Dictionary update

The latest update to the dictionary contains various corrections, new words and phrases, plus improvements to various commonly-referenced entries in the English-French section of the dictionary.

French dictionary update

The latest update to the French dictionary contains various new words and terms that have proven topical in recent news reports.

Fix to French pronunciation

Fixed a bug with the pronunciation feature of the French vocabulary section which had meant that words with accents weren't being pronounced correctly on some machines.

New vocabulary topic: writing a letter in French

A new section has been added to the basic French vocabulary section with information about how to write a letter in French. The section covers common letter openings, closing formulae and some vocabulary and expressions useful for writing a French business letter.

Review: 6000+ Essential French Words

6000+ Essential French Words (Living Language) is the latest addition to the French book reviews section of the web site. As explained in the review, the book offers an excellent range of detailed, up-to-date vocabulary, particularly for intermediate and advanced students.

Beta: flight deals to France

OK, not strictly to do with the French language, but people who speak or are learning French sometimes find themselves needing to go to France. Feel free to try out the 'flight deals' section currently being tested on the FL site. This new feature displays a grid of (relatively) cheap flights found between major US/UK and French airports (more to be added in due course). The grid format allows you to see various flight options at a glance to help you find the best option in what is often a crazy myriad of possibilities when booking a flight nowadays...

See the following for more details:

• Flight deals US-France
• Flight deals UK-France

The above links show deals for August, but the pages link to other months.

New crossword and wordsearch categories

Some new on-line crossword and wordsearch themes have been added:

• Computers and the Internet wordsearch includes vocabulary to do with files, documents, web pages and parts of the computer; a Computers and Internet crossword is also available on this theme;
• Jobs and Professions wordsearch includes names of various jobs and professions;
• The Around Town crossword features names of various buildings and basic words used in asking for directions;
• The Sport and the Olympic Games crossword features various vocabulary relating to sport generally, and includes French names of various events from the Olympic Games.

Note that to play these on-line word games, your browser must support Java. But in practice, most browsers already do.