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Summary: Not all pocket dictionaries are created equal
Review: LA ROUSSE - even the French use it! I'm not being facetious! It's true! LA ROUSSE is great and this version is incredible! This has helped me through some situations where I never even thought would be able to help me. It is easy to navigate through and is so useful to any French scholar, new or seasoned.
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Summary: Not all pocket dictionaries are created equal
Review: LA ROUSSE - even the French use it! I'm not being facetious! It's true! LA ROUSSE is great and this version is incredible! This has helped me through some situations where I never even thought would be able to help me. It is easy to navigate through and is so useful to any French scholar, new or seasoned.
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Summary: Larousse: le meilleur dictionnaire de poche
Review: Larousse sets the standard for French dictionaries, no matter the size. This "nouveau dictionnaire de poche: français-anglais/anglais-français" (April 1999) is a quite good french-english/english-french pocket dictionary. However, for less than five dollars more one can obtain a better "pocket" Larousse (dictionnaire compact, January 2000), which is almost the same size (2/3 inch thicker). It is the same dictionary, but with 120,000 translations (instead of the 80,000 translations in this one). This smaller dictionary is also excellent for quick translations and has very up-to-date usages. As with any dictionary, keep an eye out for revised editions each year.
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Summary: Excellent portable dictionary
Review: The Larousse Pocket Dictionnaire is a good first dictionary for students of French. If you want full entries with the most colloquial phrases, or if you're going to do heavy translating, consider a larger dictionary. Plusses: It is a very convenient size: it literally fits in your pocket. It has 80.000+ words. Great price! Its french. Minuses: The cover will not hold up to heavy wear. There are no tabs-by-letter to help you quickly locate the area of the dictionary you're looking for (though its so compact this isn't really a problem).
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Summary: Excellent portable dictionary
Review: The Larousse Pocket Dictionnaire is a good first dictionary for students of French. If you want full entries with the most colloquial phrases, or if you're going to do heavy translating, consider a larger dictionary. Plusses: It is a very convenient size: it literally fits in your pocket. It has 80.000+ words. Great price! Its french. Minuses: The cover will not hold up to heavy wear. There are no tabs-by-letter to help you quickly locate the area of the dictionary you're looking for (though its so compact this isn't really a problem).
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Summary: LAROUSSE: Le meilleur éditeur français de dictionnaire
Review: This book is part of the LAROUSSE family of French Dictionaries. I own the entire series. This by far is the first buy for the French student. In the chart below, you will see how it stacks up. *** MINI Dictionary *** 40,000 Translations *** 0314 Pages *** Pocket Ditionary *** 80,000 Translations *** 0768 Pages *** Concise Dictionary *** 130,000 Translations *** 1290 Pages *** Advanced Dictionary *** 400,000 Translations *** 2232 Pages I omitted the unabridged dictionary because I believe it is being phased out by the advanced dictionary. This dictionary does NOT contain the most sought after body parts, phrases, and idioms. The larger dictionaries, and the Street French Dictionary and Thesaurus does. Furthermore, this dictionary will fit in a locker, and is not a mammoth like the Advanced Dictionary (recommended for college / Advanced Placement courses). This dictionary does not contain conjugations. This dictionary contains up-to-date coverage of contemporary French, the latest terminology, abbreviations, acronyms, and proper nouns. It is HIGHLY recommended for a first French dictionary.
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