Offers the user a guide to communicating in French. This work is useful for learners of French of various ages. It gives you the phrases you need in order to communicate effectively in natural French. There are many examples to show how French is really used.
This edition has been fully revised to include thousands of the latest buzz and hi-tech words, as well as new meanings from the Bank of English. It includes a much wider and richer range of words than ever before, including regional and dialect words, and coverage of World English.
Helps visitors to England, be they English speakers or not, to understand the natives. This title covers everything from catchphrases to rhyming slang, from cultural references to truncated idioms, from Whittington to Del Boy and beyond.
A Dictionary of Modern English Usage is a style guide to British English usage, pronunciation, and writing. It covers topics such as plurals and literary technique, distinctions among like words (homonyms and synonyms), and the use of foreign terms. This book is intended for general; students and teachers of English; anyone wanting guidance on the correct use of English.
With over 80,000 references and 115,000 translations, this revised and updated dictionary covers up-to-date vocabulary, including business and computing terms. New features include treatment of frequently-used words in Spanish and English and entries explaining aspects of Spanish culture. The clear new typography makes this text easier to consult than the first edition. In addition, this dictionary retains full coverage of today's spoken and written language, thousands of constructions and idiomatic phrases, clear signposting of meanings and style level, help with pronunciation and hundreds of widely-used abbreviations and acronyms explained and translated.
This ninth edition includes the latest vocabulary from a wide range of fields, including the Internet, computing and business. Further help for the user is provided by new lexical and grammatical notes tackling classic translation problems. Ideal for advanced learners of Spanish.