num_pages: 2777
description: The third edition of the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary is the most complete and up-to-date Italian dictionary available now with a colour design and layout. With over 300000 words and phrases and 450000 translations and packed full of grammatical and usage information for bothlanguages it is the most authoritative Italian bilingual dictionary available. Developed through consultation with academic advisors it has been compiled using the latest technology to search millions of words of web-based text identifying the most recent additions to Italian and English andchanges in usage.Hundreds of new words and updated translations have been added in both Italian and English covering subjects from politics and industry to techology and ecology. Additionally the 7000 most frequently used words in Italian are highlighted to help you learn essential vocabulary.New and updated cultural notes provide lively and interesting information on life in the Italian-speaking and English-speaking worlds.This edition also includes an extensive guide to correspondence which includes sample letters emails CVs and help with text messaging. There are notes throughout the A-Z text to warn of sensitive vocabulary to alert you to key differences between Italian and English and to show how words suchas with and before are used in different contexts.This edition retains such popular features as quick-reference verb tables and lists of vocabulary on topics such as seasons rivers and sports. It is an indespensible reference tool for all serious students of Italian at university level and beyond and for those who need an authoritative andcomprehensive guide to Italian.Discover more on oxforddictionaries.com Oxford's hub for dictionaries and language reference.
language: English
title: Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary / Oxford-Paravia Il Dizionario- English-Italian, Italian-English
publisher: Oxford University Press