Harrap's Unabridged Dictionary/Dictionnaire (2nd edition)

In late February 2008 the internet buzzed with chat about President Sarkozy's abrupt verbal rebuff of a French farmer who refused to shake the president's hand. There was much discussion of how strong President Sarkozy's language was and what exactly it meant in English. An authoritative, reliable bilingual dictionary was of the essence and the new edition of the Harrap's Unabridged would certainly have been up to the job. Another invaluable source might have been Rude French (Pilard, 2002) (RR 2003/187), but interestingly author Georges Pilard is also part of the Harrap French bilingual dictionary team.

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