Harrap's Concise English-German Dictionary: Worterbuch Deutsch-Englisch [Paperback]

Harrap's (Author), Robin Sawers (Editor)

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Text: English, German --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1168 pages
• Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company. (April 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671888099
• ISBN-13: 978-0671888091
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.3 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,432,353 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #64 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Reference > Dictionaries & Thesauruses > Foreign Language > German

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The BEST!, April 19, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Harrap's Concise English-German Dictionary: Worterbuch Deutsch-Englisch (Paperback)

I've studied German for many years, and I've used a lot of different dictionaries, but this one has to be among the best I've used. If you're not sure how to translate a word, the entries provide usages for each word, which is great when you're trying to translate a word with multiple meanings! It helps avoid embarrassing situations! :)

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disgusting - ink rubs off if you touch the pages, November 20, 2004

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Gagewyn (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Harrap's Concise English-German Dictionary: Worterbuch Deutsch-Englisch (Paperback)

I had to get this and no other German dictionary for a class in high school. This recommends the book as being well compiled and good for information. However the printing job is the worst imaginable. Ink will rub off on your fingers if you rub the pages and as you thumb through on your way to looking things up. And to make things worse the teacher who required us to buy this and only this dictionary was allergic to the ink and got ticked if we brought a dictionary to her desk. She wouldn't touch them.

To a certain extent a dictionary is a dictionary. The Harrap's Concise German dictionary will leave ink on your fingers and feels disgusting to use. Even if someone gave me one I would avoid using it or touching it. Buy another brand of dictionary and never touch a Harrap's with your clean un-rash-covered fingers.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best paperback German Dictionary, January 28, 2005

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K. Wiggins - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Harrap's Concise English-German Dictionary: Worterbuch Deutsch-Englisch (Paperback)

This is the best German dictionary of its size I have ever seen, and I have been in the translating business for over 40 years. It has been especially useful to me when I needed to write something in German while I was traveling and didn't have access to the larger works. Note: This is British English, and the ink tends to smudge if you don't turn the pages carefully. It will last a few years with frequent use.