Berlitz Norwegian-English Dictionary/Engelsk-Norsk Ordbok (Berlitz Dictionaries) [Paperback]

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Book Description

ISBN-10: 2831550459 | ISBN-13: 978-2831550459 | Publication Date: July 1995 | Edition: 2nd Rev

Completely revised, fully bilingual, the Berlitz Bilingual Dictionaries are one of the few truly pocket-sized dictionaries for travelers, and are an excellent companion to Berlitz Phrase Books, Cassette Packs, and Pocket Guides. Each revised edition provides:
-- Extensive listings of 25,000 words (12,500 per language)
-- 250 new entries, from technological terms -- "multitask", "random access memory", to environmental terms -- "toxins", "ozone layer"
-- An expanded menu reader, with new terms and dishes, to help travelers feel more comfortable in foreign restaurants
-- Basic conversational phrases
-- Mini-grammar section with irregular verbs

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Berlitz; 2nd Rev edition (July 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 2831550459
• ISBN-13: 978-2831550459
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,454,707 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #42 in Books > Education & Reference > Dictionaries & Thesauruses > Foreign Language > Norwegian

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent pocket resource, September 5, 1999

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This review is from: Berlitz Norwegian/English Dictionary (Paperback)

Family of four used this frequently in July 1999, 20 day trip to Norway. Only once did it not contain the word we were searching for. Even if word desired is not listed, most likely a coorelated word will be that enables one to figure out what the unlisted word means.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars For travellers not for readers, January 23, 2000

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Jesse Thorstad (Milwaukee, WI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Berlitz Norwegian/English Dictionary (Paperback)

This book was designed principally for Norwegians learning English, not the other way around. It makes a fine travel dictionary to carry with you in Norway. But if you are hoping to read a Norwegian text, don't count on this book.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars believe me, this one works, August 24, 2001

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Terje Liljendahl (Providence, RI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Berlitz Norwegian/English Dictionary (Paperback)

I travelled to Norway in the summer of 2000. Because I am from Copenhagen, Denmark, originally, I knew that anybody there who knew Norwegian would also be able to understand Danish. This is however an awkward situation for both speakers of the languages due to several pronunciation changes, and it can be said jokingly that Norwegians sometimes can't understand Danes. If you are a speaker of Norwegian, Swedish, or Danish, the book probably won't cause much trouble. Even English speakers are surprised on occasion to learn that almost everybody who speaks one of those three languages natively also knows English. But, if you are determined to learn the language, this dictionary will serve as a great source of vocabulary. It would be best for travel, though; students who seek the grammatical aspects of the language should try another dictionary. The words listed are commonly heard, and this book boosts Norwegian vocabulary greatly. There are also sections on food, conversion tables, and short grammar tables, although the latter are not very well explained. For the price, this is a very good selection to choose.