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Picture Dictionary

Barron's Visual Dictionary - French
Call Number: REF PC2629 .B37 2014, 2nd floor

Includes thousands of common words identified by pictures and defined bilingually.

French-Language Dictionaries

Le Nouveau Petit Robert: dictionnaire alphabétique et analogique de la langue française
Call Number: PC2625 .R553 2008, Reference
Le petit Larousse illustré en couleurs : 87,000 articles, 5,000 illustrations, 321 cartes
Call Number: AG25 .P43 2007, Reference
Dictionnaire de la langue française
Call Number: PC2625.L63 1968 vol. 1-7, Reference
Dictionnaire des difficultés de la langue française
Call Number: PC2460 .T46, 3rd floor

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Bilingual Dictionaries: French-English / English-French

Pocket Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary
Call Number: Read Online
Collins French Concise Dictionary
Call Number: REF PC2640 .C675 2010 (2nd floor)
Webster's New World French Dictionary
Call Number: PC2640 .W43 2008, Reference

Other Special Dictionaries

Dictionary of French Slang and Colloquial Expressions
Call Number: PC3741 .S77 2009, Reference
Dictionnaire des synonymes, analogies, et antonymes
Call Number: PC2591.B78 1981, Reference

Language Learning Tools

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Language Resources from the Defense Language Institute
Access language lessons, pronunciation guides, an accent library, sample phone conversations, cultural orientation modules, online proficiency tests, and MUCH more for a wide array of countries and languages. Most content is publicly available, but is designed for military personnel, so some content may focus on military situations. (Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center)
Forvo.com
Hear words in many languages pronounced by native speakers and see accompanying definitions.
Duolingo
Free, "gamified" language lessons.
From their homepage: "Learning with Duolingo is fun and addictive. Earn points for correct answers, race against the clock, and level up. Our bite-sized lessons are effective, and we have a study to prove it."
Language Courses from the Foreign Service Institute

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Dictionaries for Specific Disciplines

The Oxford Business French Dictionary
Call Number: Ebook, Read Online
Harrap's French Business Dictionary
Call Number: HF1002 .H37 2003, Reference
Lexique des termes de police
Call Number: HV7901 .S25 2002, Reference
Harrap's French English Science Dictionary
Call Number: Q123 .H265 1985, 3rd floor