From the publisher:
Simple, powerful and user-friendly -- the talking French dictionary
Revolutionary new software allows you to click on, type or paste words, phrases or whole paragraphs of French text, and hear it read back to you.
- Now with over 360,000 words and phrases, and 550,000 translations
- Full text and advanced search features
- Jump from one side of the dictionary to the other at the click of a mouse
- Link quickly to cultural information, grammar and usage notes, and verb tables
- Cut and paste from sample letters and emails straight into your own documents
Also available as Oxfoxd-Hachette French English Dictionary, 3rd edition ISBN 0-19-860363-0 (see below)
Description:
This eagerly awaited electronic version of the major new third edition of the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary contains thousands of new words and phrases. Full text and advanced search features give easy access to the 360,000 words and phrases and 542,000 translations.
This new CD-ROM features the cutting-edge text-to-speech software that allows users to select and listen to whole-phrase translations or one-word pronunciations. Advanced search features include the power to filter searches to particular sections of entries, such as idioms, examples, or parts of speech. The entries will also link users to relevant cultural notes, additional grammar and usage information, and appropriate verb tables.
The CD-ROM also features the immensely useful and expanded Guide to Communication which includes a large selection of sample letters, an invaluable guide to the language of small ads, and guidance on business communication using email and the Internet. Offering unmatched coverage of modern French, the most accurate guidance on selecting the right translation, and a wealth of helpful hints on usage, professionals and students need never struggle with translation again.
Click here to see a English French sample page.
Click here to see a French English sample page.
System Requirements: IBM PC or full compatible; 2Mb free RAM (4Mb recommended); VGA monitor or better; DOS 3.1 or higher; Windows 3.1 or higher; Windows compatible CD-ROM drive; MS-DOS CD-ROM extentions software (MSCDEX) version 2.0 or higher; 0.5Mb free hard-disk space (for OUP fonts); Microsoft mouse or compatible.