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Product Description This outstanding package provides the Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary in both book and electronic form.The Concise Oxford-Hachette French DictionaryThe dictionary provides over 175,000 words and phrases, and 270,000 translations covering all areas of the language - from general to technical, business to literary - giving a detailed picture of French as it is used today.Innovative in-text boxes on topics such as numbers, nationalities, games and sports, and forms of address group together word patterns and expressions to help with usage, construction, and vocabulary-building.The most frequently-used words in both languages are extensively explained and exemplified while grammatical notes within entries warn users of problem areas.Supplementary material includes: a unique guide to email and the Internet; thematic wordfinder covering all the essential vocabulary for a variety of topics; and practical help with French correspondence.The Pop-up Oxford-Hachette French DictionaryInstant translations from Internet ExplorerRG: cutting-edge iFinger technology allows you to move your cursor over a word on your Web page and the translation is instantly displayed in a pop-up window.Easy searching in WindowsRG: highlight a word in your WindowsRG application - including email - and with one keystroke you can find the translationUseful Replace function: writing a letter in French and can't think of the right word? Type in the English word, double-click on it, and select the appropriate translation from the entry and use the iFinger Replace function to copy it straight back into your letter.No fuss and no waiting: the dictionary automatically installs on your hard-drive and runs in the background - ready for whenever you need itCan be easily integrated with any of the iFinger Bilingual and English reference resources which are available on CD-ROM from Oxford University Press or from http://www.ifinger.comSystem requirementsPC with 166MHz Pentium-class p