English-Russian, Russian-English Dictionary Revised and Expanded Edition
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Kenneth Katzner
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ISBN-13: 978-0471017073
ISBN-10: 9780471017073
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Based on American rather than British English, this is among the first Russian dictionaries revised for the post-Soviet era. Includes new political terminology, new Russian institutions, new countries and republics and new city names. Contains 26,000 entries in the English-Russian section and 40,000 words in the Russian-English section. Irregularities in Russian declensions and conjugations appear at the beginning of each entry.
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Kenneth Katzner is the author of English-Russian, Russian-English Dictionary, Revised and Expanded Edition, published by Wiley.
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- ASIN : 0471017078
- Publisher : Wiley; Revised and Expanded edition (December 7, 1994)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 1120 pages
- ISBN-10 : 9780471017073
- ISBN-13 : 978-0471017073
- Item Weight : 2.85 pounds
- Dimensions : 6 x 1.6 x 8.9 inches
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- #185 in Foreign Dictionaries & Thesauruses
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5.0 out of 5 stars
FROM BEGINNER TO ADVANCED, YOU NEED THIS DICTIONARY!!
Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2020
This is such a great product. Do not worry about the time it was created, it still helps me translate new songs, YouTube videos, and the news.In the beginning, there is the case endings for nouns, adjectives, and a list of their exceptions. It teaches you a bit of Russian spelling rules and all you really need to know about verb conjugation (past, present, future. If there is ever a word with irregular case endings or verb conjugation, it will tell you on the specific definition of the word.Each verb will tell you the imperfective and perfective version, so you don't have to search it separately. Most adjectives will tell you if they are the short version or not, or if they are the predicate version. The words have accents on them to signify where the stress will be.Some words, especially prepositions, will have long definitions because they give you so many examples of how they can be used outside of what you would think. If words have a different literary definition/use, it will tell you.Lastly, the very back has the names of all places you can think of, both present and historic. It has the names of countries, of course, but also territories and geographical features such as famous rivers, mountains, seas, cities, etc. There are also the names of famous people.Whether you are A-1 or C-1, this will help you significantly in translating things like old Russian classic literature and learning the basic grammar of the language. Get this book today!!!
Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2020
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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 15, 2022
I've been using this for about 20 years (several copies due to extensive use). It is my go-to resource (I use Yandex Translate when my on the go). The examples of word usage and the accent marks on all the Russian words are invaluable!
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 16, 2022
I am happy I got this, probably the best Russian-English dictionary available. Unfortunately, mine came with some damage to the cover and some pages. I plan on using this for decades, so the damage will be a constant reminder. I bought it as a new book because I do want to refer to it for a long time, so it’s unfortunate that the shipper didn’t care to send a better copy.
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 22, 2020
In the beginning, there is the case endings for nouns, adjectives, and a list of their exceptions. It teaches you a bit of Russian spelling rules and all you really need to know about verb conjugation (past, present, future. If there is ever a word with irregular case endings or verb conjugation, it will tell you on the specific definition of the word.
Each verb will tell you the imperfective and perfective version, so you don't have to search it separately. Most adjectives will tell you if they are the short version or not, or if they are the predicate version. The words have accents on them to signify where the stress will be.
Some words, especially prepositions, will have long definitions because they give you so many examples of how they can be used outside of what you would think. If words have a different literary definition/use, it will tell you.
Lastly, the very back has the names of all places you can think of, both present and historic. It has the names of countries, of course, but also territories and geographical features such as famous rivers, mountains, seas, cities, etc. There are also the names of famous people.
Whether you are A-1 or C-1, this will help you significantly in translating things like old Russian classic literature and learning the basic grammar of the language. Get this book today!!!
This is such a great product. Do not worry about the time it was created, it still helps me translate new songs, YouTube videos, and the news.
In the beginning, there is the case endings for nouns, adjectives, and a list of their exceptions. It teaches you a bit of Russian spelling rules and all you really need to know about verb conjugation (past, present, future. If there is ever a word with irregular case endings or verb conjugation, it will tell you on the specific definition of the word.
Each verb will tell you the imperfective and perfective version, so you don't have to search it separately. Most adjectives will tell you if they are the short version or not, or if they are the predicate version. The words have accents on them to signify where the stress will be.
