diff --git a/dictsource/de_rules b/dictsource/de_rules
index 4c6e81a9..ae16129d 100644
--- a/dictsource/de_rules
+++ b/dictsource/de_rules
@@ -837,7 +837,6 @@
              sst (@       sSt
 
              sch          S
-             sch (en_     sC
           _) sh           S
              sh (K        S
              sou (nd      saU
@@ -863,6 +862,14 @@
 
           _) safe         _^_EN
           &) schaft (_S6  Saft
+
+          ä) schen        sC@n  // but not wäschen
+         fe) schen        sC@n
+         ie) schen        sC@n
+          h) schen        sC@n
+          ö) schen        sC@n  // but not löschen
+         äu) schen        sC@n  // but not täuschen
+
              schein (lich S'aIn
           _) schul (@P5   S'u:l
           _) schul (d     S'Ul
diff --git a/dictsource/fr_list b/dictsource/fr_list
index b2b1074d..4a637018 100755
--- a/dictsource/fr_list
+++ b/dictsource/fr_list
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 // 2006-11-18  Gilles Casse  <gcasse@oralux.org>
 //
-// Updated 2009-02-01 Michel Such  <michel.such@free.fr>
+// Updated 2009-03-12 Michel Such  <michel.such@free.fr>
 //
 //	* Numbers, a few abbreviations and exceptions.
 //
@@ -296,23 +296,23 @@ pr		professeur $text *dot $capital
 
 
 // articles
-le	$u+ $nounf
-le	$u+ $verb $verbextend
-la	$u+ $nounf
-la	$u+ $verb $verbextend
-les	lez2 $u+ $nounf
-les	lez2 $u+ $verb $verbextend
-un	$u+ $nounf
-une	$u+ $nounf
+le	$nounf $u+
+le  $verbextend $u
+la $nounf $u+
+la	$verbextend $u
+les	lez2 $nounf $u=
+les	lez2 $verbextend $u
+un $nounf $u+
+une	$nounf $u+
 
 
 // conjonctions
 mais	$u+
-ou	u $u $brk
+ou	$u $brk
 eh	 $u $brk
-et	e $u $brk
+et	$u $brk
 ni	$u $brk
-car	$u+ $brk
+car	$u $brk
 car	$noun
 cependant  $brk
 néanmoins  $brk
@@ -328,14 +328,19 @@ aussi $u+
 
 certes	$u+
 dont	   dO~t2 $u
-lorsque	   $u
-puisque	   $u
+lorsque	   lO2rsk@ $u+
+puisque	   pw^isk@ $u+
 presque	   $u+
+que	  $u+
 (parce que) 	   parsk@ $u+
-que	   $u+
-qui	   $u+ $verbf
+(parce qu'il) 	   parskil $u+
+(parce qu'ils) 	   parskilz2 $u+
+(parce qu'elle) 	   parskE2l $u+
+(parce qu'elles) 	   parskE2lz2 $u+
+(parce qu'on) 	   parskO~n2 $u+
+tant	tA~t2 $u+
+qui	   $verbf $u+
 quoique	   $u
-si	   $u
 quant	   kA~t2 $u
 
 // pronouns
@@ -399,7 +404,7 @@ leurs	$u $verb $verbextend
 (les leurs)	le||lWr $u+ $verbf
 
 // prepositions
-de $u
+de $u $nounf
 du	$u $nounf
 des	dez2 $u $nounf
 
@@ -421,7 +426,6 @@ en	$u+ $verb $verbextend
 par	$u+
 parmi	$u+
 pour	$u+
-tant	tA~t2 $u+
 autant	$u+
 tandis	$u+
 dès	$u
@@ -441,8 +445,8 @@ très	$u
 
