French word of the week: bout
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 noun 'bout'. Read More
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French word of the week: besoin
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 noun 'besoin'. Read More
French word of the week: rendre
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 'rendre'. Read More
French word of the week: net
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 adjective 'net'. Read More
Sue Atkins – pioneering lexicographer and linguist
Beryl T. Atkins, one of the founding editors of the Collins Robert French Dictionary, died in September 2021 at the age of 90. Always known to friends and colleagues as Sue Atkins, she first joined Collins Dictionaries as a freelance compiler in the mid-1960s. Over the next twenty years, working… Read More