Larousse Mini German/English/English/German Dictionary

By Larousse

With 40,000 translations, the Larousse Mini Dictionary offers a great resource for anyone who needs basic translations. These dictionaries available in Spanish, French, German, Italian and Brazilian... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 2035400260
• ISBN13: 9782035400260
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: Kingfisher
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 4.5" x 1.3" x 3.3"

Customer Reviews

Good for reading, not speaking

I bought this product for a business trip to Germany. I had never even been to Europe before, and I thought that having a dictionary would be a good idea. While this product is excellent for helping read menus and signs, it lacks when it comes to pronouncing the words. For example, I looked up the word "check" so that I could ask for my bill in a restaurant. Using my dictionary, I found that the word is "rechnung". Having never had a German lesson, I had no idea how to say this word. So I looked it up on the German side to see how to pronounce, however the pronounciation uses German symbols which I don't understand. When the waitress came, I butchered the word terribly and she helped me with the correct pronounciation. Luckily I stayed at a hotel with a very nice and helpful wait staff! Overall, I'd say that this dictionary is helpful for looking up words here and there. The dictionary contained almost every word I tried to look up. However, it is not a substitute for having a little bit of German language training.