Wiley's English-German, German-English Business Dictionary [Hardcover]

Christa Britt (Author), Lilith Schutte (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1995 | ISBN-10: 0471134015 | ISBN-13: 978-0471134015 | Edition: 1

The most complete, accessible, and up-to-date German business dictionary available.

Compiled by native German speakers who have taught business German for more than twenty years, this unique bilingual dictionary is an invaluable tool for business success. Authoritative and easy to use, it contains:
* 16,000 English-German, German-English business words and phrases
* Essential terms used in all aspects of international business: economics, banking and finance, management, marketing, accounting, and statistics
* Quick access to the terms now required for doing business internationally
* Clear, concise translations that make it easy to absorb new words and phrases, and to use them with complete confidence

CHRISTA W. BRITT, Ph.D., and LILITH E. SCHUTTE, Ph.D., are professors of German at the world-renowned Thunderbird-American Graduate School of International Management.

Ein vollst?ndiges, leicht zug?ngliches und aktuelles englisch-deutsch, deutsch-englisches W?rterbuch der Wirtschaft.

Das vorliegende zweisprachige W?rterbuch wurde von den Verfasserinnen, die eine mehr als zwanzigj?hrige Erfahrung im Unterricht der deutschen Gesch?ftssprache in den USA haben, unter besonderer Ber?cksichtigung der amerikanischen Gesch?ftssprache zusammengestellt. Es bietet:
* 16000 englisch-deutsche, deutsch-englische Gesch?ftsw?rter und Gesch?ftswendungen
* Die wichtigsten Ausdr?cke aus allen Bereichen des internationalen Gesch?ftswesens: Wirtschaft, Bank- und Finanzwesen, Management, Marketing, Buchf?hrung und Statistik
* Schnellen Zugang zu den Ausdr?cken, die im internationalen Handel erforderlich sind
* Klare, knappe ?bersetzungen, die es erleichtern, neue W?rter und Wendungen zu verstehen und richtig zu benutzen

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Text: English, German

From the Back Cover

Wiley's English-German German-English Business Dictionary

This easy-to-use bilingual dictionary contains 16,000 business terms that are essential to today's global marketplace. By focusing on the words and phrases most frequently used in international business dealings, Wiley's English-German, German-English Business Dictionary is more practical and accessible than a standard reference.

To determine which words and phrases to include, the authors, native German speakers who have taught business German for more than twenty years, conducted a word frequency study at the American Graduate School of International Management (AGSIM). Their sources ranged from texts used in the teaching of international business to documents supplied by AGSIM alumni currently working in international business management, and the materials were divided into five categories: international economics, international banking and finance, international management, international marketing, and international accounting and statistics. American sources provided the English text samples so that German terminology would be translated into American, rather than British, English.

Two separate data banks—one English, one German—were then compiled to measure frequency of usage, and two criteria were established to select appropriate business terms: (1) words describing a concept, practice, procedure, or activity associated with the conduct of business; and (2) words that are mainly used in a general context but have a secondary meaning—and occur frequently—in business contexts. After translating both the English and the German, the authors combined their extensive lists into this unique dictionary. The result is an authoritative compendium of the words and phrases most important for today's businesspeople to understand.

The most complete, accessible, and up-to-date German business dictionary available.

Compiled by native German speakers who have taught business German for more than twenty years, this unique bilingual dictionary is an invaluable tool for business success. Authoritative and easy to use, it contains:

• 16,000 English-German, German-English business words and phrases
• Essential terms used in all aspects of international business—economics, banking and finance, management, marketing, accounting, and statistics
• Quick access to the terms now required for doing business internationally
• Clear, concise translations that make it easy to absorb new words and phrases, and to use them with complete confidence

Ein vollst?ndiges, leicht zug?ngliches undaktuelles englisch-deutsch, deutsch-englisches W?rterbuch der Wirtschaft.

Das vorliegende zweisprachige W?rterbuch wurde von den Verfasserinnen, die eine mehr als zwanzigj?hrige Erfahrung im Unterricht der deutschen Gesch?ftssprache in den USA haben, unter besonderer Ber?cksichtigung der amerikanischen Gesch?ftssprache zusammengestellt. Es bietet:

• 16000 englisch-deutsche, deutsch-englische Gesch?ftsw?rter und Gesch?ftswendungen
• Die wichtigsten Ausdrücke aus allen Bereichen des internationalen Gesch?ftswesens—Wirtschaft, Bank- und Finanzwesen, Management, Marketing, Buchf?hrung und Statistik
• Schnellen Zugang zu den Ausdr?cken, die im internationalen Handel erforderlich sind
• Klare, knappe ?bersetzungen, die es erleichtern, neue W?rter und Wendungen zu verstehen und richtig zu benutzen

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 343 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (November 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471134015
• ISBN-13: 978-0471134015
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,770,790 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Essential Addition to Your German Dictionary Collection, July 5, 2000

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Scott (Cranberry Twp., PA, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wiley's English-German, German-English Business Dictionary (Hardcover)

If you are doing much business with German companies, you need to have this book. I work for a German company and get much e-mail in German. Relying on the web translation sites, my rudimentary knowledge of German, or my basic German dictionary is not enough. Many business terms are not easily translated. Some terms, when broken down to there component parts, can make no sense at all. Wiley's English-German-English Business dictionary has been quite valuable in translating the lengthier terms not contained in these other sources. It is easy to use with its large fonts and 'airy' layout. You can quickly find that mysterious word you can't otherwise translate. I keep it right next to my PC.

This clean and straightforward layout does have a drawback. It can be a bit simplistic. It does also contain some more commonly used German words and those translations can be a little on the light side. Much like English, some German words can have several layers of meaning. It seems only the more common usages are contained. You would be advised to keep a more robust (e.g. Harper Collins Unabridged) translation dictionary handy for cross-reference.

Overall, I must highly recommend this dictionary. I wish I had found it sooner - it may have averted one or two mildly embarrassing misunderstandings.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Basis of word selection, December 5, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Wiley's English-German, German-English Business Dictionary (Hardcover)

Potential purchasers may find useful the authors' description of their procedure for selecting words for inclusion in this dictionary: a computerized word frequency study of "materials and texts used in the teaching of international business courses" at the American Graduate School of Management, where they teach, "as well as documents supplied by AGSIM alumni currently holding management positions in international business." That is, this is a dictionary of the language used by business people, not specifically a dictionary of business terms. Accordingly most of the entries are similar to those that might be found in a general, basic, bilingual dictionary. The large type and simple, sometimes single-word definitions will appeal to a reader who is equipped with only a basic facility in German. Indeed, many of the definitions, though of business terms, do not particularly go beyond what would be found in a general German-English dictionary. Likewise, some specific technical business and finance terms do not appear at all.

4.0 out of 5 stars Not helpful in every case!, January 3, 2007

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Frank Heilig - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wiley's English-German, German-English Business Dictionary (Paperback)

This book includes a bunch of special management words, but has a lack of words in economics.