This dictionary offers the general user and the student alike easy access to modern Italian and includes a thematically arranged guide to self expression in both Italian and English. With over 165,000 references and 260,000 translations, this dictionary offers comprehensive coverage of current Italian and English. It provides clear and concise treatment of the basic and most important words in both languages, supplemented by thousands of illustrative phrases and examples. The user-friendly typographical layout in which longer entries are paragraphed for ease of reference, enables the user to locate the required information quickly. A clear system of indicating words, which divide the entries into specific areas of meaning, guides the user to the appropriate translation. Similarly, indicators designating the style level of words or meanings provide essential information for communicating in a foreign language. Other features include up-to-date wordlists, a supplement on Italian verbs, and a treatment of English phasal verbs.