English-French dictionary: improved handling of irregular verbs

The English-French side of the dictionary now recognises many more English irregular verb forms, bringing it in line with improvements made to the recognition of forms in the its English-Spanish dictionary.

Future improvements to the dictionary will include more dynamic help on how to translate inflected forms.

Update to mobile French dictionary

A couple of users have written to tell me that they were having problems with the mobile phone version of the French-English dictionary. (See here for the original blog post about the mobile dictionary version.)

I've made a couple of changes in an attempt to get the dictionary working on phones that were previously having the problem. Since there's such a wide variety of phones out there, I'd appreciate feedback from users as to whether they are stil having trouble.

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.