The world's leading French/ English dictionary revised & updated to cover all the latest vocabulary in both languages. The perfect dictionary for advanced learners of French. This ninth edition of the market-leading Collins Robert French dictionary uses Collins' & Le Robert's unique multi-million word databases of contemporary English & French to ensure that the user has the most complete & accurate picture of real language available today. The dictionary is ideal for advanced learners & professionals using French. * This edition has been revised to include all the latest vocabulary from a wide range of fields including new additions from the fields of the Internet the environment & economics. * New culture boxes explain the origins of phrases from literature film & popular culture to aid translation & improve your understanding of French popular culture. * New clear colour typeface & alphabet tabs guide you quickly & efficiently to the information you are looking for. * Long & complex entries benefit from a clear structure & layout with key phrases idioms & set grammatical structures highlighted. * Acclaimed Language in Use" supplement contains hundreds of examples of usage in real-life contexts such as essay writing email & telephone conversations to help you use French fluently & naturally. *

Includes:: detailed colour maps of the English & French-speaking worlds. Also available in the Collins French Dictionary range are Collins Robert Concise French Dictionary & Collins Robert Comprehensive French Dictionary Volumes 1 & 2."

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The Collins Russian Pocket Dictionary offers the learner of Russian extensive coverage of Russian & English in a compact handy format. The Collins Russian Pocket Dictionary is designed for all those studying Russian whether at school for business or as a hobby. It is the ideal text for learners of Russian & comes with a useful guide to Russian grammar. * The Collins Russian Pocket Dictionary offers extensive coverage of Russian & English. * The grammar supplement is a compact & useful guide
- a perfect complement to the dictionary with its clear easy-to-use layout. * The clear layout ensures that users find the information they want quickly & easily. Other titles in the Collins Russian Dictionary range include: Collins Russian Dictionary & Collins Gem Russian Dictionary.
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Give yourself a head start! Collins School Dictionary is the perfect companion for all students aged 10-14. With a clear design & in colour throughout it is easy to use & full of useful features to help build language confidence & help with work & study. This new edition of Collins School Dictionary has been developed with teachers to be the perfect tool for school work & homework. The clear layout makes finding entries exceptionally easy & full definitions are given in simple language often in complete sentences. With over 20 000 entries many new or updated it

Includes:: national curriculum vocabulary up to Key Stage 3 or 4 as well as general vocabulary for students aged 10+. The Improve Your Spelling" supplement follows the main dictionary outlining key spelling rules & listing words that are commonly confused or misspelled. This means that students can identify & master the trickiest spelling problems & is especially useful for anyone preparing for a competition such as The Times Spelling Bee. This student-friendly dictionary is an invaluable reference for all school students."

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Give yourself a head start! Collins School Dictionary is the perfect companion for all students aged 10-14. With a clear design & in colour throughout it is easy to use & full of useful features to help build language confidence & help with work & study. This new edition of Collins School Dictionary has been developed with teachers to be the perfect tool for school work & homework. The clear layout makes finding entries exceptionally easy & full definitions are given in simple language often in complete sentences. With over 20 000 entries many new or updated it

Includes:: national curriculum vocabulary up to Key Stage 3 or 4 as well as general vocabulary for students aged 10+. This student-friendly dictionary is an invaluable reference for all school students.

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This new edition of Collins School Thesaurus is an essential reference tool for all students. Each entry is followed by a wide range of alternative words & examples making it easy for the user to choose the most appropriate alternative for the context. This updated edition of the School Thesaurus has a clear & easy-to-use layout with an alphabetical indicator on each page making it easy to find information quickly. It

Includes:: thousands of synonyms & antonyms as well as short definitions for all main entry words. Examples are given for all synonyms to show how they are used & to help students choose the right one for their context. The Word Power feature helps to extend students' vocabulary while themed lists encourage students to use a wider range of words in their written work. Extra help is given to help avoid over-use of very common words.

