Designed especially for those who want to understand and communicate effectively in Canadian French, NTC""s Dictionary of Canadian French defines for its users--both in English and European French equivalents--those words and idioms that are commonly used by French-speakers in Quebec and Acadia.

Each of the 3,500 entries contains a clear pronunciation key, parts of speech, an exact English or French equivalent, and an example sentence.

Designed especially for those who want to understand and communicate effectively in Canadian French, NTC""s Dictionary of Canadian French defines for its users--both in English and European French equivalents--those words and idioms that are commonly used by French-speakers in Quebec and Acadia.

In parallel columns of French and English, lists over 4,000 reference works and books on history and the humanities, breaking down the large divisions by subject, genre, type of document, and province or territory. Includes titles of national, provincial, territorial, or regional interest in every subject area when available. The entries describe the core focus of the book, its range of interest, scholarly paraphernalia, and any editions in the other Canadian language. The humanities headings are arts, language and linguistics, literature, performing arts, philosophy, and religion. Indexed by name, title, and French and English subject. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Features Canadian words and phrases Includes over 40,000 entries and 70,000 translations Contains commonly used phrases and idioms Offers main irregular verb forms Lists most common abbreviations, acronyms, and geographic names Shows pronunciation in the International Phonetic Alphabet Includes the most up-to-date coverage of today's language based on the Collins Word Web, our unparalleled 2.5 billion-word database

An easy-to-use guide that will help the user understand confusing words and their usage and to then choose the correct spelling or meaning of a word for any given situation.