Amazing French-English dictionary...especially for advanced speakers
I have been using this dictionary for close to three years and can say that is indispensable for non native speakers who want to communicate at a high level. Unfortunately, I think that some issues with the audio feature is causing people to ignore all the utility of this app. To be clear, I am am fluent in French, living in Francophone Africa and providing medical care in that context. However, being a non native speaker I still frequently encounter words I don’t know (going to a hardware store, for example) or come upon times where the nuance of a word/phrase is very important. That’s where this dictionary is helpful because it not only gives the French-English translation but also gives the different translation in various contexts. For example the word “nut” can mean a food, a piece of hardware, or my crazy neighbor, each of which will have a different French word for translation. This dictionary will give you all translations. Additionally, we sometimes have specific phrases using said word that aren’t straightforward to translate, like “He’s a fitness nut.” This dictionary usually gives you an equivalent phrase. In reverse, it will give you the many different contexts/translations of a French words and often includes common idioms under a given word with their non literal translation. A language beginner may not appreciate all the information here, because at that level one only needs basic translations and speaks in a more limited context. However with time one finds themselves coming across a whole variety of contexts that require a tool to understand the breadth of the French language. As someone who picked up this app towards the beginning of French studies and now has to use French for daily life tasks as well as in academic contexts, I cannot more highly recommend this app.