French-English Dictionary

Recent articles

• French Word Searches for iPad
• iPhone/iPad app for GCSE French vocab learning and revision
• Whem machine translation is subtly disastrous
• Prepositions in French
• Guide to French contracts
• Recommended French legal and business dictionaries
• Translating on-line advertising material
• The How to say going in French
• The passé simple (past historic)
• Adverb formation
• Adjective agreement
• Pluperfect tense
• What makes a good translation?
• Get French translated into English (free machine translation and professional translation services available)
• French marketing terms
• Book translation tips
• French finance terms
• French object pronouns
• Machine Translation
• French sports vocabulary
• Feminine of words ending in -eur
• Omission of ne in French negatives
• Months and seasons in French
• French business types
• Introduction to French adjectives, looking at the basic forms, and with an on-line French adjective exercise;
• Writing a letter in French, looking at typical opening and closing formulae, plus useful business letter vocabulary;
• Basic negative sentences, focussing on the use of ne...pas in French;
• Translation: saying should in French: common translations of this awkward modal verb (plus pages on translating will and would into French);
• Saying this and that in French
• Common French verb forms

See also the FAQ page How do you say ... in French?.

Glossaries

• Computing terms (Termes d'informatique): a searchable French-English glossary of computing terms and phrases.
• Business glossary (Glossaire français-anglais du commerce): a list of French business and administration terms extracted from the main dictionary.
• Spanish-English Computing Glossary (Glosario de informática)

Product/book reviews

• DK French-English Visual Bilingual Dictionary: Browse and learn French vocab by topic!
• Instant Immersion French (Deluxe 3.0): Get your microphone out and practise your French!
• Mastering French Vocabulary (Barron's): French vocabulary meticulously organised by themes and sub-themes, suitable for students of various levels
• Pequeño Larousse Ilustrado (On sister Spanish site)
• 6000+ Essential French Words: a vocabulary book offering detailed, up-to-date vocabulary
• Correct Your French Blunders: an all-rounder to suit various levels
• Barron's 501 French Verbs: a rich resource for both verb and vocab learning
• Bescherelle: La Conjugaison pour tous: a complete verb resource for advanced learners
• 101 French Proverbs: have some fun with French idioms
• French vocabulary flash cards: if you don't want to print your own from this site, you can always buy some...
• Franklin TG-450 12-language translator: good French coverage on the move, with other languages as a bonus
• Passport to Paris (PSP): if you're geeky enough to get your PSP out in the metro, this one's for you...

Some random stuff that's nothing to do with French that nobody will ever see here at the bottom of the page

• How to play Yukon solitaire (one of the various games included in the author's Solitaire Whizz app for iPad)
• How to play Freecell for iPad (also included with Solitaire Whizz)

Technology

• Typing accents
  
• IT translation and software localization