Ultralingua French Dictionary of Definitions is a professional grade French dictionary, containing over 150,000 indexed definitions, thousands of idiomatic expressions.

Ultralingua French Dictionary of Definitions features vastly enhanced databases, stemming for most languages, a special mini-mode (to take up less room on the desktop), seamless interaction with other applications, and much, much more! Includes PowerSearch feature (search with wild cards); phonetic spellings; etymologies (word histories); notes on usage; verb conjugator; web interface for examples; number-to-text converter; French grammar reference, with sample correspondence. And Ultralingua can interact with all services enabled applications! Simply select a word and hit the keyboard shortcut (command-shift-E). Ultralingua now includes a Dashboard Widget for the Tiger Operating System.

Here are some key features of "Ultralingua French Dictionary of Definitions":

· Hundreds of thousands of indexed items, including tens of thousands of secondary entries.
· Indications of literary, slang, and vulgar usage, and indications for usage (including synonyms, accompanying prepositions, general categories, and more); thousands of technical terms; grammatical notes concerning irregular forms for tho# usands of entries (plurals, past participles, future stems, etc.; the marking of regional usage and spelling.
· Automatic verb conjugation (for many languages)
· Multilingual interface
· Modular structure -- add several languages to one Ultralingua interface
· Add personal entries
· Look for examples of usage on the Web
· Translate blocks of text via the Web
· Redesigned interface for Mac OS X
· Improved PowerSearch feature
· Ultralingua is always available thanks to his ability to "float" above other applications.
· The ability for users to create and deleter their own entries, personalizing their dictionary.
· In bilingual dictionaries: a reverse translation feature, which helps show how various choices translate back into the departure language (an essential tool for zeroing in on the right word or expression).
· In monolingual dictionaries: a secondary translation feature, allowing one to define a word within another definition without losing one's place.
· Drag & Drop, allowing you to drag words between
· Ultralingua and other applications.
· Comprehensive on-line language references (see individual dictionaries for specifics).
· A button bar that gives one-click access to many commonly used features.
· A history feature, for retracing your searches.
· A tool that will translate numbers (e.g. 133) into text (e.g."one hundred (and) thirty-three," etc.).

Limitations:

· 10 days trial period.

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· Beautiful new user interface.
· Significantly enhanced dictionary data.
· Gorgeous full-screen Core Animation flashcards.
· Live search with integrated detection of plurals and conjugated forms (stemming).
· Elegant new dictionary display.
· Redesigned Dashboard widget and system-wide hotkey can be used even when Ultralingua is not open.
· Word Hunt tool for advanced word-finding.