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Freelang French-English dictionary
French today is spoken around the world by 65 to 80 million people as a native language, and by about 190 to 200 million people as a second or third language, with significant speakers in 54 countries. Most native speakers of the language live in France, the rest live in Canada, Belgium, Switzerland, Francophone Africa (Benin, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Mali, Mauritius, Morocco, Tunisia...), Luxembourg, Monaco, or in the United States. French is an official language in 29 countries, and it is an official language of all United Nations agencies and a large number of international organizations. It is the third most spoken second language in the European Union, after English and German respectively.
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Features of this dictionary
Download our free dictionary (for Windows) and browse both the French-English and the English-French lists. Look up a word, add or modify an entry, and learn words at your own rhythm from a personal learning list. Click here to learn more about the features or scroll down to download the program. An online version is also available, so you can browse the dictionary without downloading it.
Word list information
This dictionary was made by Luc Peyrebrune.
List status: © Luc Peyrebrune
French > English: 56,251 words
English > French: 54,916 words
Last update: September 22, 2008
First upload: 1997
Download
1. Read and accept the terms of our copyright notice
2. Click here to download the program (443.84 kb)
3. Click here to download the French word list (1,004.31 kb)
4. Double click on each file and install in suggested folder.
French handheld electronic dictionaries and translators
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ECTACO Partner E800 - English <-> French Talking bilingual dictionary expandable to include over 50 language combinations.
Number of words: over 510,000 |
ECTACO iTRAVL English <-> French TL-2 Talking dictionary and audio phraseBook Vocabulary: over 450,000 words
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French software dictionaries and translators
French software dictionaries for Windows, Pocket PC, Palm OS, Mobile phones
- French Talking dictionaries software, Full-text translation software and Speech Recognition software.
- French FlashCards software, French Travel software
More resources for French learners
There are many websites dedicated to French language, like Bonjour.com, FrenchTutorial or Learn and study French (where you can download courses with sounds). Let us also mention Introduction to French Studies, a French course at the University of Toronto (Canada), and a a civilization course by Marie Ponterio, from SUNY College, Cortland, USA. Frenchteacher.net is a free site for teachers and students of French with interactive crosswords, quizzes, free worksheets, comprehensive links and more. You can also play the Jeu de l'oie and learn french with games, or test your knowledge with many exercises organized by themes.