This dictionary has been expanded and updated to provide increased contemporary coverage of French and English. Over 80,000 references and 110,000 translations, including business and computing terms, ensure wide-reading, practical coverage of French and English. Entries are clearly laid out in a user-friendly topography. Meaning and style levels are signposted permitting fast and easy selection of the most appropriate translation. The emphasis of this dictionary is contemporary usage of French and the book includes thousands of constructions and idioms and vocabulary to help the reader understand French newspapers, magazines and literature. Common abbreviations and acronyms are explained and translated and pronunciation is given in the International Phonetic Alphabet.