The Oxford English-Russian Dictionary [Paperback]

P. S. Falla (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0198641923 | ISBN-13: 978-0198641926 | Publication Date: April 30, 1992 | Edition: Reprint

Intended primarily for English-speaking users, The Oxford English-Russian Dictionary features 92,000 English words, phrases, and vocabulary items, and 148,000 translations. Prepared with the aid of native Russian speakers, the dictionary focuses on the correct translation of colloquial and idiomatic language, as well as providing glosses on English words to ensure selection of the right Russian equivalents. It also includes familiar or important Americanisms and a listing of personal and geographical names. This outstanding reference will be an invaluable reference source for any student of the Russian language.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"An excellent general dictionary and, together with its companion volume, makes an unprecedented advance in resources for the student of Russian."--Times Literary Supplement

"All students and teachers of Russian will welcome The Oxford English-Russian Dictionary."--Modern Languages

About the Author

About the Editor:
P.S. Falla is a well-known linguist and translator of Russian and other languages.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1072 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; Reprint edition (April 30, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0198641923
• ISBN-13: 978-0198641926
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.1 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #490,709 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #80 in Books > Education & Reference > Dictionaries & Thesauruses > Foreign Language > Russian

Customer Reviews

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource, July 10, 1999

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[e-mail] (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Oxford English-Russian Dictionary (Paperback)

Actually, Oxford is one of the best Russian-English/English-Russian dictionaries available. NO dictionary is going to have separate entries for different declensions or conjugations of a word--you must always know the standard form (for adjectives--masculine gender, subjective case; for nouns--subjective case; for verbs--infinitive form). The Oxford dictionary, in combination with another gold standard, Smirnitsky, got me through life in Russia and a graduate degree in Russian. I can't help wondering if the previous reviewer's fiancee isn't writing at least partially in Ukrainian (since she lives in Ukraine, it would make sense)--in which case a Ukrainian/English dictionary would be most helpful. I'm sorry for that small rant, but I couldn't let the last reviewer's derogatory comments about an EXCELLENT standard reference work go.

1 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars THIS BOOK IS THE NEXT THING TO USELESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, June 10, 1999

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[e-mail] (Crystal Falls, Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Oxford English-Russian Dictionary (Paperback)

My fiancee lives in Kharkov, Ukraine. She has tried to send me Email messages in Russian. When I try to translate them, less than 2% of the words she sends me can be found in this (dictionary????) It does not show feminine references or different usages of words unless you know the root word. In my opinion this book would not even make good toilet paper!!!!!!!!!!!