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This new edition has been fully expanded to include over 800 new headwords with particular attention paid to money, computing and word processing terminology, sport and leisure, environmental terms and professions.* Updated for 2004 with over 800 new entries covering: money (with value of euro compared with old currency and, colloquial survival of 'centime' in the new currency system); computing and word processing (smart card, telephone card, text messaging, gigabyte); environmental terms (ozone layer, oilslick), professions (astronomer, graphic designer etc), sport and leisure (hiking, fitness, lifeguard), even includes SARS.* New design to increase clarity of layout, 2 colour with virtual alphabet tabs* Perfect for individual use as a quick reference tool or extended classroom work* Links to NLS modern languages curriculum - all syllabus words included* Includes French in North America and Caribbean geographical terms* Colour headwords, phrases, verb tables and virtual alphabet tabsNicholas Rollin is an experienced editor of bilingual dictionaries. Most recently he has been project manager for the Oxford Spanish Dictionary (Academic, 2003). He is also the Chief editor of the Oxford Study Spanish Dictionary and Oxford School French Dictionary new editions 2004.