Product DescriptionUpdated 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, oil slick), professions (astronomer, graphic designer etc), sport and leisure (hiking, fitness, lifeguard). 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. BLColour headwords, phrases, verb tables and virtual alphabet tabs BLClearer demarcation of masculine and feminine gender BLClear examples show the words in context BLHelp with grammar BLExpessions and idioms highlighted BLIntroduction on how to use the dictionaryReview`The large, clear print means that you can find the words quickly so children are less likely to become disillusioned after the usual long tedious searches. The entries are well-spaced so that definitions won't get mixed up. It includes vocabulary specified by the curriculum and simple verb tables. The versions in Spanish and [German] are of an equally high standard.' The Parent's GuideAbout the AuthorNicholas 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.