Collins German Unabridged Dictionary

by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.

The Collins German Unabridged Dictionary is simply the best German dictionary you can own. Here's why: More than 850,000 entries and translations. The Collins German Unabridged Dictionary gives you comprehensive coverage of both German and English and most up-to-date business, political, and technical terms. Native German and English speakers worked side by side to create a balanced treatment of both languages and to make authentic and appropriate translations.

Most consistently updated. This edition has been extensively revised and updated to cover all the vocabulary of today's German, including thousands of new phrases and indicators. In addition, the "Unabridged" edition includes exhaustive coverage of key words, and full treatment of irregular forms of verbs, nouns, and adjectives to create the most complete and accurate picture of real language available today.

More colloquial usage than any other German dictionary. With its emphasis on current German and English, both written and spoken, including all areas of modern life and featuring regional usage, this dictionary gives you the edge in finding the correct translations.

Genres: Language

2108 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2004

Reviews

[Juneko Robinson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Don't get me wrong. I love a good unabridged dictionary and this one is quite good. However, for translation purposes I found myself relying more heavily on my Harper Collins German College Dictionary or even the Langenscheidt Pocket Dictionary just to get a quick jist of a word or phrase. If more careful parsing was required, then and only then would I bring out the "big gun" and refer to the unabridged. Much of the time an unabridged dictionary just gives you too much information. Having said that, what you really want an unabridged dictionary for is to get into as many of the nuanced meanings of a word by examining all of its uses and related phrases and terms. The Collins definitely satisfies on that account and it's fascinating to read through the entries to to gain a deeper understanding of a word or phrase. The Language in Use section in the center is especially useful for figuring out idiomatic expressions and cultural conventions surrounding the use of things such as salutations in business letters, etc. Since I never took "introduction to German", but jumped right into a graduate level German for Reading course, I found that section particularly helpful.

[Jonathan]

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