 // negative
 ne	$u $verbf
-pas	$u+
-pas	$noun
+pas	p'a2z2
+pas	pa $noun
 plus	$u+
 guère	$u+
 jamais $u+
@@ -452,7 +456,7 @@ oui	$u+
 // questions
 quand	   kA~t2 $u+
 quoi	   $u+
-où	$brk $u+
+où	$u+
 comme	kO2m	$u+
 comment	$u+
 pourquoi	$u+
@@ -572,6 +576,7 @@ bus	      bys
 bus	      by  $verb
 campus   kA~pys
 cancer	kA~sEr
+catcher	catcheur $text
 (chef d'oeuvre)	chédeuvre $text
 (chef d'oeuvres)	chédeuvres $text
 choeur        kWr
@@ -591,7 +596,7 @@ laser	      lazEr
 malus      malys
 mapper	_^_en
 mars	      mars
-mieux	mj'Y $u+
+mieux	mjY $u+
 mrs	_^_en
 ours	urs
 parangon	      parA~gO~
@@ -787,5 +792,5 @@ wallis	wAlis
 futuna	futuna
 zimbabwe	zimbabwe
 
-pest  $1
+
 
diff --git a/dictsource/fr_rules b/dictsource/fr_rules
index 5db3e5d2..cfa02224 100755
--- a/dictsource/fr_rules
+++ b/dictsource/fr_rules
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 // 2006-11-18  Gilles Casse  <gcasse@oralux.org>
 //
-// Updated: 2009-02-19 Michel Such  <michel.such@free.fr>
+// Updated: 2009-03-12 Michel Such  <michel.such@free.fr>
 //
 
 // Letter classes:
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ _) 	ç' (P2v      s
 		em (p       A~
 		en (_       A~n2		// en
 		en (hA      A~n		// enharmonique
+_C)		en (j      E~		// benjamin
 _)		en (A       A~n		// enivrer
 
 	C)	en (d_      A~		// comprend dépend
@@ -825,6 +826,7 @@ _)		half  	_^_en
 	 	o (rC       O2
 	 	o (rX       O2
 	_) 	os (_       Os
+	 	o (sC       O2
 	s_) 	os (_       o
 	x_) 	os (_       o
 	C) 	o (se_       o2
@@ -954,7 +956,7 @@ C)		oing (_      _^_en	// going
 
 	se)	pt (_      t      	// sept
 	se)	pt (iè     t      	// septième
-	_)	puisqu' (P7     pyisk
+	_)	puisqu' (P7     pw^isk
 
 // group p: English section
 		pad (_        _^_en
@@ -967,6 +969,7 @@ C)		oing (_      _^_en	// going
 		q           k		// coq
 	_)	qu' (AP3          k
 	_)	qua (d          kwA	// quadrature
+	_)	qua (drill          ka	// quadriller
  	_a)	qua      kwA		// aquarium
  	_a)	qu (if      ku		// aquifère
  	_A)	qui (dist      kw^i		// équidistant
diff --git a/dictsource/it_rules b/dictsource/it_rules
index d1f304c8..12ee599e 100644
--- a/dictsource/it_rules
+++ b/dictsource/it_rules
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@
 		s (t	s
 		s (x	s
 		sc (Y	S
+		sci (L01  S
 		sch (Y	sk
 		sh (K	S    // foreign words
 	K)	sh	S    // foreign words
diff --git a/dictsource/pt_list b/dictsource/pt_list
index f5ced60c..70fc1ef7 100755
--- a/dictsource/pt_list
+++ b/dictsource/pt_list
@@ -175,11 +175,11 @@ _1C0	s'eIN
 ?2_0C	s'eINtUs#
 _1C	s'eINtu
 ?1_2C	duz'eINtus#
-?2_2C	duz'eINtUs#
+?2_2C	duz'eINtUz
 ?1_3C	tryz'eNtus#
-?2_3C	tRez'eNtUs#
+?2_3C	tRez'eNtUz
 ?1_5C	kin^'eINtus#
-?2_5C	kin^'eINtUs#
+?2_5C	kin^'eINtUz
 ?1_0M1	m'il_
 ?2_0M1	m'iU_
 ?1_1M1	m'il_
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ _1M3	'u~mbilj'&U~
 ?1_0M4	trilj'o~js#
 ?2_0M4	trilj'o~jz
 _1M4	'u~ntrilj'&U~
-_0and	_i
+_0and	i
 _dpt    _v'irgul&
 // _0Z2	seNt'Ezim&     // 100ths
 // _0Z3	mil'Ezim&      // 1000ths
@@ -290,11 +290,11 @@ los	$u
 
