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