This is a dictionary containing all the terms visitors spending time in France need to know. This compact, user-friendly guide covers all the main areas of everyday life - jobs, house buying, flat renting, employment, health and social services, education and schools, family life, police and the courts, travel and business, providing the official terms most likely to be encountered. The dictionary has nearly 2500 entries, listed by subject, and an index in English guides the user to the appropriate French entry.