 ?2	este	$u+	$nounf	'estSi       // this
 ?2	estes	$u+	$nounf	'estSis       // these
-?2	esta	'Est& $brk $u+	$nounf
+?2	esta	'Est& $u+	$nounf
 ?2	neste	$u+	$nounf	n'estSi      //in this
 ?2	nestes	$u+	n'estSis      //in these
 ?2	esse	$u+	$nounf	'esi       // that
-essa	'Es& $brk  $u+
+essa	'Es&  $u+
 desse	d'esy	$u+
 nesse	n'esy	$u+
 aquele	&k'ely	$u+	$nounf       // that
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ aquela	$u+
 daquele	d&k'ely	$u+	$nounf
 
 ?1	que	ky	$u 
-?2	que	ke	$u $pause
+?2	que	ke	$u
 
 // possessive adjectives
 meu	$u+	$nounf
@@ -338,93 +338,93 @@ duma	$u
 duns	$u
 dumas	$u
 
-em	$u $brk  // in,on,at
-no	nu $u $brk	$nounf
-na	$u $brk
-?2	nos	nus# $u $brk
-nas	$u $brk
-num	$u $brk
-numa	$u $brk
-nuns	$u $brk
-numas	$u $brk
+em	$u  // in,on,at
+no	nu $u	$nounf
+na	$u
+?2	nos	nus# $u
+nas	$u
+num	$u
+numa	$u
+nuns	$u
+numas	$u
 
-por	$u $brk	// by,for,through
-pelo	$u $brk
-?2	pela	$u $brk	p'el&
-pelos	$u $brk
-?2	pelas	$u $brk	p'el&s
+por	$u	// by,for,through
+pelo	$u
+?2	pela	$u	p'el&
+pelos	$u
+?2	pelas	$u	p'el&s
 
-ao	$u $brk
-à	,a: $brk
-aos	$u $brk
-às	,a:s $brk
+ao	$u
+à	,a:
+aos	$u
+às	,a:s
 
-para	$u $brk		// for,to
-pro	$u $brk	$nounf
-pra	$u $brk
-pros	$u $brk
-pras	$u $brk
-prò	$u $brk
-prà	$u $brk
-pròs	$u $brk
-pràs	$u $brk
+para	$u		// for,to
+pro	$u	$nounf
+pra	$u
+pros	$u
+pras	$u
+prò	$u
+prà	$u
+pròs	$u
+pràs	$u
 
-com	$u $brk		// with
-?2	sem	$pause		// without
-?2	até	$u $pause	// until
-?2	desde	$u $pause	// from,since
-?2	entre	$pause		// between,among
-?2	por	$u $pause	// by,for,through
-?2	sobre	s'obRy	$pause		// on,above,about
-?2	sob	$pause		// under,below
-?2	debaixo	$pause		// under,below
+com	$u		// with
+?2	sem		// without
+?2	até	$u	// until
+?2	desde	$u	// from,since
+?2	entre		// between,among
+?2	por	$u	// by,for,through
+?2	sobre	s'obRy		// on,above,about
+?2	sob		// under,below
+?2	debaixo		// under,below
 
-?2	durante	$pause
+?2	durante
 
 
 // conjunctions
 ?1	e	i $u	// and
-?2	e	i $u $pause	// and
-se	$u $brk		// if
+?2	e	i $u   // and
+se	$u		// if
 
 
-?2	mas	$u $pause	// but
-?2	porém	$pause		// however
-?2	todavia	$pause		// yet
-?2	contudo	$pause		// nevertheless
+?2	mas	$u	// but
+?2	porém		// however
+?2	todavia		// yet
+?2	contudo		// nevertheless
 
