The Oxford-Duden German Dictionary: German-English/English-German (Rev ed) (Thumb Index ed)

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Summary: Works for me!
Review: As an intermediate-level student of German, this dictionary absolutely works for me! Obviously written to be a usable reference for people of either native language. However I don't recommend it for beginners in either language. I have never NOT found the word I'm looking for in this monster. As another reader pointed out, yes, the lack of plural forms of German nouns on the English half is inconvenient. Also includes small grammar reviews of English and German (each written in the opposite lang.), lists of irregular verbs, Rechtschreibreform info, instructions on how to write letters in the correct forms in both languages (British letters, not American ones) and canned phrases for condolences, congratulation, etc. A great book!

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Summary: Read before buying ANY German/English Dictionary!
Review: I am a German teacher, and I just wanted to tell all of you students of German the same thing that I tell my students. PLEASE do not buy a dictionary until you are proficient in the language, because you will waste your money and you will be completely frustrated. Unfortunately you have to know both languages fairly well to use a dictionary. Sorry, but it is the truth, glaub mir! If you are buying a dictionary -- I would recommend the Langenscheidt over this dictionary.

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Summary: This is German-English not German-American
Review: The price is in pounds not dollars. The name and says it all " Oxford-Druden." However this is an indispensable dictionary. Every page has a picture on it with numbers pointing to objects. The opposing page has the numbers pointing to words written in German and English. The English takes a little getting used to (suspenders = braces, elevator = lift, and so on. Can you say exposure control device in German (die Belichtungssteuereinrichtung.) tried that without pictures?