Collins-Robert French Dictionary

Although aimed mainly at advanced learners or professional users such as translators, I would recommend this dictionary to any serious learner of the French language, partly because of the informative central section, but also because it will show you the correct word to use where there are several possibilities. Brits who emigrate to France or have second homes there will find a wealth of material to make life easier if they are not already fluent in the language. The introduction explains how to use the dictionary and recognise synonyms, parts of speech, letters for different meanings ... more

...is a rather rude way of saying something a little bit ruder than "He's as thick as two short planks!" and is just one of a number of class locutions for uttering to lecturers, French Assistants, teachers, exchange families etc... at you disposal in this dictionary. For anyone studying French past GCSE Level, then this dictionary is undoubtedly going to be on a recommended list of dictionary, perhaps only facing competition from a dictionary published by the Oxford University Press. I used various editions of this dictionary for French A Level and a French Degree, as well as a base for ... more

For my first opinion in English, I wanted to talk about a very useful* things for a French girl like me, who try to write something in English, the dictionary Robert & Collins French/English unabridged* (fifth edition). I had a little dictionary, it had enough translation for travelling. But in high-school I’m in a literature course* where languages are very important* so I bought the Robert & Collins French/English unabridged* and it is for me a good help. This dictionary count more than 2 000 pages and about 600 000 translations. It begins with “How to use the dictionary” ... more

courgette's life episode 78 694 "courgette tries to writte an opinion in English". Once you've managed to be known in your own country your fisrt wish is to become internationaly famous. The frontiers are my prison (the first one who finds in which song I've extracted this words wins his/her weight of French "baguette"). Lucky you!!! I've decided to cross the chanel so you can discover my wit and my fabulous style. First problem: it's a pin in the a.. neck to writte in English (this is the first familiar expression in English we learn at school here). Hopefully (1 p or 2?), I have my best ... more