-?2	ou	$u $pause	// or
-?2	quer	$pause		// whether
+?2	ou	$u	// or
+?2	quer		// whether
 
-?2	assim	$pause		// thus
-?2	portanto	$pause	// therefore
+?2	assim		// thus
+?2	portanto	// therefore
 
-?2	porque	$pause		// because
-?2	pois	$pause		// because
-?2	como	$u $pause	// as
+?2	porque		// because
+?2	pois		// because
+?2	como	$u	// as
 
-?2	embora	$pause		// although
-?2	apesar	$pause		// despite
+?2	embora		// although
+?2	apesar		// despite
 
 
-?2	caso	$pause			// if
-?2	(desde que)	d'esdZiki/  $pause	// provided that
-?2	(exceto se)	es'Etusi/   $pause	// unless
-?2	(salvo se)	s'alvusi/   $pause	// unless
+?2	caso			// if
+?2	(desde que)	d'esdZiki/ 	// provided that
+?2	(exceto se)	es'Etusi/  	// unless
+?2	(salvo se)	s'alvusi/  	// unless
 
-?2	(para que)	p,a*&ki/    $pause       // so that
+?2	(para que)	p,a*&ki/          // so that
 
 
 
-?2	quando	$pause			// when
-?2	onde	$u $pause	// where
-?2	apenas	$pause			// as soon as
-?2	mal	$pause			// as soon as, hardly
-?2	(logo que)	l'Oguki/ $pause		// as soon as
-?2	(antes que)     '&~NtSiski/  $pause	// before
-?2	(depois que)    dep'OIski/  $pause	// after
-?2	(sempre que)    s'eNpriki/  $pause	// whenever
-?2	enquanto  $pause			// while
+?2	quando			// when
+?2	onde	$u	// where
+?2	apenas			// as soon as
+?2	mal			// as soon as, hardly
+?2	(logo que)	l'Oguki/		// as soon as
+?2	(antes que)     '&~NtSiski/ 	// before
+?2	(depois que)    dep'OIski/ 	// after
+?2	(sempre que)    s'eNpriki/ 	// whenever
+?2	enquanto 			// while
 
 
 // negative
diff --git a/phsource/compile_report b/phsource/compile_report
index 30f1bc08..04b98f34 100644
--- a/phsource/compile_report
+++ b/phsource/compile_report
@@ -71,25 +71,31 @@ b/b_            [b] base
                 [b] hi
                 [b] bn
 b/b@            [b] base
+                [b] fr
                 [b] hi
                 [b] bn
 b/b@2           [b] base
                 [b] hi
                 [b] bn
 b/ba            [b] base
+                [b] fr
                 [b] hi
                 [b] bn
 b/be            [b] base
+                [b] fr
                 [b] hi
                 [b] bn
 b/bi            [b] base
+                [b] fr
                 [b] hi
                 [b;] ro
                 [b] bn
 b/bo            [b] base
+                [b] fr
                 [b] hi
                 [b] bn
 b/bu            [b] base
+                [b] fr
                 [b] hi
                 [b] bn
 b/xb            [b] base
diff --git a/phsource/ph_french b/phsource/ph_french
index 7915dc04..04e0a340 100644
--- a/phsource/ph_french
+++ b/phsource/ph_french
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ endphoneme
 
 phoneme @
   vowel starttype (@) endtype (@)
-  length 170
+  length 180
   formants vowel/@_hgh
   before l/ DFT+l/l_@
   before (r) DFT+r/xr
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ endphoneme
 
 phoneme @2
   vowel starttype (@) endtype (@)
-  length 150
+  length 160
   formants vowel/@_fr
   before (r) DFT+r3/r_@
 endphoneme
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ endphoneme
 
 phoneme a
   vowel  starttype (a)  endtype (a)
-  length 170
+  length 180
   formants vowel/a_6
   after  l l/la-15
   before l/ DFT+l/l_a
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ endphoneme
 
 phoneme a2
   vowel  starttype (a)  endtype (a)
-  length 150
+  length 165
   formants vowel/a_6
   after  l l/la-15
   before l/ DFT+l/l_a
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ endphoneme
 
