user....The work is a worthwhile addition to any library or private reference collection, especially considering the price."--American Reference Books Annual "You can never have too many langauge dictionaries but some are better than others, and if I had to choose one, it would be the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary. Any library supporting French langauge studies needs to provide this reference work to its public."--Against the Grain, '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 earlierversion. I shall certainly recommend it to my students.'Michael Moriarty, School of Modern Languages, Queen Mary, University of London, '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, "All types of libraries and students, along with those contemplating living or working in Anglophone and Francophone countries, will benefit from this dictionary....Highly recommended. All levels."--CHOICE"A well-thought-out and -executed bilingual dictionary. Easily accessible with colored, alphabetic markings, the entries provide a wealth of information and examples to the user....The work is a worthwhile addition to any library or private reference collection, especially considering the price."--American Reference Books Annual"You can never have too many langauge dictionaries but some are better than others, and if I had to choose one, it would be the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary. Any library supporting French langauge studies needs to provide this reference work to its public."--Against the Grain, "All types of libraries and students, along with those contemplating living or working in Anglophone and Francophone countries, will benefit from this dictionary....Highly recommended. All levels."-- CHOICE "A well-thought-out and -executed bilingual dictionary. Easily accessible with colored, alphabetic markings, the entries provide a wealth of information and examples to the user....The work is a worthwhile addition to any library or private reference collection, especially considering the price."-- American Reference Books Annual "You can never have too many langauge dictionaries but some are better than others, and if I had to choose one, it would be the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary . Any library supporting French langauge studies needs to provide this reference work to its public."-- Against the Grain, "All types of libraries and students, along with those contemplating living or working in Anglophone and Francophone countries, will benefit from this dictionary....Highly recommended. All levels."--CHOICE "A well-thought-out and -executed bilingual dictionary. Easily accessible with colored, alphabetic markings, the entries provide a wealth of information and examples to the user....The work is a worthwhile addition to any library or private reference collection, especially considering the price."--American Reference Books Annual "You can never have too many langauge dictionaries but some are better than others, and if I had to choose one, it would be theOxford-Hachette French Dictionary. Any library supporting French langauge studies needs to provide this reference work to its public."--Against the Grain, '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'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

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal443.21

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

Intended AudienceTrade

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LC Classification NumberPC2640