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Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Française Oscar Bloch and Walther von Wartburg The object of this etymological dictionary, published for the first time in a paperback edition, is to explicate the vocabulary of the French language. Here explanation does not merely consist in elucidating the primitive bond between the sign and what it expresses, but also in tracing the history of words from their most embryonic roots to their most complex meanings. This is a question of disentangling the ambiguous past which each word conceals, and to discern the variations of meaning in it, so that it does not appear merely as a mute cipher but as a vivid witness of the successive states of civilization. The authors of this dictionary scrupulously endeavoured to distinguish all variations in the French language, those due to the intellectual and erudite traditions of Latin, those due to old French, to foreign loans, or to arbitrary creations from sometimes only one writer. 2002, paperback, 682 pp. $49

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Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Française Oscar Bloch and Walther von Wartburg The object of this etymological dictionary, published for the first time in a paperback edition, is to explicate the vocabulary of the French language. Here explanation does not merely consist in elucidating the primitive bond between the sign and what it expresses, but also in tracing the history of words from their most embryonic roots to their most complex meanings. This is a question of disentangling the ambiguous past which each word conceals, and to discern the variations of meaning in it, so that it does not appear merely as a mute cipher but as a vivid witness of the successive states of civilization. The authors of this dictionary scrupulously endeavoured to distinguish all variations in the French language, those due to the intellectual and erudite traditions of Latin, those due to old French, to foreign loans, or to arbitrary creations from sometimes only one writer. 2002, paperback, 682 pp. $49

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Business and Economics

Routledge French Dictionary of Business, Commerce and Finance This dictionary contains some 50,000 headwords in both French and English, including 4,000 abbreviations. Terms are drawn from the whole range of business, finance and banking terminology, and included from over 45 subject areas such as accounting, banking, computing, correspondence, finance, human resource management, import-export, insurance, law, patents, media, sales and marketing, stock market, taxation, and transportation, plus such rapidly changing fields as international banking and trade, the European Union, financial services, communications, and the environment. The terms list has been checked by over 100 sources including experts from Apple France, France Telecom, American Graduate School of Management, Manchester Business School, and the Ecole des hautes etudes commerciales de Quebec (HEC). 1996, hardcover, 1123 pp. $295

Dictionnaire Économique et Juridique, Français-Anglais, Anglais-Français Jean Baleyte et al. This is an indispensable tool for academics as well as lawyers, solicitors, chartered accountants and business consultants. Underlining the similarities and the differences between the American, British and French systems or law, this dictionary facilitates the comprehension of works specialized in English language for informed French readers and vice-versa. 2000, paperback, 646pp. $125

The Oxford French Business Dictionary Marianne Chalmers and Martine Pierquin This is an ideal dictionary for students taking French in combination with a business qualification at college or for anyone doing business in the French-speaking world. It provides an exhaustive range of business vocabulary across many core areas, far outstripping the competition in its coverage of e-commerce and Internet-related terms. Detailed treatment of all vocabulary items is provided, along with thousands of example phrases illustrating important constructions. The extensive supplementary material offers sample business correspondence, including Curriculum Vitaes; faxes, emails, and invoices; lists of countries, nationalities, languages, and currencies; and guidance on using the telephone. 2002, paperback, 640 pp. $21.95

Harrap's French Economics and Politics Dictionary This is the latest addition to the Harrap range of business dictionaries and includes vocabulary relating to all aspects of politics and economics, including the European Union, current affairs and economic theory. An essential reference for all students of politics and economics, civil servants, all government departments and journalists, with over 13,500 references, boxed quotes from the press that help put terms in context, and informative panels on areas such as the UK, US, French and European Parliaments, major political parties and UK, US and French electoral systems. 2003, paperback, 256 pp. $24.95

Harrap's French-English/English-French Business Dictionary This new edition of Harrap's French Dictionary covers everyday business language, as well as the more technical language of, for example, finance, insurance, computing, marketing and the stock exchange. Examples are included throughout to show the language in use. With over 40,000 references; extensively enlarged and updated; extensive French and English communication guides; articles on French and English meeting protocol; tips for business people working with translators; information on nations of the world and adminitrative divisions; and explanations of French and English financial statments. 2003, hardover. $39.95

Harrap's French-English/English-French Business Management Dictionary This is an up to date glossaries of the key terms used in business management, covering areas as diverse as corporate planning, IT and marketing. With over 8,000 words and phrases, it is an invaluable reference for all managers doing business with French, Belgian and Swiss companies. Compiled in conjuction with international management consultants and McKinsey. 1999, paperback, 256 pp. $24.95

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Technical

Routledge French-English Technical Dictionary Routledge English-French Technical Dictionary These two dictionaries each consist of some 100,000 headwords in both French and English, drawn from the whole range of modern applied science and technical terminology. Compiled by an international team of subject terminologists, over 70 subject areas are covered, including in-depth treatment of the more established subject areas such as transport, engineering, chemistry, geology, computer technology, production engineering, physics, electricity, construction, railways, data processing and mechanical engineering. There is full coverage of rapidly developing subjects areas such as quality assurance, space technology, telecommunications, nuclear technology, recycling, fuelless energy sources, geophysics, pollution, safety engineering, chemical technology and military technology. Features such as the type and balance of subject areas and the use of marginal markers for ease of reference have been incorporated as a direct result of consulting with dictionary users. The term list has been checked by 100 sources. French-English: 1994, hardcover, 880 pp.; English-French: 1994, hardcover, 841 pp. French-English $399   English-French $375