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Keen eager & fiercely competitive when it comes to Scrabble? This book will help you get into the mind of one of the UK's best-ever Scrabble players so that you can think like a champion & beat everyone you play. Collins Scrabble (t) Play Like A Champion is a guide to playing Scrabble (t) at the very highest level & will appeal to club & competition players all over the world. In this book Allan Simmons summarizes several of the key games he played in a recent top-level Scrabble tournament talking the reader through the rack & board problems he encountered explaining his thinking behind each move & outlining how he tried to predict his opponents' next moves to try to outwit them. With an attractive two-colour design & grids & diagrams throughout this is an invaluable reference for all keen Scrabble (t) players. Collins Scrabble (t) Play Like A Champion! is endorsed by Mattel. SCRABBLE (t) is a registered trademark of J. W. Spear & Sons Ltd. a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. (c) 2007 Mattel Inc. All Rights Reserved ...

Play to win! An essential resource for all Scrabble players & an ideal gift for family & friends. This attractively packaged edition of the Collins Scrabble Dictionary is the ideal gift for family & friends who play Scrabble. With short definitions for every word listed players can check meanings of words without having to consult a secondary dictionary. Collins Scrabble dictionaries are endorsed by Mattel & are an essential reference for all Scrabble players from keen regular players to families playing with children. SCRABBLE (R) is a registered trademark of J. W. Spear & Sons Ltd. a subsidiary of Mattel Inc.A (c) 2008 Mattel Inc. All Rights Reserved. ...

Every word counts! An essential resource for all Scrabble players. This major new edition of Collins Scrabble Dictionary is fully updated to include all the words of up to nine letters in the latest official Scrabble word list & allows players to settle disputes over the eligibility of words. This book

Includes:: all playable words of two to nine letters in length in one easy-to-follow straight alphabetical list. The short definitions given for every word listed have been updated for this new edition & allow players to check meanings of words without having to consult a secondary dictionary. Collins Scrabble dictionaries are endorsed by Mattel & are an essential reference for all Scrabble players from keen regular players to families playing with children. SCRABBLE (t) is a registered trademark of J. W. Spear & Sons Ltd. a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. (c) 2007 Mattel Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Collins Skills for the TOEIC Test: Listening & Reading is a unique skills-based exam preparation course. TOEIC (Test of English for International Communication) is a test of English proficiency for people in the workplace seeking to work in an international environment or looking for promotion within their organisation. The TOEIC test questions simulate real-life situations relevant to the global workplace. Score reports for candidates provide accurate meaningful feedback about a test takers strengths & weaknesses. Collins Skills for TOEIC is a two book series (1 Listening/ Reading; 2 Speaking/ Writing) & focuses on helping learners handle the integrated skill aspect of the TOEIC test where they are required to produce responses based on mixed input. Each book in the series therefore will contain all four skills but in different weightings. Summary * Quick Guide: question overviews give learners an easy reference to the characteristics of each question type * Challenges & Solutions: these sections offer strategy & skills reviews to help learners learn how to overcome the most common challenges. * Get it right: gives a quick overview of the most important steps for doing well on each question type &

Includes:: useful vocabulary & expressions * Answer Analysis: teaches learners how to rule out distracter answer options * Progressive Practice: encourages independent learning by offering a graded progression of content & task sets * Review sections: offer timed TOEIC test-taking guides & help learners practice what theyve learned in a simulated environment * Audio CD: enables effective TOEIC practice * Highly experienced author team who have written TOEIC materials before & have also worked as teachers themselves preparing learners for the test.

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Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the market-leading Collins Spanish Dictionary this ninth edition remains the perfect resource for all advanced learners of Spanish. First published in 1971 the Collins Spanish Dictionary pioneered a new approach to bilingual dictionary publishing which continues to inspire millions of language users today. With wide-ranging coverage of contemporary Spanish & English a wealth of examples & idioms & a clear colour layout this remains the ideal dictionary for advanced learners & professionals using Spanish. * Up-to-date with thousands of the latest words from a wide range of areas * Thousands of examples & idioms all based on evidence from a multimillion-word corpus of real Spanish & English * Extensive notes on language grammar & culture to help the user with typical translation issues * Coverage of European & Latin American Spanish * Clear & user-friendly colour layout
- designed so that users find the correct translation quickly *

Includes:: the acclaimed Language in Use supplement to help you communicate in natural idomatic Spanish * Colour thumb tabs on each page * With over 315 000 references this is the largest Spanish dictionary on the market Other titles in the Collins Spanish Dictionary range include Collins Spanish Dictionary & Grammar & Collins Concise Spanish Dictionary.


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