 phoneme e
   vowel starttype (e) endtype (e)
-  length 172
+  length 175
   formants vowel/e
   after l l/le-15
   before l/ DFT-20+l/xl
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ endphoneme
 
 phoneme i
   vowel starttype (i) endtype (i)
-  length 150
+  length 160
   formants vowel/i_3
   linkout ;
   after l l/li-15
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ endphoneme
 
 phoneme o
   vowel starttype (o) endtype (o)
-  length 170
+  length 180
   formants vowel/o_3
   after l l/lo-10
   before (r) DFT+r/xr
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ endphoneme
 
 phoneme o2
   vowel starttype (o) endtype (o)
-  length 170
+  length 180
   formants vowel/o_2
   after l l/lo-10
   before l/ DFT+l/l_o
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ endphoneme
 
 phoneme u
   vowel starttype (u) endtype (u)
-  length 170
+  length 175
   formants vowel/u_3
   after  l l/lu-20
   before l/ DFT-20+l/l_u
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ endphoneme
 
 phoneme u: // slitely longer than u
   vowel starttype (u) endtype (u)
-  length 220
+  length 240
   formants vowel/u_3
   after  l l/lu-20
   before l/ DFT-20+l/l_u
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ endphoneme
 
 phoneme y
   vowel starttype (u) endtype (u)
-  length 170
+  length 180
   formants vowel/y_2
   after  l l/lu-20
   before l/ DFT-30+l/l_y
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ endphoneme
 
 phoneme Y
   vowel starttype (@) endtype (@)
-  length 170
+  length 180
   formants vowel/y#
   after l l/l@-20
   before l/ DFT-20+l/l_@
@@ -303,10 +303,16 @@ endphoneme
 
 phoneme b
   vcd blb stop
-  vowelout f1=0  f2=1000 -500 -300  f3=-300 80
-  formants b/b+x/b%70
+  vowelout f1=0  f2=1000 -500 -300  f3=-300 80 brk
+  formants b/b+x/b%80
   before _ b/b_+x/b_
+  before (a) b/ba+x/b%30
+  before (@) b/b@+x/b%50
+  before (e) b/be+x/b%50
+  before (i) b/bi+x/b%50
   before l/ b/b_+x/b_
+  before (o) b/bo+x/b%50
+  before (u) b/bu+x/b%70
   before R b/b_+x/b_
   after _ NULL
   after @ b/xb%50
diff --git a/src/dictionary.cpp b/src/dictionary.cpp
index bcde4e75..0baeb246 100755
--- a/src/dictionary.cpp
+++ b/src/dictionary.cpp
@@ -1111,7 +1111,7 @@ void SetWordStress(Translator *tr, char *output, unsigned int &dictionary_flags,
 
 	if((max_stress == 0) && (tr->langopts.stress_flags & 1) && (vowel_count == 2))
 	{
-		// option: don't stress monosyllables except at end-of-clause (lang=fr)
+		// option: don't stress monosyllables except at end-of-clause
 		vowel_stress[1] = 1;
 		dictionary_flags |= FLAG_STRESS_END2;
 	}
diff --git a/src/extras.cpp b/src/extras.cpp
index 4330fe57..484b998b 100644
--- a/src/extras.cpp
+++ b/src/extras.cpp
@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@ void ConvertToUtf8()
 	int ix;
 	FILE *f_in;
 	FILE *f_out;
-	char buf[80];
+	char buf[200];
 
