Barron's French-english Dictionary (Barron's Foreign Language Guides) (English and French Edition)

This dictionary is not mentioned as often as several others, but I find it to be just right for the beginning French student. It is selective in listing the verb conjugations under main entries (mostly for irregular verbs), although the entry for the infinitive form references tables in the back that give all the conjugations. You may want to get an app for your smart phone (such as French+ for iPhone) for looking up conjugated verbs where you don't know the infinitive (i.e, looking up "viens", which is not an obvious conjugation of "venir" for a beginner). There are something like 94 conjugations of French verbs, and the dictionary would be much longer and cluttered if it included all of the conjugations of all irregular verbs. As an alternative, consider the companion 501 French Verbs, which gives full conjugations for the top 501 verbs, and table references for conjugations another 2600. I use both reference books side-by-side when working on my flash cards. The dictionary has a good binding, and you can open it up on the table and it stays open (except for the early letters). It gives the international phonetic alphabet spellings of all entries, and plenty of usage examples. I may outgrow this, but certainly not for two years. Of the 700 words I've looked up thus far for my French 101 and 102 classes, I found only one not listed ("yoga"). It doesn't do as well with English words; it's not hard to find English words that aren't found on the English side, so this dictionary may not be as good for French students of English. You'll need to look elsewhere if you want advanced vocabulary words or etymologies.

Bravo to author of this dictionary! They really nailed down a good format for a French- English dictionary and a English-French Dictionary. I am a college student minoring in French and this really helped me with my translation assignments I had to do and the papers I had to write in French. I am happy to use this dictionary again in my Commercial French class this fall. Kudos to the author of this book for putting a lot of useful information in this dictionary. I also like the fact that I had a free digital copy as well with this book. I would recommend this for anybody taking French in High School or in College.

Before I received the book, I was expecting a normal sized Barron's French Language Guide. When I received the book, the book was much larger and it contains many more entries than a normal French dictionary. The book is extremely easy to read and it contains every word that I have looked up so far. I am going to remember the seller and I promise to buy more books from them in the future. Thank you for a very superior product.

My husband and I both have one each which we use in our French class a few times per week. It's a great reference guide and the font styles and tab-like alphabet markings make finding words super-quick. I have yet to be disappointed, and wouldn't think of going to any other dictionary.

One of the on demand dictionaries in our ESL class and also for my personal use. Very well organized,informative and very easy to look up and use. Bonus: Downloadble from the web on your PC and laptop.Help desk/line is also available and very quick response. The price is just right.

I really enjoy using this dictionary. I belong to a small french group and all of us are using this. It has special sections for extra explanations and examples. A very complete book!!!

Exactly what you would expect out of a bilingual dictionary. Easy to use and good for at home or at work.

I think Barron's dictionaries are well worth the money. The French-English Dictionary definitely is! I like the plasticized cover also.

Very Useful!Well laid out!Very Useful Computer dictionary included that can compare any word on your PC!

Très bien