Product Description

Acclaimed by language professionals the world over, the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary leads the field. The dictionary is based on the statistical evidence of vast electronic databanks of real language, both written and spoken, making it the most comprehensive, reliable, and up-to-date dictionary of French and English available today. And now, it has even better coverage of the language, with improved treatment of acronyms and EU terminology, as well as thousands of new words in both English and French. The dictionary is a must for any serious student of the French language. It is tailored to the needs of the market in consultation with key academic advisors. This edition contains even more useful information for the language student abroad - sample bills and rent agreements help you orientate yourself in a new culture. Alternatively, it is an essential reference tool for the shelves of a second home. Now including one year's access to Oxford Language Dictionaries Online: French (while stocks last), the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary is the most complete and up-to-date dictionary of its size.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4578 in Books
• Published on: 2007-05-10
• Original language: English, French
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 1945 pages

From the Publisher
The ultimate back-to-university bilingual reference kit
from Oxford University Press.

From July 2009, Oxford's unabridged dictionaries in French, German, and Spanish include one year's access to Oxford's premium language dictionary service. With regular updates of new words, audio pronunciations, extra language learning help, and downloadable resources, these top-of-the-range dictionary and online bundles are the perfect solution for language students, lecturers, and professionals this term.

Customer Reviews

A Typeface to Enjoy
Oxford have topped the French-English dictionary charts with this latest offering. At last, a publisher has given some thought to we ageing profs who have to use bi-lingual dictionaries in our work. The font of the typeface is actually readable. It must be a first.

Another great idea is a grey printed tab for each letter of the alphabet which acts as a fast way into the dictionary without cretaing a tear-point like the old cut-out thumb indices. An interesting by-product is that at a glance you can see which letter of the alphabet is the most common first letter for French words.

What else do I like? Ah, yes the panel inserts with greater background info on modal auxiliaries, meaurement, time etc.

What haven't they done? Still no translation into English of what the verb parts mean in the beautifully clear verb tables at the back. Then again I don't know a grammar book or a dictionary that has realised how useful this would be to learners. When will a publisher think of this? que il eut ete aime

Five out of five for Oxford Hachette.

Excellent dictionary; better than Collins and cheaper too!
I bought this dictionary without really assessing the market because I trusted an Oxford dictionary to be the best. Since then I have used the equivilant Collins-Robert (CR) dictionary in school, and while that in itself is very good, I'm still glad that I bought Oxford-Hachette. The typeface is clear, it has a vast array of sample letters, bills, contracts etc. in the middle section to assist people such as students who are going to live in France, and most importantly it has a HUGE range of vocabulary. Despite being cheaper than CR, it actually appears thicker, and it also comes with an accurate pronunciation CD-ROM. There isn't much to choose between them in terms of vocab, but I'd choose Oxford-Hachette over Collins-Robert simply because of the many helpful extras and it being a bit cheaper.

Best dictionary you can get!
This is by far the best english-french dictionary you wil find. You will never want to replace it. Highly recommended!