In the article on “traduction” in this ambitious, impressive, and occasionally maddening book the authors sharply criticize the ongoing translation of Freud's works into French (Freud, 1989). They complain that, as the work of a team, the translation tends to dehumanize the language and writing in favor of a kind of lexical anonymity. No one is likely to accuse Roudinesco and Plon of anonymity: their preferences and opinions are stamped all over their work. This certainly increases its readability, for this dictionary