Webster's New Worldtm French Dictionary: French/English English/French

by Beryl T. Atkins and Alain Duval

Compiled in collaboration with a team of expert linguists, the Webster's New World concise bilingual dictionaries are the perfect choice for beginning students and advanced speakers as well. Comprehensive and authoritative, yet clear and concise, the dictionaries offer a full array of features, as well as wide-ranging coverage of current expressions. Long-standing favorites in hardcover, the dictionaries will continue to be standard references for...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0139536132
• ISBN13: 9780139536137
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Webster's New World
• Length: 960 Pages
• Weight: 1.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 5.3" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Great!

Excellent dictionary. Includes international phonetic alphabet (IPA) transcriptions as well.

Le Meilleur

This is one of the best concise French-English / English-French dictionaries available. It is small enough to be portable while large enough to be complete. The dictionary lacks a fair bit of culinary and other specialty vocabulary, but I don't expect such minutiae from a dictionary this size. Entries are easy to read, and phrases are not difficult to find. The Webster's New World is my primary foreign language dictionary, and I am rarely disappointed by it.

Finest paperback french dictionary.

Although, I am always looking for a better dictionary, I have been very pleased with this one. It rates better than the larousse, which is also a good dictionary. The other dictionaries should not even be consulted...I think the french department at OSU recommends this one. It does matter what dictionary you are using. What I like about this one is that it seems to be equally french and english rather than just an english perspective on French. Therefore it is easier to translate back and forth rather than in just one direction, presumably French to English.

One of the finest dictionaries on the shelves

This dictionary offers a comprehensive look into the language like no other of the same price. Not only is the dictionary complete as far as vocabulary goes, but it also offers a multitude of meanings and phrases using the particular word. Beyond that it is complete with full grammatical references of the word AND the standard phonetic spelling (a feature I find particularly useful).

Webster's New World French-English English-French Dictionary

I teach French I, II, III, and IV. I highly recommend this dictionary as the primary dictionary for all of my students, and require it as basic equipment after the 2nd year. Even though I have a number of French dictionaries on the shelf, this one is the first I reach for. The entries are extremely well organized and clearly notated. They give comprehensive coverage of all usages of the word, shades of meaning, and a wide variety of idiomatic expressions. The print is easy to read, the pages and the binding, sturdy. This is not a pocket dictionary by any means, but I can't think of a better way to spend $10.00 if you are looking for a dictionary that will give your students a solid foundation in the skills needed to explore and enjoy the linguistic mysteries of a new language.