Language Learners

French word of the week: an/année

This series of weekly blogs takes a closer look at words from our French dictionaries. The words we're focusing on this week are the French nouns 'an' and 'année'. Read More

What’s the difference between information and news?

This week we are looking at two words which may be confused by learners of English: information and news. information Information is facts that you learn or discover. You can get more information about our products on our website.  Be Careful! Information is an uncountable noun. Don’t say… Read More

Spanish word of the week: receta

This week's Spanish word of the week is 'receta', which is a noun meaning 'recipe' or 'prescription'. Read More

French word of the week: sentir

This series of weekly blogs takes a closer look at words from our French dictionaries. The word we're focusing on this week is the French verb 'sentir'. Read More

What’s the difference between look after and look for?

This week we are looking at two words which may be confused by learners of English: look after and look for. look after If you look after someone or something, you do what is necessary to keep them healthy, safe or in good condition. Read More

Spanish word of the week: ojalá

Ojalá is an exclamation meaning 'I hope', 'I wish'; 'if only', and is of Arabic origin. Read More

French word of the week: dans

This series of weekly blogs takes a closer look at words from our French dictionaries. The word we're focusing on this week is the French preposition 'dans'. Read More

What’s the difference between beside and besides?

This week we are looking at two words which may be confused by learners of English: beside and besides. beside function playAudio(url) { new Audio(url).play(); } If one thing is beside another, it is next to it or at the side of it. Beside the… Read More

Spanish word of the week: parecer

This week's Spanish word of the week is 'parecer', a verb meaning 'to think'. Read More