Harrap's French and English Pocket Dictionary


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You will always know the right word thanks to this bestselling bilingual dictionary, now revised and updated Harrap's dictionaries are the bestselling bilingual references in the French-speaking world. Although small in size, Harrap's French and English Pocket Dictionary covers everything you look for in a portable reference. Here you will find more than 120,000 references and translations as well as colloquial and idiomatic language, French verb tables, grammar, and a conversation guide. This pocket dictionary has the most up-to-date additions to French to reflect our mobile world. And its exceptionally clear, user-friendly layout makes it easy for you to find what you need quickly. Harrap's French and English Pocket Dictionary also offers: Key French-Canadian terms An extensive guide to everyday conversations that includes telling time, using the telephone, and more An overview of French grammar Great for school or the workplace, Harrap's French and English Pocket Dictionary will be your French bilingual reference of choice for its ease of use and breadth of coverage.




Harrap's Spanish and English Pocket Dictionary


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The ideal portable reference for beginners or intermediate learners of Spanish Harrap’s Spanish and English Pocket Dictionary is the most comprehensive portable dictionary available today. Fully revised and up-to-date, this authoritative reference features more than 57,000 references, 90,000 translations, and thorough coverage of Latin American Spanish. Concise and exceptionally easy to use, it’s the perfect dictionary for use at home or in school. In addition, this highly accessible guide: Covers hundreds of new words and expressions, including slang, colloquial usage, technical language, and Internet terms Provides numerous usage notes to help users avoid translation pitfalls Includes a handy guide to Spanish verbs Uses Harrap’s extensive language databases and large-scale reading programs to guarantee thorough coverage of all areas of vocabulary and monitor new words




Little Oxford English Dictionary


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Packed with more than 107,000 definitions, the revised and updated edition of this popular, portable dictionary is completely up to date in its coverage.




Harrap's Chambers Pocket Dictionary


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The Harrap's Chambers Pocket dictionary is fully up-to-date and relevant to the modern world, and gives all users practical help with every day english. Over 130,000 references and definitions Exceptionally wide coverage of everyday English Generous treatment of terms from science, technology and computing. Hundreds of usage notes give extra help for using English effectively. Hundreds of word histories explain where words come from. Easy-to-use with a clear and attractive layout.




Harrap's Spanish and English Pocket Dictionary


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The most up-to-date Spanish dictionary on the market, now featuring hundreds of new words and expressions Harrap's Spanish and English Dictionary, Second Edition, is the most comprehensive pocket Spanish reference available. Among the more than 90,000 references and translations are hundreds of new words and expressions, including Internet terms. It features wide coverage of idiomatic Spanish, hundreds of boxed notes on items of cultural interest, and a special section on all forms of written communication in Spanish.




Merriam-Webster's Pocket Dictionary


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A perfect dictionary for quick, on-the-go language reference features 40,000 entries as well as clear, concise, definitions, variant spellings, and pronunciations. Includes a brief guide to punctuation.




The Oxford Dictionary of Difficult Words


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"Features more than 10,000 entries that focus exclusively on words that, while outside most people's working vocabulary, are often encountered in literature, in technical writings such as computing or medical terminology, and in such diverse subject areas as law, philosophy, and art. Special attention is given to easily confused or closely related words. Usage notes are provided to ensure that readers know how to integrate these words into their vocabularies for more precision and power in speech and writing."--Back cover.




Harrap's French and English Dictionary


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Harrap Dictionaries--the bestselling French dictionaries in the French-speaking world now available in the U.S.! Developed by the maker of the most popular dictionaries in the French-speaking world, this is the most authoritative bilingual reference of French and English now available in the States. Fully up-to-date with hundreds of new words and expressions--from information superhighway (inforoute) to mobile phone (portable) to car-pooling (covoiturage)--this comprehensive dictionary features more than 70,000 references and 100,000 translations, a guide to French verbs, and thorough coverage of slang, colloquial usage, technical language, and Internet terms. Also included are essential notes to help users avoid translation errors. Harrap's extensive language databases have been utilized to guarantee thorough coverage of all areas of vocabulary.