An addition to the Gem range, this book was developed for the school market. With over 40,000 references and 70,000 translations this colour Gem gives extensive coverage of contemporary French and English, offering the user the following features: use of colour for ease of reference; special treatment of basic vocabulary such as "do", "get", "faire", "bon"; detailed information on aspects of French life and culture for example, the baccalaureat, and the fete des Rois. Clear indicators guide the user to the correct translation.

 

This book is part of a book series called Collins Gem .

This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 704 pages in this book. It is a dictionary. A dictionary is a single-volume or multivolume reference work containing brief explanatory entries for terms and topics related to a specific subject or field of inquiry, usually arranged alphabetically (example: Dictionary of Neuropsychology). The entries in a dictionary are usually shorter than those contained in an encyclopedia on the same subject, but the word "dictionary" is often used in the titles of works that should more appropriately be called encyclopedias (example: Dictionary of the Middle Ages in 13 volumes). This book was published 2003 by HarperCollins Publishers .

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