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This new edition has been fully revised and updated to offer up -to-date vocabulary and language support for student's learning German at GCSE and beyond. All the current exam board vocabulary is included and curriculum words are flagged with a key symbol. Word Tips provide information on common grammatical errors and confusable words, while interesting cultural information is specially picked out in Culture boxes. To support students building their range of vocabulary and get them using it confidently, all words are also given in appropriate example sentences so that students can see how to use them correctly. Extra grammar support is given with full verb tables, including English translations of the different tenses, to help with translating to and from German. In the centre of the dictionary, the illustrated thematic supplement includes questions, answers, comments and phrases and photocard activities to model those faced by students in their exams, It has a contemporary look and feel and covers topics such as technology, free-time activities, customs and festivals, social and global issues, travel and tourism, current and future study and employment.

The most comprehensive bilingual Spanish dictionary of its kind. Authoritative, up-to-date coverage accessible through a clear colour layout. Now with new entry menu to help navigate longer entries. Additional materials include cultural notes, sample correspondence, and CVs, ideal for language students or those living abroad.

4,000 words and phrases are organized thematically within 163 topics. Includes English to Vietnamese translations of vocabulary throughout, and an extensive index in Vietnamese at the back of the book.

First of the three volumes in a series supplementing the Second Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary, this book contains over 12,000 quotations showing the evolution of each word or meaning. It includes words from around the world, on various subjects, a list of loan-words, and the details of first appearance of the words.

An attractive reissue of the late Bishop George Appleton's celebrated selection of over 1,100 prayers from many centuries and many traditions, including Christian, Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, Muslim, Iranian, Shinto, Classical Greek and Latin, native American, and Baha'i. Includes a subject index as well as an index of authors and sources.

Featuring over 40,000 words and phrases, this comprehensive reference is ideal for students, travelers, and businesspeople. It includes both Portuguese-to-English and English-to-Portuguese sections, along with pronunciation guides. The book also covers variations in Brazilian and European Portuguese, making it a valuable tool for anyone looking to enhance their language skills.

This unique and thoroughly revised collection contains over 1,100 of the most widely used proverbs in English, drawing on the resources of the Oxford Dictionaries team for the most up-to-date research. Lively and compelling, it is filled with favourites - old and new - with a strong emphasis on meanings of proverbs catalogued.

When three huge diggers arrive one day on Mole Hill, it's up to Mole to stop them in their tracks and save his home from destruction. But can one tiny mole defeat such big mean machines? Where there's a mole there's a way!

These original and distinctive verse translations convey the vitality of Sophocles' poetry and the vigour of the plays in performance, doing justice to both the sound of the poetry and the theatricality of the tragedies.