This fully-revised and up-to-date text provides coverage of the essential vocabulary of everyday life. It also offers: over 100,000 words, phrases and translations - a small package, but its extensive coverage makes this a suitable dictionary for pocket, bag or suitcase; special treatment of key words - frequently-used words, which are the building blocks to learning the language, are given a special layout and usage notes to help users deal with them correctly; warning symbols to make slang and informal words and expressions instantly identifiable; and phrasefinder - shopping, travelling, meeting people, and dealing with an emergency, the key words and expressions from all these vocabulary areas and more are grouped together in this innovative phrasefinder to give users instant access to the words they want. It also includes: pronunciation shown for every French headword; tables of regular and irregular French verbs; quick-reference number charts; and conversion charts showing how to convert miles to kilometres, Fahrenheit to Celsius, and UK, European and US clothes sizes. This book is intended for anyone starting to learn French, including students up to GCSE level; general users, holiday-makers, travellers and business people