Dictionnaires Le Robert
French publisher of dictionaries founded by Paul Robert
Dictionnaires Le Robert (pronounced [diksjɔnɛːʁ lə ʁɔbɛʁ]) is a French publisher of dictionaries founded by Paul Robert. Its Petit Robert is often considered one of the authoritative single-volume dictionary of the French language.
The founding members of the editorial board were the lexicographers, Alain Rey and Josette Rey-Debove.
Bilingual dictionaries
Dictionnaires Le Robert also publishes a series of bilingual dictionaries, including English–French and German–French dictionaries, in collaboration with HarperCollins, Italian–French dictionaries, in collaboration with Zanichelli, and Dutch–French dictionaries, in collaboration with Van Dale.
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