Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary (English And Italian Edition)

Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary (English and Italian Edition)

The second edition of the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary is a major new edition, offering the most complete and up-to-date coverage of Italian available. With hundreds of new words in each language, it covers all the latest terms such as aid worker, climate change, and life coach. The7,000 most frequent words in Italian are highlighted to help you learn essential vocabulary.Also new to this edition are cultural notes, providing lively and interesting information on life in Italy, and a guide to correspondence, which includes sample letters, emails, resumes, and help with text messaging. There are notes throughout the A-Z text to warn of politically sensitivevocabulary, alert you to key differences between Italian and English, and to show how words such as 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, sports, and more. It is an essential reference tool for all serious students of Italian at the college level and beyond, and for those who need an authoritative andcomprehensive guide to Italian.