Collins German Unabridged Dictionary, 7th Edition (Harpercollins Unabridged Dictionaries)
by Harpercollins Publishers Ltd.
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Manufacturer: Collins
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 433
EAN: 9780061374906
ISBN: 0061374903
Label: Collins
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 2136
Publication Date: 2008-03-01
Publisher: Collins
Release Date: 2007-09-04
Studio: Collins
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: UNBEATABLE
Comment: GENTLEMEN,
beeing a native speaker of German, I only can recommend this oustanding dictionary. No other dictionary will offer you so much-you simply will love it.
Customer Rating: 
Summary: there are better options, but this is very useful as a backup
Comment: This is a very big translation dictionary, with a huge number of words, translations, and example sentences --- although I can't quite figure out how they came up with the number 900,000. There is also lots of nice supplementary information about how to use German in various situations. The visual format is attractive.
Unfortunately it is not sufficient by itself for learning German vocabulary, because it does not include important information such as the plural forms of nouns. It's really most useful for TRANSLATING.
Also, the paper is a bit delicate, which makes flipping through it to look up words a slow process. This is perhaps inevitable because the dictionary is so big --- unless, here's an idea: how cool would it be if they would print the dictionary in two volumes, one of which is German-English and the other of which is English-German! After all most of the time you only want to use one or the other.
My favorite German dictionary is Langenscheidts Großwörterbuch Deutsch als Fremdsprache. This is entirely in German, so you need some basic knowledge of German before you can use it, but it is meant for learners, and gives really detailed definitions along with practical information about how to use words. By comparison, Collins appears to define maybe twenty or thirty percent more German words, but gives less useful information about them. Of course Collins also has English to German, and for translating some words, such as names of plants or animals, a German-German dictionary is not much help. I recommend using Langenschedits GDaF as soon as you are advanced enough to use it, and use something like Collins Unabridged as a backup if you can't find the desired information there. If you are a beginner, you might want a smaller translation dictionary (Collins comes in several sizes).
Note: I'm reviewing the 5th edition. My understanding is that the 7th edition is very similar. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Customer Rating:
Summary: A very good dictionary
Comment: I have been using this dictionary for about a year and a half during graduate studies in Semitic languages, since German is one of the languages in which many important books and articles in the field are written. I have found this Collins unabridged dictionary to be very useful. I have rarely come across a word that I could not find in this dictionary, though sometimes I have to look up the components of long compound words separately; it would be impossible for a dictionary to list every single combination of compounds that an author might think to put together. In any case, this dictionary has almost never let me down and I highly recommend it.
I have the 6th edition of this dictionary, rather than the 7th edition listed here. (Collins likes to release new editions of its bilingual dictionaries rather frequently.) However, the general character of the dictionary is the same; the 7th edition has just added some new terms.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: UNBEATABLE
Comment: GENTLEMEN,
beeing a native speaker of German, I only can recommend this oustanding dictionary. No other dictionary will offer you so much-you simply will love it.
Customer Rating:
Summary: there are better options, but this is very useful as a backup
Comment: This is a very big translation dictionary, with a huge number of words, translations, and example sentences --- although I can't quite figure out how they came up with the number 900,000. There is also lots of nice supplementary information about how to use German in various situations. The visual format is attractive.
Unfortunately it is not sufficient by itself for learning German vocabulary, because it does not include important information such as the plural forms of nouns. It's really most useful for TRANSLATING.
Also, the paper is a bit delicate, which makes flipping through it to look up words a slow process. This is perhaps inevitable because the dictionary is so big --- unless, here's an idea: how cool would it be if they would print the dictionary in two volumes, one of which is German-English and the other of which is English-German! After all most of the time you only want to use one or the other.
My favorite German dictionary is Langenscheidts Großwörterbuch Deutsch als Fremdsprache. This is entirely in German, so you need some basic knowledge of German before you can use it, but it is meant for learners, and gives really detailed definitions along with practical information about how to use words. By comparison, Collins appears to define maybe twenty or thirty percent more German words, but gives less useful information about them. Of course Collins also has English to German, and for translating some words, such as names of plants or animals, a German-German dictionary is not much help. I recommend using Langenschedits GDaF as soon as you are advanced enough to use it, and use something like Collins Unabridged as a backup if you can't find the desired information there. If you are a beginner, you might want a smaller translation dictionary (Collins comes in several sizes).
Note: I'm reviewing the 5th edition. My understanding is that the 7th edition is very similar. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Customer Rating:
Summary: A very good dictionary
Comment: I have been using this dictionary for about a year and a half during graduate studies in Semitic languages, since German is one of the languages in which many important books and articles in the field are written. I have found this Collins unabridged dictionary to be very useful. I have rarely come across a word that I could not find in this dictionary, though sometimes I have to look up the components of long compound words separately; it would be impossible for a dictionary to list every single combination of compounds that an author might think to put together. In any case, this dictionary has almost never let me down and I highly recommend it.
I have the 6th edition of this dictionary, rather than the 7th edition listed here. (Collins likes to release new editions of its bilingual dictionaries rather frequently.) However, the general character of the dictionary is the same; the 7th edition has just added some new terms.
The Collins German Unabridged Dictionary is simply the best German dictionary you can buy. Here's why: Hundreds of thousands of entries and translations: The Collins German Unabridged Dictionary contains the most comprehensive coverage of both German and English and the most up-to-date business, political, and technical terms. Most up-to-date: This edition has been extensively revised and updated to cover the recent worldwide German spelling reform. Its vocabulary of today's German, including thousands of new phrases and indicators, is complete and exhaustive. This edition also includes full coverage of key words and full treatment of irregular forms of verbs, nouns, and adjectives to create the most complete and accurate picture of the German 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 understanding and choosing the most appropriate translation. New terms in this edition include: Billigjob
low-paid job Biokraftstoff
organic fuel Chillen
to chill out Handyverbot
cell phone ban Radikal-fundamentalistisch
radical fundamentalist
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