 	wxString fname = wxFileSelector(_T("Convert file to UTF8"),wxString(path_home,wxConvLocal),
 		_T(""),_T(""),_T("*"),wxOPEN);
diff --git a/src/numbers.cpp b/src/numbers.cpp
index a1459960..37719193 100644
--- a/src/numbers.cpp
+++ b/src/numbers.cpp
@@ -1033,7 +1033,7 @@ static int LookupNum2(Translator *tr, int value, int control, char *ph_out)
 		if(tr->langopts.numbers & 0x200)
 		{
 			// remove vowel from the end of tens if units starts with a vowel (LANG=Italian)
-			if((ix = strlen(ph_tens)-1) >= 0)
+			if(((ix = strlen(ph_tens)-1) >= 0) && (ph_digits[0] != 0))
 			{
 				if((next_phtype = phoneme_tab[(unsigned int)(ph_digits[0])]->type) == phSTRESS)
 					next_phtype = phoneme_tab[(unsigned int)(ph_digits[1])]->type;
diff --git a/src/synthdata.cpp b/src/synthdata.cpp
index 525cf8e3..d4a7e830 100755
--- a/src/synthdata.cpp
+++ b/src/synthdata.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 #include "translate.h"
 #include "wave.h"
 
-const char *version_string = "1.40.10  12.Mar.09";
+const char *version_string = "1.40.11  13.Mar.09";
 const int version_phdata  = 0x014000;
 
 int option_device_number = -1;
diff --git a/src/tr_languages.cpp b/src/tr_languages.cpp
index 0e94e2a1..5feefe4c 100644
--- a/src/tr_languages.cpp
+++ b/src/tr_languages.cpp
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ Translator *SelectTranslator(const char *name)
 			tr->langopts.unstressed_wd2 = 2;
 			tr->langopts.param[LOPT_SONORANT_MIN] = 130;  // limit the shortening of sonorants before short vowels
 
-			tr->langopts.numbers = 0x309;
+			tr->langopts.numbers = 0x109;
 			tr->langopts.numbers2 = 0x2;   // variant form of numbers before thousands
 
 			if(name2 == L_grc)
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ Translator *SelectTranslator(const char *name)
 
 			SetupTranslator(tr,stress_lengths_fr,stress_amps_fr);
 			tr->langopts.stress_rule = 3;      // stress on final syllable
-			tr->langopts.stress_flags = 0x0024 + 0x1;  // don't use secondary stress, monosyllables are unstressed
+			tr->langopts.stress_flags = 0x0024;  // don't use secondary stress
 			tr->langopts.param[LOPT_IT_LENGTHEN] = 1;    // remove lengthen indicator from unstressed syllables
 
 			tr->langopts.numbers = 0x1509 + 0x8000 + NUM_NOPAUSE | NUM_ROMAN | NUM_VIGESIMAL;
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ SetLengthMods(tr,3);  // all equal
 
 			tr->langopts.stress_rule = 3;        // stress on final syllable
 			tr->langopts.stress_flags =  0x6 | 0x10 | 0x20000; 
-			tr->langopts.numbers = 0x269 + 0x4000 + NUM_ROMAN;
+			tr->langopts.numbers = 0x069 + 0x4000 + NUM_ROMAN;
 			SetLetterVowel(tr,'y');
 			ResetLetterBits(tr,0x2);
 			SetLetterBits(tr,1,"bcdfgjkmnpqstvxz");      // B  hard consonants, excluding h,l,r,w,y
diff --git a/src/translate.cpp b/src/translate.cpp
index 55a04212..0f8d42b3 100755
--- a/src/translate.cpp
+++ b/src/translate.cpp
@@ -1670,21 +1670,6 @@ static int TranslateWord2(Translator *tr, char *word, WORD_TAB *wtab, int pre_pa
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				if(ph_code == phonPAUSE_CLAUSE)
-				{
-					int j;
-					for(j = n_ph_list2-1; j > 0; j--)
-					{
-						if(ph_list2[j].synthflags & SFLAG_PROMOTE_STRESS)
-						{
-							// lang=fr:  stress monosyllables before conjunctions 'et' 'qui' etc
-							ph_list2[j].stress = 4;
-						}
-						if(ph_list2[j].sourceix != 0)
-							break;
-					}
-				}
-
 				if(first_phoneme && tr->langopts.param[LOPT_IT_DOUBLING])
 				{
 					if(((tr->prev_dict_flags & FLAG_DOUBLING) && (tr->langopts.param[LOPT_IT_DOUBLING] & 1)) ||