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Collins German Unabridged Dictionary, 4th Edition

Collins German Unabridged Dictionary, 4th Edition

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Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Unabridged?
Review: While this is, overall, an excellent dictionary, it still has a few problems that I've also noticed in smaller dictionaries. I've run across a few words that are found in the English>German, but then the German word is not listed in the German>English section...or vice versa. I wouldn't have expected this in an "unabridged" dictionary. Having all the words in both sections is important in our household since I am from the US and my wife from Germany. We commonly rely on both German>English AND English>German translations. The missing translations can be bothersome.

Also, despite this being unabridged, I've run across several, fairly common, words that are not in here. For example, I could not find the word 'canola', as in 'canola oil', in the English>German. It doesn't seem like that is too obscure of a word...especially for an unabridged dictionary. There have been several more that, in bewilderment, I could not find. I see there is a 5th edition coming out in September 2004. Hopefully that may solve some of these issues.

All in all, among the unabridged German-English dictionaries, this one does seem to be the best one out there, and at a reasonable price.


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