French Language Sites :

Paroles des Chansons

Hear a French song and want the words? Access to thousands of songs by artist or title.

A great grammar site: Meet Tex and Tammy!

A good traditional-style presentation (in English) of intermediate level French grammar. Amusing drawings and examples follow Tex (a Cajun armadillo) and his girlfriend. Grammar self-tests, video clips with native speakers, interesting web links.

Vocabulary/Grammar exercises

Lots of activities, most at a fairly easy level. Matching vocabulary, flashcard drills, grammar exercises, etc.

Vocabulary lexicon

From Middlebury College. Useful vocabulary, from intermediate to advanced level, organized around numerous topics such as travel, food, education, politics, etc. Explanatory examples and numerous links.

French verb conjugator

Type in a verb and choose a tense.

Dictionaries: French, English, French to English, English to French

An extremely useful site that contains a number of very powerful tools.

Dictionnaire des acronymes

Valuable tool for reading magazine and newspaper articles. Type in the acronym: OTAN, JO, SDF, RATP, ONG, etc.

Find a synonym:

Type in a word and get a number of synonyms.

Encyclopedia:

Access to the Hachette Multimedia Encyclopedia.