Oxford Language Dictionaries Online The world’s most trusted dictionaries Guided Tour

2 Welcome to Oxford Language Dictionaries Online – instant access to Oxford’s top-of-the- range, fully-searchable bilingual dictionaries plus unique online resources for language learning. 1.Search French/English (slide 3) 2.Using the Chinese dictionary (slide 8) 3.Oxford Language Web (slide 9) 4.Tools and Resources (slide 10) 5.OxfordWords blog (slide 12) 6.Word of the Day (slide 13) Oxford Language Dictionaries Online The world’s most trusted dictionaries Chinese French German Italian Russian Spanish

3 Choose the language you would like to translate by selecting from the icons, or drop-down menu 1.Select the search tab for quick and advanced search options 2.Select the browse tab to navigate the dictionary alphabetically using the ‘word wheel’ on the left of the screen Performing a SEARCH or BROWSE using the English to French dictionary

4 1. Type the word into the search box and press ‘Go’ 2. For accented characters, either type directly into the search box or use the virtual pop-up keyboard Performing a SEARCH using the English to French dictionary

5 …these are the context clues to help you pick the right translation …this is the translation …and these are the examples …this is the headword Listen to the audio pronunciations in both British and American English

6 Change the way the entry appears by showing or hiding examples, idioms, and phrasal verbs… Expand or collapse the entry using full view or outline view …or expand and collapse individual senses View full pronunciation table

7 Double-click or highlight a word to look it up instantly in English or French Switch to French from English by using the arrows Print, , cite, and link to an entry Check the ‘More on this word’ box for contextual grammar and usage notes, verb tables, and cultural notes

8 Search by radical Highlight or double-click on a phrase and select ‘split into words’ to see which are multi-character words Using the Chinese dictionary

9 See at-a-glance translations in up to 13 languages for thousands of dictionary entries by clicking on the Oxford Language Web tab Explore multiple languages simultaneously Discover surprising similarities and differences between languages as you compare them side by side Learn key vocabulary easily - get quick translations of over 7,300 words in 13 languages Explore multiple languages simultaneously Discover surprising similarities and differences between languages as you compare them side by side Learn key vocabulary easily - get quick translations of over 7,300 words in 13 languages Select from the drop-down menu to link directly between any language, without going through English The Oxford Language Web

10 Quick access to extensive Tools and Resources available from every page Tools and Resources

11 Browse through the wide range of Tools and Resources including… Grammar and Vocabulary help for each language …sample letters and s, and games

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