Antidote 12 French Module

Get the French Module and Transform your Antidote Experience

The French Module is a separate downloadable product that integrates with Antidote 12. You will enjoy a tool that is equally rich and effective in both French and English. The same three-button toolbar gives you seamless access to resources in both languages.

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All the Tools You Need to Improve Your Writing in French

The corrector can alternate between each language, even in the same document if necessary. It also provides suggestions for reformulating your writing. In the dictionaries and guides, you can switch smoothly from one language to the other, with all the power of their multiple search engines. What’s more, every word, expression, proverb and word combination is translated from one language to the other, for a total of more than 2.8 million translations.

An Unprecedented French-English Dictionary

Translations of every word, expression and proverb

The definitions dictionary displays more than 975,000 translations of the various meanings of every word, expression and proverb. Thousands of new words and expressions such as vélostation, compostabilité and contenu dégénératif have been added to Antidote 12 in French, as well as countless synonyms and word combinations.

Translations of word combinations

1.9 million word combinations have been translated from French to English and from English to French.

Pronunciations in two accents

Exclusive to the subscription: Pronunciation of all words, inflections, expressions, conjugations and rhymes with a Montréal or Paris accent.

Features

French Corrector

Nearly 14,000 targeted corrections: tel, tout, quelque, leur, demi, etc.
Confused words: à/a, ou/où, é/er/ez, quelle/qu’elle, etc.
Meaning errors: tâche de graisse, écouter la voie, etc.
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Abrasive tone detection
Ability to correct an entire text all at once
Direct correction in the original document
Language, typography and style correction
Batch correction of identical cases
One-click correction of all typographical errors
Multi-document correction automatically handles all plain text, HTML, Markdown and LaTeX files in a folder
Prominent error display
Clear, multi-level explanations
Context-sensitive links to the guides
Context-sensitive access to the dictionaries
List of results for a full overview of corrections
Smart filters: near future tense, repeat sentences and introductory expressions, etc.
Revision filters: logic, semantics, pragmatics
Customizable statistics filters: words, sentences, frequency, etc.
Inspection filters: verbs, complements, past participles, etc.
Style: repetition, nested phrases, awkward phrasing, etc.
Typography of spacing, numbers and addresses
Punctuation: missing or surplus commas, etc.
Anglicisms and regional expressions
Detailed sentence analysis
Traditional and rectified spellings
Foreign language detection
Multiple personal dictionaries
Custom rules (alerts and corrections)
Nearly 200 settings: language, typography, interface
Custom setting presets
Entirely printable content

French Dictionaries

172,000 words, including 17,200 proper nouns
36,500 expressions with detailed entries
925,000 translations of words, expressions and proverbs
1,100,000 synonyms, hyponyms and hypernyms
100,000 antonyms
1,000,000 combinations with real-life examples
1.9 million translations of word combinations in both languages
9500 verbs conjugated in simple and compound tenses
Semantic fields of 96,000 entries, with interactive word clouds
Rhymes, including for multi-word expressions
Etymology for 147,000 words and expressions
Etymological notes for 130 enigmatic expressions
19,000 families
Audio pronunciation of all words, inflections, expressions, conjugations and rhymes with a Montréal or Paris accent With subscription With subscription to Antidote+, Antidote Pro or Antidote Web"
360,000 quotations
Proverbs
Plural and feminine forms of each word
Relative frequency of each word
Homonyms and near-homophones
2400 constructions to avoid
Regional expressions and usage labels
Search with variables
Search as you type
Search by rhyme, sorted by number of rhyming phonemes
Search by anagram, with wildcard letters
Multi-word search, for finding links between words
Advanced search by criteria
Rare words, recent additions to the dictionaries, cities, countries, people and expressions to discover
Integrated access to Wikipedia
Smart links to Termium and web search engines
Option to add links to other web resources
Context-based links to the guides
Easy addition of new words
Favourite words list
Integrated web links
Parental control settings
Adjustable font size
Entirely printable content
Region and register of expressions displayed

French Guides

Spelling
Lexicon
Grammar
Syntax
Punctuation
Style
Business Writing
Typography
History of the French language
Language Matters
956 clear and concise articles
Usage tips and examples
Quick lookup by subject
Text search within articles
Context-based links from the corrector and dictionaries
Integrated web links
Entirely printable content

Bilingual Guides

English and French and its counterpart Français et anglais
65 articles exploring the differences between the two languages

French Customizations

Ability to add words to personal dictionaries
Added words appear in the dictionaries’ search results
Ability to add words in both languages at once
Ability to create custom rules for corrections and alerts with multiple triggers, correct/incorrect usage examples and reference URLs
Ability to combine custom rules in lists
Ability to share personal dictionaries and custom rules
Ability to create custom presets
Synchronization of customizations With subscription With subscription to Antidote+, Antidote Pro or Antidote Web"