Dictionnaire du Génie Civil, de L'architecture, et de La Construction: Matériaux et Technologies, Français-Anglais (A Dictionary of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Construction: Materials and Technologies, English-French) This dictionary of the civil engineering, architecture and construction is designed as a tool of translation and comprehension, and intended for architects, building contractors brought to work in the United States or the United Kingdom, and technical translators and civil engineers. This work gives equivalences for each term, along with possible multiple meanings and synonymies. The dictionary is presented in double entry in the languages which govern a significant share of the technico-linguistic exchanges in the profession: English and French. Each part has approximately 32,000 entries for a total of 64,000 entries between the two languages. Each term present is related to civil engineering, architecture and construction or the techniques and processes involved. 2001, hardcover, 1070 pp. $240

Elsevier's Oil & Gas Field Dictionary: English/American, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, and German
L.Y. Chaballe, L. Masuy, and J.P. Vandenberghe
In recent years international communication on the subject of oil and gas drilling has increased substantially, and many new drilling and recovery techniques have been introduced. Consequently many new terms have been incorporated into the literature; Elsevier's Oil and Gas Field Dictionary presents these, together with already existing terms, in seven of the world's major languages. The dictionary comprises the English/American terms, their synonyms and variants listed in American spelling, followed by their equivalents in French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch and German,with a supplementary section based on the most appropriate and frequently used Arabic terms. Care has been taken to incorporate actual terms and expressions used, by gathering information from reliable scientific and technical documents such as manuals, guides, brochures, specialized glossaries and diagrams. The fact that different companies and manufacturers use varying terms to describe similar objects or operations has not been overlooked. Special attention has been devoted to important areas such as geology, drilling methods and equipment, logging, sampling, well servicing, mud engineering, offshore and permafrost conditions and preparation for shipping and monitoring; the dictionary therefore facilitates communication between those involved directly and indirectly with the development and management of energy resources. Oil companies, engineers, equipment manufacturers, students, translators and interpreters, and all those involved in the field of energy production will find this dictionary an invaluable reference tool. 684 pages.
$359  

Dictionnaire Technique et Scientifique Français-Anglais (Dictionary of Technical and Scientific Terms: French-English) Henri Goursau This first dictionary of professional usage joins together some 40,000 words and expressions and more than 80,000 translations covering all of the branches of technology, both industrial and scientific: mechanics, electricity, electronics, data processing, telecommunications, transport, navigation, trade, building, work, public, mines, mathematics, physics, chemistry, energy, aerospace, navy, technology, engineering and design department, equipment, industrialists, maintenance, machine tools, boiler making, welding, foundry, metallurgy, materials, tools, handling, nuclear power, oil, natural gas, automobiles, trains, boats, bicycles, agricultural machinery, the military, plastics, textiles, wood, weapons, material science, medicine, printing and publishing, optics, the clock industry, electrical household appliances, photography, audio-visual, environmental sciences, etc. This modern work ends with an elaborate dictionary of both French and foreign units as well as factors and conversion charts. Intended to help workmen, technicians, engineers, researchers, students, and translators alike, this dictionary has amazing breadth and will be invaluable for all. 1996, hardcover, 930 pp. $159

Dictionnaire Technique et Scientifique Anglais-Français (Dictionary of Technical and Scientific Terms: English-French) Henri Goursau This technical and scientific dictionary contains more than 80,000 French translations in a convenient compact form. The dictionary presents a wide range of working terms used daily in over 50 fields of technological and scientific activity. Compiled to help skilled workers, technicians, researchers, students and translators, this comprehensive dictionary constitutes a valuable source of reference and information that will be greatly appreciated by all those involved in these many different spheres of technology and science.1996, hardcover, 924 pp. $159

Dictionnaire de L'aéronautique et de L'espace Français-Anglais (Dictionary Of Aeronautics & Space Technology: French-English) Henri Goursau With 50,000 translations, this dictionary covers the terminology used in commercial, general & military aviation, aero-engines, helicopters, surface-effect ships, missiles, rockets, space vehicules, electronics. This is an up-to-date dictionary that constitutes a sure and accurate reference and a very helpful and valuable material. 1993, hardcover, 727 pp. $175

Dictionnaire de L'aéronautique et de L'espace Anglais-Français (Dictionary Of Aeronautics & Space Technology: English-French) Henri Goursau With 50,000 translations, this dictionary covers the terminology used in commercial, general & military aviation, aero-engines, helicopters, surface-effect ships, missiles, rockets, space vehicules, electronics. This is an up-to-date dictionary that constitutes a sure and accurate reference and a very helpful and valuable material. 1993, hardcover, 727 pp. $175

