{"product_id":"the-picture-of-dorian-gray-le-portrait-de-dorian-gray-a-french-to-english-bilingual-book-with-french-to-english-dictionary-paperback","title":"The Picture of Dorian Gray - Le Portrait de Dorian Gray: A French to English Bilingual Book With French to English Dictionary - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMostusedwords\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eOscar Wilde\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlbert Savini\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Picture of Dorian Gray \/ Le Portait de Dorian Gray\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The timeless classic \"The Picture of Dorian Gray\" by Oscar Wilde has captivated audiences worldwide for over 100 years. It tells the story of a young man, Dorian Gray, a devilish pact and mysterious painting. Dorian wishes a life of hedonism and excess, but at what price...?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis Dual Language Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This version of the story has been accommodated for learners of French. We have aligned the original English version of the story side-by-side with the official French translation, \"Le Portrait de Dorian Gray\" by Albert Savine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe English version is printed on the left half of the page, and the French version on the right half of the page.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis will allow you to get the reading practice you need in French and quickly get answers when you dont know the French word or phrase.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause the sentences are aligned, this way of reading will save you from reaching for the dictionary to look up the meaning of a word. As a result, you'll have a smoother reading experience and save a lot of time and frustration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Le Portrait de Dorian Gray\" is about 85.000 words long. The story is written out of just 4894 different lemma s (a lemma is the dictionary form of a word), making it a great book for advanced beginner to advanced language learners.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo further aid you with learning French, we added two French to English dictionaries, made specifically for this story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrequency Dictionary\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e One dictionary is based on word frequency. We analyzed the French version and listed all the words by how often they are used. Study the most common words, and see how far you can come without resorting to the translation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou can also find a detailed alphabetical dictionary in the back, which is helpful for looking up the meaning of a word rather than relying on how it's translated in context.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlphabetical Dictionary\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e If you encounter a French word you don t know, and you can't deduce it's meaning through context or require extra clarification, flip towards the back of the book where you can look it up alphabetically.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlus, you may find yourself wondering: What is the correct pronunciation of this word in French? That is why we included IPA phonetic transcriptions of French words.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eBilingual Books\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A tried and tested method, bilingual books, also known as parallel text books or dual language books, have been used to assist language learners for hundreds of years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are several benefits to be gained by reading bilingual books. In short: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eYou will naturally broaden your vocabulary by learning from context.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eYour overall language skills will improve: you will become a better reader, writer, listener, and speaker.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eYou will be more motivated to read. With the translation nearby, reading foreign text becomes much easier when you don't have to waste time to look up unknown words.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eYou can read anytime, anywhere, and on your own schedule.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou can learn a lot from reading books in your target language. You can benefit from a book's message and equally from its language. In other words, a book can improve your way of life and your language learning at the same time.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBy sitting down and reading, you're going to get yourself farther, faster. 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