Larousse Pocket Dictionary Italian English/English Italian

by larousse-staff, Larousse (Editor)

Students and travellers will find this handy volume an essential aid in mastering a wide range of conversational and written Italian. The more than 30,000 references and 40,000 translations provide comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of everyday Italian and English in a clear and easy-to-read format. This compact book also provides indispensable information about grammar and pronunciation as well as many common abbreviations and acronyms. Special Over 30,000 references and 40,000 translations. Includes coverage of idioms, abbreviations, acronyms, and proper nouns, and pronunciation guides. Pocket-sized - easy to take on a trip.

Genres: Language, Linguistics, Reference

544 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1998

Reviews

[Tripleguess · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a nice Italian/English-English/Italian dictionary, for sure, but it is not pocket sized; in fact it was too big to reasonably fit in my purse. Granted my purse is not large, but the dictionary took up over half of it; the mini water bottle and my camera took precedence, so sadly I did without a dictionary during my week in Tuscany and Umbria. It stayed in the rented facility along with my suitcase and other things I brought but didn't actually use. I could have used it a time or two.

This would be fine for a backpack, probably, and maybe for a large purse, but I needed a dictionary the size of a Gideon's New Testament with Psalms & Proverbs or suchlike. I'll look a little harder next time.

[Richard M Banton · Rating 5 out of 5]

works great for me as I now speak only a little Italian. I have good Italian friends (one who is a blogger in Italian - independent writer) and very much like to stay in touch with them. I find that this dictionary serves me best.