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French-English dictionary of over 2,300 verbs. |
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Full conjugation of all French verbs into 15 different tenses. |
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Find, Verb of the Day, Verb Tables and Quiz Mode features, plus user-definable display preferences. |
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Vocabulary suitable for study, travel, business and every-day living. |
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Free application updates for registered users. |
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Requires Palm OS 3.1 or later. |
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Price
$20.00 |
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Additional Information |
 French-English dictionary
Not sure of the exact verb that you need or the correct spelling? Use the dictionary of over 2,300 verbs to quickly find and select the correct verb.
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 Full conjugation of all French verbs into 15 different tenses
All irregular verbs are conjugated correctly and possible agreements are shown.
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 Find and Verb of the Day functions
Looking for alternative or new verbs? Use the Find function to search through the dictionary or the Verb of the Day function.
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 Verb Tables and Quiz Mode functions
Students will love the Verb Tables and Quiz Mode, which helps them develop their verb conjugation skills.
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Frequently Asked Questions |
How accurate is this application?
We have spent a great deal of time testing French Verbs and are therefore very confident about the accuracy of word spellings and verb conjugations. Unlike other verb conjugation programs, all irregular verbs have been specifically taken into account.
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Why is it so important to have a lookup dictionary of verbs as part of a verb conjugation program?
We have included a lookup dictionary of verbs in French Verbs in order to make the application more user-friendly and to maintain the accuracy of the conjugations. Other verb conjugation programs require the user to enter the French verb in full - this introduces a risk of error if the user spells the word wrong or forgets to put an accent on a key letter.
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Why can't I lookup English words using the "Lookup" field?
French Verbs was designed as a reference tool for French verbs and not as a comprehensive French/English - English/French dictionary. (See "Where can I get a full French/English dictionary?" below). Since the English verbs can have different translations into French depending upon their usage, you should use the "Find" feature - see "What is the purpose of the "Find" feature below".
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Why are there only 2,300 verbs?
The vocabulary for French Verbs was designed to be comprehensive for study, travel, every-day living and business purposes. Many French verbs can be represented in a reflexive form and negated by adding "re" at the beginning (for example: rebaisser, rebattre, etc). Since all French students are aware of such basics, we kept the size of French Verbs to a minimum by avoiding such unnecessary repetitions.
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Why are there only verbs?
French Verbs was designed to help users with the conjugation of French verbs. It is not intended to be a full French/English dictionary.
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Why do some verbs have incomplete conjugations?
Some French verbs do not exist in all the tenses. For example: "clore" (to close) does not exist in the imparfait or passe simple tenses. In these instances, French Verbs displays a blank conjugation.
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What is the purpose of the "Find" feature?
Some users may wish to use French Verbs to find the French equivalent of a particular English verb. Since the English verbs can have different translations into French depending upon their usage, this feature will help you to find the best translation. For example: searching for "draw" would give the following results:
- attirer (attract, draw)
- chirographier (draw up a contract)
- dessiner (draw, show)
- dresser (draw up, erect, put up)
- tracer (trace, lay out, draw)
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Why does the "Find" feature only work on the infinitive of the French verb and not all the conjugated variations?
The current version of French Verbs has over 2,300 verbs conjugated into 15 tenses for je, tu, il, nous, vous and ils. The Find feature would be extremely slow if it had to search through these 200,000 possibilities. Additionally, most verbs are easy to recognise since the beginning remains the same (notable exceptions being aller, avoir, etre and faire).
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