Langenscheidt's German-English English-German Dictionary

Langenscheidt Universal Dictionary

by Langenscheidt (Editor)

Fully updated and featuring more than 55,000 entries, this is the classic

German-English English-German Dictionary

from Langenscheidt, the premier source for foreign language reference tools. Students, teachers, travelers, and professionals can confidently rely on this invaluable 2-in-1 volume that includes:

- Hundreds of new words reflecting today's cultural, political, and technological changes, plus contemporary idioms and expressions

- Full pronunciation keys for both German and English entries

- Comprehensive grammatical information

- The genitives and plurals of German nouns

- Indicators as to whether a German verb is conjugated with haben or sein

- An alphabetical list of German and English irregular verbs

- A wealth of examples illustrating correct usage and meaning

- A quick reference section on proper names, weights and measures, and abbreviations

- Easy-to-read typography, plus a helpful guide to using the dictionary most effectively

The foreign language dictionary for people on the move!

Genres: Reference, Language, German Literature, Nonfiction, Dictionaries

499 pages, Paperback

First published May 20, 1971

About the author

Langenscheidt is a German publishing company, specialising in language resource literature.

Reviews

[Clay Davis · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book has been very vauluable in reading Harry Turtledove's World War alternative history stories.

[Nolan Boyce · Rating 5 out of 5]

Could not put this book down, the intricacies of its plot forced me to read on, although the character development was poor.

[Moran · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great German dictionary, not heavy and still holds everything. Contains a grammar section as well as super helpful appendices. Great for any German learner.

[寿理 宮本 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Haha, this has a listing!

I admit that I never got a grasp on German (Deutsch) to be able to properly assess how good of a dictionary this is, so I have to grade accordingly.

One complaint, which is pretty major: lowercase AND uppercase "i" looks a LOT like lowercase "l", to the point where I can't tell if it's "Heilsarmee" or "Hellsarmee" for "Salvation Army" (and, also, that seems like a curious thing to include, but okay). I mean, spellcheck thinks it's Heilsarmee, but Hellsarmee would be kind of funny, haha.

Recommended in a pinch, otherwise maybe get a cleaner printing.

[Molly · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's a dictionary, so there's not much that can be said about it as a review. [return]The layout is acceptable and considering I'm most likely using it to verify my own knowledge, I can't really call it out on any errors.

[Molly · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's a dictionary, so there's not much that can be said about it as a review. [return]The layout is acceptable and considering I'm most likely using it to verify my own knowledge, I can't really call it out on any errors.

[Ginnie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very helpful when reading historical novels or to find nicknames for little brothers. No technical stuff in it since it is such an old publication.