The electronic version of Oxford's largest and highly-acclaimed bilingual French dictionary. The dictionary talks as well! Using revolutionary new text-to-speech software, you can click, type or cut and paste single words, phrases, or even whole paragraphs of text and hear them spoken back to you in perfect French. User-friendly full text and advanced search features give users the power and flexibility to make the most of a huge translation resource, containing over 360,000 words and phrases, and 542,000 translations. Cut and paste from hundreds of sample letters in the `Guide to Communication', which also includes a guide to the language of small ads, business communication, applying for jobs, and using email and the Internet. Open the dictionary from any Windows document with a single click; jump directly from one side to the other; filter your searches to get exactly what you need; link to cultural notes, grammar and usage help, and verb tables.

 System requirements * Windows only PC with minimum Pentium-class processor; 64 MB of RAM; 16-speed CD-ROM or DVD drive; Windows 98, Me, NT4, XP or 2000; Minimum 100 MB free hard disk space (150 MB recommended); SVGA monitor, set to display high colour (64K or 16-bit colour); Windows compatible 16-bit sound card