Streetwise French Dictionary/Thesaurus: The User-Friendly Guide to French Slang and Idioms

McGraw-Hill

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UPC:
9780658004179
Maximum Purchase:
3 units
Binding:
Paperback
Publication Date:
2002-04-30
Author:
Ian Pickup;Rod Hares
Language:
english
Edition:
1
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2,000 streetwise expressions put the fun into learning French

The student of French who is cbl (cabled--switched on) will be aux ange (with the angels--over the moon) to discover this fascinating compendium of 2,000 current French colloquial expressions and slang. It features a wealth of exercises and examples as well as tips on where and when to use or not use certain expressions. It all adds up to a rare language tool: one that entertains as it expands vocabulary. Peppered with humorous illustrations by the French illustrator Luc Nisset-Raidon. Thirty-four A-to-Z categories and 130 subcategories with 2,000 terms and expressions, for example:

  • Animals--cats, dogs, farmyard animals, wild animals, insects
  • Business--banking, business titles, buying and selling, making a deal
  • Clothes--fashion models, shoes, sportswear, underwear, vacation clothes
  • Discourse, conversations--complaining, greetings, interrupting, saying good-bye