Online dictionaries for German

in a German learning group
Classical dictionaries as a book are still appreciated by language learners as a reliable and competent reference in class and during homework. Here we presented some sources for online dictionaries but also the most popular books.

Dictionaries on-line

Multi-language translation services

The on-line dictionary from the EU: IateEuroDic lets you translate from and to 13 different languages. You will also find a German/German dictionary. A filter to select different topics and other selection tools make this dictionary very comfortable to use.
Another on-line translation service is: www.online-translator.com, to translate from Russian into other languages. Also check www.yourdictionary.com.
The language portal bab.la offers language quizzes, vocabulary exercises, discussion forums and dictionaries in 11 languages. All users are welcomed to contribute and evaluate new word entries, quizzes and vocabulary lists. The new vocabulary exercises also enable users to compile and save their own lessons as well as publish them for the whole language community.
PONS.eu - the language portal www.pons.eu provides since September 2011 the PONS dictionary "German as a foreign language" in an updated version as an online dictionary
German-English-Spanish:
- www.student-online.net/woerterbook.shtml with 850,000 entries
German-English-French from www.linguadict.de
Traducciones urgentes: Online translation agency, based in Spain.

Bilingual: English - German / German - English

Our favourite: the English-German dictionary BEOLINGUS from the Technical University of Dresden. There are over 180,000 entries with many search options, a guest book and an off-line version to download is also available. A similar dictionary you will find at www.ego4u.de/de/dictionary .
The LEO English / German Dictionary with over 190,000 entries. It is very quick and easy to us like our favourite. The special benefit about Leo is that it grows with each visitor - you are also welcome to act as a "volunteer" ;-).
Moreover: You will find many good links to other dictionary services on the web.

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Dictionaries as a "book"

Among many dictionaries on offer, these four publishers are most interesting:

www.langenscheidt.de
www.pons.de
Oxford University Press - focus: English-...
www.degruyter.de - focus: linguistics
www.duden.de - focus: German-German

There are a lot of dictionaries for technical terms (eg. Electrical, mechanical engineering, traffic engineering and many others) as well as for less known foreign languages. We recommend you make a specific search using a search engine or ask a bookshops.

Note: If a direct order link to a book below doesn´t work, it isn't currently available at Amazon.com. In this case please try an order at Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.de or your local bookshop.

#1
Großwörterbuch 'English for Experts and Universities'
Pons.de

Woerterbuch - Wörterbuch

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#2
Langenscheidts Großwörterbuch English - Deutsch
Langenscheidt.de

Woerterbuch - Wörterbuch

1 book order now at amazon.com

#3
Duden - The German spelling,
(volume 1 of 12 volumes)
Duden.de

Audio CDs Deutsch als Fremdsprache - lern cd deutschWoerterbuch - Wörterbuch

1 book order now at amazon.com

#4
The Oxford Pop-up French Spanish German Dictionary Shelf
Oxford University Press

Woerterbuch - Wörterbuch

1 book order now at amazon.com

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