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The Firefly French/English Visual Dictionary

by (author) Jean-Claude Corbeil & Ariane Archambault

Publisher
Firefly Books
Initial publish date
Aug 2004
Category
Dictionaries, French, English as a Second Language
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781554077151
    Publish Date
    Aug 2010
    List Price
    $35.00
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781552979501
    Publish Date
    Aug 2004
    List Price
    $35.00

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Description

28,000 terms illustrated with 4,800 colorful pictures.

The Firefly French/English Visual Dictionary is an unparalleled reference to the world around us and an indispensable tool for language education. Its 4,800 full-color illustrations show what other dictionaries can only describe in black-and-white text. From the parts of a honeybee to the parts of a bulldozer, the scope and depth are immense.

There are 28,000 terms and phrases revealed in detailed lifelike illustrations that make identification quick and accurate. French terms are identified by gender, and two indexes make it fast and easy to find a term in either language. The 600 subjects are organized into 17 color-coded sections:

  • Astronomy
  • House
  • Earth
  • Clothing
  • Vegetable kingdom
  • Arts and architecture
  • Animal kingdom
  • Communications and office automation
  • Human being
  • Food and kitchen
  • Transport and machinery
  • Do-it-yourself and gardening
  • Energy
  • Science
  • Personal Adornment and articles
  • Society
  • Sports and games.

This reference is perfect for school, work or travel. For anyone learning French or English as a second language, The Firefly French/English Visual Dictionary is fun, accurate, easy and fast.

 

About the authors

Jean-Claude Corbeil est l'un des grands linguistes québécois et son rôle dans l'aménagement linguistique du Québec a été déterminant. Son travail représente une contribution importante du Québec à la francophonie et au rayonnement de la terminologie française dans le monde.

 

Jean-Claude Corbeil's profile page

Ariane Archambault est diplômée des Universités de Montréal et de Besançon en linguistique appliquée. Elle a consacré les débuts de sa carrière à l’enseignement du français, langue seconde, aux adultes, notamment à l’Office national du film, à l’Université de Montréal et dans des entreprises privées comme Énergie atomique du Canada et Air Canada, avant de devenir terminologue et autrice de dictionnaires.

 

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Editorial Reviews

Absolutely the best foreign language dictionary on the market.

Family Motor Coaching

Beautifully produced and well bound in a size that is easy to handle.

Quill and Quire

Thousands of generalist and specialist words... a fun dictionary to look at because of the colorful pictures and the varieties of themes.

Resource Links

The pictures are wonderful -- sharp and clear, done in accurate, vivid color. And everything is in here... a useful and beautiful resource.

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