The Oxford-Duden Pictorial German and English Dictionary (English and German Edition) [Paperback]

Oxford University Press (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0198645023 | ISBN-13: 978-0198645023 | Publication Date: January 26, 1995 | Edition: 2nd

The Oxford-Duden Pictorial German and English Dictionary, Second Edition identifies over 29,000 objects by means of numbered illustrations and offers at a glance their German and English terms. This new edition has been completely updated and revised to include the most recent innovations in science and technology and to offer increased coverage of all major fields of reference.

Product Details

• Paperback: 872 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 2nd edition (January 26, 1995)
• Language: English, German
• ISBN-10: 0198645023
• ISBN-13: 978-0198645023
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.8 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #584,670 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars German Pictorial Review, November 30, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Oxford-Duden Pictorial German and English Dictionary (English and German Edition) (Paperback)

Having lived in Germany for five years I found this book extremely helpful. You can look up the area you may need information on and "voila" there is the picture and you can see what it is called in English and German. It has every situation. It has the following sections and then subsections under these. Atom, Universe, Earth Man and his Social Environment Nature as Environment, Agriculture, and Forestry Trades, Crafts and Industry and More, More and More. If you need your car fixed in Germany and you have questions on what you call a part you just go to this book and look in the automobile section and you will see very detailed pictures of a car and you find your part, the English word for it and the German word for it. If you are still having troule communicating just show them the picture. This book well deserves six stars

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars German - English (and American English), December 2, 2000

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J. Logan Friesecke (Fort Lauderdale, FL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Oxford-Duden Pictorial German and English Dictionary (English and German Edition) (Paperback)

This is the most comprehensive vocabulary book for nouns - even in technical areas - that I have ever encountered. I have not seen another book like it. The bulk of the book is arranged by subject and the back contains all the vocabulary words arranged alphabetically cross-referencing with the subject section. This book is a must-have. It is a reference book. An earlier review mentions it is English not American. In my version (2nd Ed.), the American translations are in parentheses next to the English where there is a difference. There is no problem.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Extraordinary Vocabulary Builder, February 14, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Oxford-Duden Pictorial German and English Dictionary (English and German Edition) (Paperback)

The Duden pictorial dictionary is a phenomenon. Instead of embracing the look-up-a-word style of conventional dictionaries, Duden allows you to browse by subject. If your topic is, say, the mechanical parts of an automobile, you turn to that page and you see an in-depth illustration with numbers, and on the bottom half of the page is a list with the word in German and English for what the number corresponds to. This book is indispensible for learning technical terms not found in most dictionaries, and includes many subjects...sports (even fencing), gambling, automotive, general knowledge, etc...anyone who is going to work for a German firm or wants to increase their vocabulary on an every-day basis should get this book....it is truly exceptional.