Concise Oxford-Duden German Dictionary: English-German, German-English

by O. Thyen (Editor), M. Clark (Editor)

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  Hardcover
  1998

  $4.20

  This new edition incorporates the recent German spelling reforms. Changes in spelling are signalled at entry level. With over over 140,00 words and phrases, over 240,000 translations, this dictionary provides unrivalled coverage of general, scientific, and technical and literary vocabulary, based on the British National Corpus, Oxford's unparalleled collection of written and spoken language. This major new edition includes thousands of new expressions such as alcopop, dataglove, emoticon, road rage, chatten, Datenautobahn, Suchmaschine, zappen. There is Extended treatment of specific vocabulary areas: detailed in-text boxes cover topics such as nationalities, jobs, addresses, greetings, asking for directions, and apologizing, giving extensive extra help with usage, constructions, and choosing vocabulary. Also new to this edition is a new guide to email and the Internet which offers a unique gateway to language and culture in the German-speaking world. There is also an entirely new Thematic wordfinder which brings together the essential vocabulary from a broad range of subject areas including the environment, society, business and industry, communication, media, and the arts. Specially designed as a reference section for writing, it covers the key topics required by regional exam boards.

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  Hardcover
  1992

  $3.25