1001 Easy French Phrases


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More than 1,000 basic phrases for fast, effective communication include expressions for dining, shopping, transportation, and other situations. Designed for quick reference and easy study. A phonetic pronunciation guide accompanies each phrase.




1001 Most Useful French Words


Book Description

This practical, inexpensive volume features over 1,000 common French words, each accompanied by a French sentence demonstrating proper usage. Also included are definitions arranged by such categories as family, food, numbers, and more. (These words are not repeated in the alphabetical section.) A page of Vocabulary Tips explains how to easily recognize hundreds of French/English cognates.




1001 Most Useful French Words NEW EDITION


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Up-to-date entries cover technology terms, and sections on vocabulary and grammar offer helpful tips. Each word is accompanied by a brief definition, a sentence demonstrating proper usage, and a translation.




Easy French Phrase Book NEW EDITION


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Up-to-date reference, organized for quick access to phrases related to greetings, transportation, shopping, emergencies, and other common circumstances. Over 700 entries include terms for modern telecommunications, idioms, and slang. Phonetic pronunciations accompany phrases.




1001 Easy Italian Phrases


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Tourists, business travelers, and students will appreciate this easy-to-use phrase book. Completely up to date with terms for everything from technology to current slang, it features words, phrases, and sentences for cell phones, computers, and social networking; travel and transportation; shopping; dining; medical and emergency situations; and more. Includes sections on grammar and pronunciation.




Nineteenth-Century French Short Stories (Dual-Language)


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French text and English translations on facing pages of six stories: Merimée's Mateo Falcone, Nerval's Sylvie, Daudet's La mule du Pape, Flaubert's Hérodias, Zola's L’attaque du moulin,, de Maupassant's Mademoiselle Perle.




Pleasures and Days and "Memory" / Les Plaisirs Et Les Jours Et "Souvenir" Short Stories by Marcel Proust


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Set amid the salon society of fin-de-siècle Paris, these captivating tales offer satirical and moving depictions of metropolitan life. Proust's stunning debut chronicles the lives, loves, manners, and motivations of a fascinating cast of characters. These philosophical reflections, brief narratives, and prose poems established the 22-year-old author as a remarkable collector of exquisitely poignant sensations and recollections. Appropriate for intermediate-level students of French, this dual-language volume is equally suited to classroom use and to independent study. New English translations appear on pages facing the original French text. Readers will find this volume a fascinating introduction to the works of a key figure of French literature as well as a valuable aid to mastering one of the world's most enchanting languages. Dover (2014) original publication.




Listen & Learn Italian


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This language-learning system offers the chance to quickly and efficiently develop the practical Italian needed for travel. 2 CDs with 90 minutes of material feature phrases and sentences spoken first in English and then in Italian, followed by a pause for repetition. The accompanying 80-page manual contains each word and phrase on the CDs.




1001 Easy German Phrases


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The easy way to learn the most common words and phrases, this up-to-date reference incorporates terms related to computers, cell phones, and other digital technology, along with slang and other 21st-century vernacular. In addition to handy sections on grammar and pronunciation, it features quick charts of numbers, times, dates, seasons, and more.




1001 Most Useful Spanish Words NEW EDITION


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Each word is accompanied by a brief definition, a sentence demonstrating proper usage, and a translation. Up-to-date entries cover technology terms, and sections on vocabulary and grammar offer helpful tips.