The Firefly French/English Visual Dictionary

by Jean-Claude Corbeil, Ariane Archambault

28,000 terms illustrated with 4,800 colorful pictures. The Firefly French/English Visual Dictionary is an unparalleled reference to the world around us and an indispensable tool for language education. Its 4,800 full-color illustrations show what other dictionaries can only describe in black-and-white text. From the parts of a honeybee to the parts of a bulldozer, the scope and depth are immense. There are 28,000 terms and phrases revealed in detailed lifelike illustrations that make identification quick and accurate. French terms are identified by gender, and two indexes make it fast and easy to find a term in either language. The 600 subjects are organized into 17 color-coded This reference is perfect for school, work or travel. For anyone learning French or English as a second language, The Firefly French/English Visual Dictionary is fun, accurate, easy and fast.

Genres: France, Reference, Nonfiction

586 pages, Hardcover

First published August 7, 2004

Reviews

[Kamakana · Rating 5 out of 5]

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080419: well maybe not a book to buy. it is more bothersome than i had thought that it is not really portable. but mainly, i am discovering through looking at these visual dictionaries, then simply going about my life, that the words i am often looking for are more poetic, precise, descriptive rather than general. this also visualizes parts of the world not daily experience but of technical value eg. parts of digestive system...

040419: book to buy. recalling all french i remember, from childhood, hs, u, montreal, hospital, this is best visual dictionary i have found, in any language. precise, detailed, clear images. it is one thing to have the accent/pronunciation ok but it is very useful to have many details, many words, of the world as i walk down the street etc. i can read french philosophy because i have read it in english but still have backlogs of english books and texts to read. so i simply try to translate in my thoughts everyday encounters and objects etc.... not yet too much human interaction/expression or poetry or play with grammar... just words for now...

one problem: this is not pocket book, you do not want to carry it with you... oh well...

[Vanessa (V.C.) · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is the most IMPRESSIVE and AMAZING visual French dictionary I've ever seen. It has literally every noun you can think of and includes detailed anatomies of not just animals, cells, and the human body, but even for things you probably don't even want or need to know! The pictures are also the best I've seen in a visual dictionary too, they are large and clear and formatted in a way that is very easy on the eye and so immersive and oh so much fun. You don't have to be a child or a beginner to need or want this book, heck even if you're intermediate or fluent in French, it's just a fun and easy way to boost your vocabulary by A TON. It's a pricey book but SO WORTH IT. It's also hefty, it's definitely not for travel, it's strictly a reference book for home or school. The Firefly Visual Dictionary series are great and a MUST-HAVE for any language learner. They also have a Spanish one and also one where they have a 5-language Italian/German/French/Spanish/English visual dictionary! If only they had more in other languages, and I also wish they were also updated, as their most recent one was published in 2015. Great series, seriously the best visual dictionary you'll ever find.

[Evan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Any little thing you can imagine, I mean things you don't even know the words for in English, this book will have a picture of.

It's also great as a place to rest your computer monitor.