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Larousse Pocket Dictionary : French-English / English-French (Paperback)

Larousse Pocket Dictionary : French-English / English-French

The Larousse pocket dictionaries have been fully updated inside and out. These are the bestselling dictionaries in the bilingual line and were last updated in 2007. The practical, portable references are great for people who are learning a language or who are traveling but want more than a phrasebook. Each includes:More than 55,000 entries with 80,000 translationsUpdated vocabulary in all subject areasUsage examples showing words in context to ensure accurate Translation and give a clear picture of how they are usedIdoms, abbbreviations, and acronymsA helpful pronunciation guide

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The Larousse editorial team includes many language and reference experts based in countries around the world. In this way the linguistic team keeps its finger on the pulse of living languages as spoken by the native-language speakers of these countries.

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Sourcebook of Magic: A Comprehensive Guide to NLP Change Patterns (Paperback)

Sourcebook of Magic: A Comprehensive Guide to NLP Change Patterns

In the newly revised second edition, you will rediscover the basic 77 NLP patterns for transformational magic. What’s new? A change from merely describing the patterns to presenting the key questions that allow you to guide a client. This edition streamlines the patterns so that they are even more succinct and offers new insights about how the patterns work—that is, the cognitive-behavioral mechanisms that make the neuro-linguistic and neuro-semantic approach so powerful. The first edition arose from a desire to collect in one place the basic or core NLP patterns. This new edition uniquely sorts and separates the patterns into key categories, those that deal with Self, Emotions, Languaging, Thinking Patterns, Meaning, and Strategies. It also provides guidelines for knowing what to do when and why.

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A Practical Guide for Translators (Topics in Translation) (Paperback)

A Practical Guide for Translators (Topics in Translation)

This is the fourth revised edtion of “A Practical Guide for Translators”. It looks at the profession of translator on the basis of developments in the late 20th/early 21st centuries and encourages both practitioners and buyers of translation services to view translation as a highly-qualified, skilled profession and not just a cost-led word mill.

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Geoffrey Samuelsson-Brown is a technical translator and business adviser with considerable experience. He has lectured extensively on the practical and technical aspects of translation, both at undergraduate and postgraduate level. He is known internationally and has given many papers to national and international conferences. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Linguists and the Institute of Translation and Interpreting and a Member of the Swedish Association of Professional Translators. As part of his continuous personal development he completed an MBA in 2001 in Strategic Management, Int (more…)

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