The Oxford-Duden Pictorial French and English Dictionary

Book excerpt: The Oxford-Duden Pictorial French and English Dictionary, Second Edition identifies over 28,000 objects by means of numbered Based on the premise that pictures can more clearly convey certain kinds of information, this handy reference presents a list of vocabulary relating to a subject together with a picture illustrating that subject. Each double-page spread links the words by number to the picture situation drawn from everyday life. This Second Edition has been revised and updated to reflect over 1,500 new items of vocabulary relating to such diverse fields as photography, typesetting, personal computers, telecommunications, and transport. An essential reference for general readers, students, translators, travelers, and business people, the Oxford-Duden Pictorial French and English Dictionary, Second Edition, serves as an invaluable supplement to any French-English or English-French dictionary.