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Le Grand Robert & Collins

Le Grand Robert & Collins, the largest and most up-to-date bilingual dictionary, designed for all professionals. Find the right words for the professional context with 25,000 specialized terms in all fields: economics, new technologies, environment, etc.

Le Petit Robert de la langue française

More than 60,000 French language terms are defined. Includes etymology, spelling, pronunciation, expressions and phrases, homonyms, synonyms and antonyms.

Multidictionnaire de la langue française

French language dictionary that includes 10 tools in 1: spelling, grammar, difficulties, conjugation, syntax, anglicisms, typography, Quebecisms, abbreviations and correspondence.

Bescherelle

In Bescherelle, you can find the conjugation of more than 9,500 contemporary French verbs, each with its identity sheet and conjugation in all moods and tenses, both in the active and passive voice.

Le Conjugueur

Conjugation of over 9000 French verbs.

Termium plus

One of the largest terminological and linguistic databases in the world. This tool gives you access to millions of terms in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese. You can find terms, abbreviations, definitions and usage examples in a wide range of specialized fields. The database is an essential tool for decoding acronyms, verifying an official title, finding an equivalent in another language and much more.

Le grand dictionnaire terminologique

Database of terminological records prepared by the Office québécois de la langue française or its partners. Each record provides information on a concept related to a specialized field and presents the terms that designate it in French, English, and sometimes in other languages. The records include several of the following elements: definition, French/English equivalents, synonyms, illustrations, abbreviations, terms to avoid, etc.

Banque de dépannage linguistique

The Banque de dépannage linguistique (BDL) produced by the Office québécois de la langue française offers clear answers to the most frequently asked questions about grammar, spelling, syntax, vocabulary, anglicisms, punctuation, pronunciation, typography, proper names, acronyms, abbreviations and symbols, writing and communication.

Usito

Designed and produced in Quebec, this French language dictionary aims to reflect the reality of the particularities of Quebecois, Canadian and North American usages. This new version is updated daily to adapt to the evolution of the language. Several dozen contributors from the University of Sherbrooke have pooled their expertise to create this very comprehensive reference work.

Encyclopaedia Universalis

The encyclopedic reference of the French-speaking world. Dedicated to documentary research, general culture and education. Universalis offers high-quality answers in all disciplines and across all major fields of knowledge through multiple media.

Britannica Academic

This digital tool in English offers an encyclopedia, an atlas and a dictionary. The site is adapted to each person’s linguistic level with three possible entries into the resource according to their level.