Dictionnaire Scientifique, Anglais-Français Jacques Bert The obligatory use of English by the scientists poses a problem with many French-speaking people, more especially as this language is full of deceptive vocabulary and difficulties of all kinds. Could you translate, for example, actuation, pain, tourniquet, pest, vane, or to zap? With more than 23,000 entries, this dictionary for the general practitioner covers all fields of sciences: mathematics, mechanics, astronomy, physics, chemistry, biochemistry, biology, medicine, botany, geology and geography. For each word, the translation in French is supplemented by the grammatical category, the kind, and the scientific field concerned. This work constitutes the ideal companion to the student, as well as technicians, engineers, researchers, and amateur scientists. 2002, paperback, 345 pp. $68

Dictionary of Ecology and the Environment: English-French
P.H. Collin, Martine Schuwer
This fully bilingual dictionary provides comprehensive coverage of ecological and environmental terms, covering all aspects of these fields, including pollution, waste disposal, natural and man-made disasters and conservation. This dictionary is in English and French, and gives the basic terms used in environmental studies with translations into the other language, with about 3,000 main words listed in each language, and thousands of examples translated. Throughout the text short quotations are given from current newspapers and magazines, to show that the terms used in the dictionary do exist in "real life".
$75  

Dictionaire Bilingue: Internet & Multimédia (Anglais-Français, Français-Anglais) James Benenson and Brigitte Juanals This book is aimed at beginning and advanced web surfers and internet designers who wish to master the vocabulary of the internet, multimedia, and information technology in either English or French. This book will be useful for information technologists, web designers, graphic designers, translators, and teachers and students working in the fields of multimedia, web design, and information technology. With 7,000 words and expressions covering objects, concepts, technologies, services, practices, historical references related to new information technologies and communication; 1,200 definitions supplementing the translations and accompanied by references towards other correlated terms; resources such as a list of emoticons ('smiley faces'), acronyms (initials), file extensions and new tools of research, terms of the new economy, and a quiz at the end to inspire the reader to master the vocabulary. 2000, paperback, 544 pp. $29.95

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Legal

Dictionnaire Économique et Juridique, Français-Anglais, Anglais-Français Jean Baleyte et al. This is an indispensable tool for academics as well as lawyers, solicitors, chartered accountants and business consultants. Underlining the similarities and the differences between the American, British and French systems or law, this dictionary facilitates the comprehension of works specialized in English language for informed French readers and vice-versa. 2000, paperback, 646pp. $125

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Literature and Publishing

Multilingual Dictionary of Electronic Publishing: English-German-French-Spanish-Italian
Otto Vollnhals
With approximately 3,500 entries in English, German, French, Spanish and Italian, this reference work contains the current terminology of Electronic Publishing. The main section is alphabetically arranged by the sequence of the English words and each entry includes translations into the other four languages. Where appropriate terms are followed by an indication of the specialist fields to which they belongs, such as "CD-ROM publishing", "data processing", "user interface" etc., useful to the user for orientation. Four alphabetical indexes, listing the individual terms in each language along with their English translation, complete the work. Thus the four indexes represent bilingual dictionaries, which may be used for quick search independent of the main section. Comprehensive, meticulously researched and topical, this dictionary is an indispensable tool for all translators in software development, marketing and promotions, for printers, programmers and producers of software, CD-ROM developers, online-distributors, all those involved in software marketing and consulting and communicating internationally in electronic publishing. 1996, hardcover, 384 pp.
$299  

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Medical

Dictionary of Medicine: French-English with English-French Glossary Svetolik P Djordjevic With 108,000 terms in all areas of medicine and over one million words, this is the most extensive dictionary of its kind available. With 10,500 acronyms and abbreviations; 13,000 eponyms; 1,500 proprietary drugs; 2,200 adverbial phrases; and thousands of terms dealing with social services, psychiatry, and biotechnology. 2004, hardcover, 1150 pp. $179

Le Grande Livre de la Santé: Guide Médical de la Famille Marie-France Daum and David E. Larson Developed by the best French specialists, under the direction of Dr. Marie-France Daum, and starting from work of the famous Mayo clinic in the United States, this medical encyclopaedia conveys in an accessible language all essential information that you need for all circumstances: accidents, emergencies, important symptoms; disease prevention; the cycles of the life from birth to death: the development of the child, teennagers, pregnancy, middle age, old age; and diseases (significance of the symptoms, diagnosis and treatments). With a hundred illustrations in color presenting the systems and organs of the human body, and a detailed index. 1998, paperback, 1559 pp. $59

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Pocket Gastronomical Dictionary France: English-French Marie-Elisabeth Consigny, Edward Crothall, Don Guest, and Laurie Blum The Pocket Gastronomical Dictionary - France is the definitive pocket dictionary of French cuisine. It provides instant access for the traveler attempting to decipher dishes on a French menu, the cook translating a French recipe, or anyone who loves French food. With over 4,000 listings of nearly every French food term with English translations; easy-to-follow pronunciation keys and complete phonetic transcriptions; and a mini wine guide with notable vinatages. For anyone who loves French food, this is the essential reference. 2000, paperback, 204 pp. $19.95

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