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What Eng>Fr>Eng dictionary would you recommend?
Thread poster: Paul Mably (X)
Paul Mably (X)
Paul Mably (X)
Canada
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Jun 11, 2002

I\'ll be upgrading my Eng > Fr > Eng dictionary soon, and would appreciate your thoughts on which has been the most useful for you as a translator.



(Or does everyone simply use the on-line dictionaries these days?)



Thanks , all!
 
mckinnc
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Robert & Collins Super Senior Jun 11, 2002

As a general use dictionary, I really like this one in two volumes. It has many more entries than the standard Robert & Collins. I bought this in France. I\'m not sure if it s available in the UK or elesewhere. If so, the name may be slightly different, since \"Super Senior\" sounds a bit weird in English!
 
Attila Piróth
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Agree with Colin Jun 11, 2002

Roberts & Collins Super Senior is a real good one as a general dictionary.
 
Mary Worby
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Comprehensive French-English Jun 11, 2002

I agree with Colin that this is a very good dictionary! It\'s just a shame that it\'s not available on CD (there\'d certainly be a fair queue of us lining up for it if it were!)



Anyway, the 2-volume version is called the Collins-Robert Comprehensive French-English Dictionary in the UK and costs GBP 42.49 from Amazon (see link b... See more
I agree with Colin that this is a very good dictionary! It\'s just a shame that it\'s not available on CD (there\'d certainly be a fair queue of us lining up for it if it were!)



Anyway, the 2-volume version is called the Collins-Robert Comprehensive French-English Dictionary in the UK and costs GBP 42.49 from Amazon (see link below).



http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/000472433X/qid=1023777973/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_3_2/202-1512000-9211857



Unfortunately, the general dictionaries available on CD-ROM are less comprehensive, but are OK for everyday use. These include the Hachette and the Harraps. But it is worth having at least one general dictionary on CD-ROM because it makes the consultation process so much shorter, so you end up looking up much more than you would otherwise have done.



HTH



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Bart B. Van Bockstaele
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Collins-Robert Comprehensive Jun 11, 2002

Two volumes: EF-FE



It is based on the Collins-Robert French Dictionary (In France: Robert & Collins Sénior).



It is by far the best general English-French dictionary I know of.



It\'s also the one I use ^_^.





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Paul Mably (X)
Paul Mably (X)
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Then it's unanimous! Jun 15, 2002

Thanks to all four of you for your guidance. I was leaning toward the Harraps Unabridged, but I\'ll reconsider. I also like what I\'ve seen of the Collins Robert Comprehensive, and will now re-assess.
 


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