Collins-Robert French Dictionary
bilingual dictionary of English and French
The Collins Robert French Dictionary (marketed in France as Le Robert et Collins Dictionnaire) is a bilingual dictionary of English and French derived from the Collins Word Web, an analytical linguistics database. As well as its primary function as a bilingual dictionary, it also contains usage guides for English and French (known as Grammaire Active and Language in Use respectively), English and French verb tables, and maps of English and French speaking areas.
Its two main competitors are Harrap's Shorter French Dictionary, published by Chambers Harrap Publishers, and the Oxford–Hachette French Dictionary, published by Oxford University Press in conjunction with Hachette.
Publications
William Collins & Sons releases
Collins-Robert French Dictionary (unabridged)
1st edition
2nd edition
HarperCollins releases
Collins-Robert French Dictionary (unabridged)
3rd edition
4th edition
5th edition
6th edition
7th edition
8th edition
9th edition (Collins Robert Complete & Unabridged French Dictionary)
ISBN 0-00-733155-X/ISBN 978-0-00-733155-0 (HarperCollins Publishers version, hardcover)
?th impression (2010-04-29)
ISBN 978-2-84902-588-8 (Dictionnaires Le Roberts-SEJER version, hardcover)
10th edition (Collins Le Robert French Dictionary)
ISBN 0-00-755652-7/ISBN 978-0-00-755652-6 (hardcover)
?th impression (2016-08-25)
Collins Robert Concise French Dictionary: Paperback version of Collins-Robert French Dictionary with reduced contents, focused on contemporary readers.
8th Revised edition
ISBN 0-00-739362-8/ISBN 978-0-00-739362-6 (hardcover)
? impression (2011-07-01)
Collins French Dictionary and Grammar: Dictionary contents is based on Collins Robert Concise French Dictionary, but with extensive grammar sections.
Collins French Dictionary and Grammar Essential edition/Collins Essential French Dictionary & Grammar: Collins French Dictionary and Grammar with reduced contents, focused on portability. It includes full coverage of GCSE words.
Collins French Phrasebook and Dictionary
Collins French Concise Dictionary: Dictionary contents are printed in 2 colours (black/blue).
5th edition
ISBN 0-06-199863-X/ISBN 978-0-06-199863-8
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