Langenscheidt's German-English English-German Dictionary

Langenscheidt Universal Dictionary

by Langenscheidt, A.C. Pomahoba

Newly revised and updated, this new edition of the classic dictionary incorporates hundreds of new words and reflects recent cultural, political and technological changes. Reprint.

Genres: Reference, Language, German Literature, Nonfiction, Dictionaries

672 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published May 20, 1971

About the author

Langenscheidt is a German publishing company, specialising in language resource literature.

Reviews

[Clay Davis · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book has been very vauluable in reading Harry Turtledove's World War alternative history stories.

[Nolan Boyce · Rating 5 out of 5]

Could not put this book down, the intricacies of its plot forced me to read on, although the character development was poor.

[Moran · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great German dictionary, not heavy and still holds everything. Contains a grammar section as well as super helpful appendices. Great for any German learner.

[寿理 宮本 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Haha, this has a listing!

I admit that I never got a grasp on German (Deutsch) to be able to properly assess how good of a dictionary this is, so I have to grade accordingly.

One complaint, which is pretty major: lowercase AND uppercase "i" looks a LOT like lowercase "l", to the point where I can't tell if it's "Heilsarmee" or "Hellsarmee" for "Salvation Army" (and, also, that seems like a curious thing to include, but okay). I mean, spellcheck thinks it's Heilsarmee, but Hellsarmee would be kind of funny, haha.

Recommended in a pinch, otherwise maybe get a cleaner printing.

[Molly · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's a dictionary, so there's not much that can be said about it as a review. [return]The layout is acceptable and considering I'm most likely using it to verify my own knowledge, I can't really call it out on any errors.

[Molly · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's a dictionary, so there's not much that can be said about it as a review. [return]The layout is acceptable and considering I'm most likely using it to verify my own knowledge, I can't really call it out on any errors.

[Ginnie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very helpful when reading historical novels or to find nicknames for little brothers. No technical stuff in it since it is such an old publication.