Harrap's Shorter dictionary

Combining ease of use with richness of content, this dictionary is intuitive and intelligent The dictionary offers an entirely updated content for 2013: • 400,000 words and phrases • 600,000 translations • 650 notes on usage (false friends, words difficult to translate) and hundreds of cultural notes • More than 500 proverbs and idiomatic phrases enabling you to express yourself as naturally as possible • 100 articles allowing for a better understanding of the formation of words, starting with prefixes and suffixes (-ly, -less, -esque etc.) • Numerous regional variations (American, Irish, Australian etc.) • Every verb conjugated • All the most recent words included (gaz de schiste, fuiter, hacktivism, paywall etc.) Various functions: • A History and Favourites classed by the meanings of words • A hypertext on every word allowing you to jump quickly from one translation to another • Pronunciations given for all words and translations (on-line mode only) ►Practical: customisable font sizes for better visual comfort