This is the ideal dictionary for students of Italian. It contains up-to-date vocabulary and cultural notes on Italian life. What's more, the Language in Use and Banking & Finance supplements make this the ideal dictionary for people learning Italian for business, study and pleasure.
This third edition uses the multi-million word language database, the Collins Corpus, to ensure that the user has the most complete and accurate picture of real language available today.

• Includes the latest vocabulary from a wide range of fields, with special features about life and culture in Italy.
• The clear, easy to read layout with special treatment of complex words ensures the user finds the right translation quickly and easily.
• The extensive Language in Use supplement gives real-life examples of how Italian is used in a variety of contexts, including letters, e-mails and text messages.
• New to this edition is a Business & Finance supplement, ideal for those who need to use Italian for work
• This edition includes information about culture and life in Italy.

Over 90,000 words and phrases, and 120,000 translations. All the words you need for everday use, based on evidence in both English and Italian from the Oxford Languages Tracker, part of Oxford's renowned language research programme. Discover more on oxforddictionaries.com, Oxford's home for dictionaries and language reference. Usage notes help you find the right translation quickly

Oxford University Press, in association with Paravia (one of Italy's foremost publishers), recently published the outstanding Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary. Now comes the Concise Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary, drawn from the landmark unabridged dictionary. Containing over 175,000 words and phrases and more than 290,000 translations, the Concise is the most authoritative Italian dictionary of its size. This new dictionary provides contemporary, up-to-the-minute coverage of Italian vocabulary, as well as detailed advice on grammar and usage and an extensive guide to correspondence that includes over 100 sample letters and CVs.Features:· 175,000 words and phrases and more than 290,000 translations· Coverage of the latest vocabulary across a wide range of subject areas including IT, medicine, law, and the environment· Extensive correspondence guide containing more than 100 example letters· Detailed advice on grammar and usage· Clear layout for ease of use

This small dictionary offers the most accurate and up-to-date coverage of essential, everyday vocabulary with over 40,000 words and phrases and 60,000 translations. Easy-to-use colour design and a centre section of useful words and expressions listed by topic make this dictionary ideal for travel and quick reference.

The Collins Gem Italian Dictionary has been designed to give travellers, students, business people and the general user alike all the information they need in a handy, take-anywhere format. Includes all the latest words reflecting changes in modern lifestyle, as well as all the features you would expect from a Collins dictionary: an easy-to-read colour layout, special treatment of key words such as get, some, altro, potere, notes about life in Italian-speaking countries and warnings on commonly confused words. The Phrasefinder section has been developed to give travellers on business, school and leisure trips all the essential phrases they need. The menu-reader section is a quick guide to the most common words and phrases you will find in Italian cafes and restaurants, ensuring you always get what you expect from a meal out. Also available in the Collins Italian dictionary range are Collins Easy Learning Italian Dictionary and Collins Italian Dictionary & Grammar. Comprehensive dictionaries. Always free online.