The Cambridge French-English Thesaurus

An invaluable book for English-speaking learners and users of French.

Marie-Noklle Lamy (Author), Richard Towell (Edited by)

9780521425810, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 11 December 1997

340 pages, 12 b/w illus.
24.4 x 17 x 1.8 cm, 0.61 kg

This is the first ever bilingual thesaurus of its kind. The book is aimed at all English-speaking learners and users of French at an intermediate to advanced level, and is structured in a uniquely helpful way. The book is arranged thematically rather than alphabetically, with fifteen part titles subdivided into a total of 142 subheadings which are further subdivided into topic categories. In each category learners will find synonyms and related French words and phrases of use for writing or speaking about the topic, as well as sayings, metaphors, proverbs, famous quotations or usage notes connected with the topic. Every word, phrase and example has an English translation. Illustrations provide additional help, and there is a special section on conversational gambits. Two alphabetical indexes of more than 8,000 words each, one listing English vocabulary and the other French, help readers find what they're looking for easily.

Preface
How to use this book
Abbreviations
Bilingual Thesaurus: Position, movement and travel
Time
The natural environment
Everyday things
Society, family and relationships
Emotions, feelings and attitudes
Wanting
Knowledge and thought processes
Body and health
Food and drink
Work and leisure
Money, worth, economy
Abstract terms to describe the world
Ways of communicating
Conversational Gambits
English-French index
French-English index.

Subject Areas: Thesauri [CBF]