Some words, especially prepositions, will have long definitions because they give you so many examples of how they can be used outside of what you would think. If words have a different literary definition/use, it will tell you.
Lastly, the very back has the names of all places you can think of, both present and historic. It has the names of countries, of course, but also territories and geographical features such as famous rivers, mountains, seas, cities, etc. There are also the names of famous people.
Whether you are A-1 or C-1, this will help you significantly in translating things like old Russian classic literature and learning the basic grammar of the language. Get this book today!!!
In the beginning, there is the case endings for nouns, adjectives, and a list of their exceptions. It teaches you a bit of Russian spelling rules and all you really need to know about verb conjugation (past, present, future. If there is ever a word with irregular case endings or verb conjugation, it will tell you on the specific definition of the word.
Each verb will tell you the imperfective and perfective version, so you don't have to search it separately. Most adjectives will tell you if they are the short version or not, or if they are the predicate version. The words have accents on them to signify where the stress will be.
Some words, especially prepositions, will have long definitions because they give you so many examples of how they can be used outside of what you would think. If words have a different literary definition/use, it will tell you.
Lastly, the very back has the names of all places you can think of, both present and historic. It has the names of countries, of course, but also territories and geographical features such as famous rivers, mountains, seas, cities, etc. There are also the names of famous people.
Whether you are A-1 or C-1, this will help you significantly in translating things like old Russian classic literature and learning the basic grammar of the language. Get this book today!!!
5.0 out of 5 stars
FROM BEGINNER TO ADVANCED, YOU NEED THIS DICTIONARY!!
By Ax on July 22, 2020
This is such a great product. Do not worry about the time it was created, it still helps me translate new songs, YouTube videos, and the news.By Ax on July 22, 2020
In the beginning, there is the case endings for nouns, adjectives, and a list of their exceptions. It teaches you a bit of Russian spelling rules and all you really need to know about verb conjugation (past, present, future. If there is ever a word with irregular case endings or verb conjugation, it will tell you on the specific definition of the word.
Each verb will tell you the imperfective and perfective version, so you don't have to search it separately. Most adjectives will tell you if they are the short version or not, or if they are the predicate version. The words have accents on them to signify where the stress will be.
Some words, especially prepositions, will have long definitions because they give you so many examples of how they can be used outside of what you would think. If words have a different literary definition/use, it will tell you.
Lastly, the very back has the names of all places you can think of, both present and historic. It has the names of countries, of course, but also territories and geographical features such as famous rivers, mountains, seas, cities, etc. There are also the names of famous people.
Whether you are A-1 or C-1, this will help you significantly in translating things like old Russian classic literature and learning the basic grammar of the language. Get this book today!!!
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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 5, 2015
I'm a beginner in Russian, but I've been a beginner for quite a while now.
This dictionary is easy to use - sometimes I just read parts of it for fun, to try to expand my vocabulary. It has accent marks - a big help for beginners. I also like that it does not combine related words into a huge, single entry: it keeps separate words separate. It annotates entries' Genitive case, perfective/imperfective and plurals. It has multiple translations for many words, and often has exemplary phrases to show the different connotations. At the beginning are some rules and patterns for declensions and conjugations. At the end is a glossary of many proper nouns.
One cool thing I like to do with this dictionary is look up new words I learn, in order to find other words with the same root or stem: this helps reinforce learning the original word, and also learn some additional, related words.
On the con side: it is 'only' about 1000 pages, so it doesn't have every word in it (karma, saute), but you can try Google Translate for those (not that Google Translate is so great). It doesn't have a history of language changes from 1917.
This dictionary is easy to use - sometimes I just read parts of it for fun, to try to expand my vocabulary. It has accent marks - a big help for beginners. I also like that it does not combine related words into a huge, single entry: it keeps separate words separate. It annotates entries' Genitive case, perfective/imperfective and plurals. It has multiple translations for many words, and often has exemplary phrases to show the different connotations. At the beginning are some rules and patterns for declensions and conjugations. At the end is a glossary of many proper nouns.
One cool thing I like to do with this dictionary is look up new words I learn, in order to find other words with the same root or stem: this helps reinforce learning the original word, and also learn some additional, related words.
On the con side: it is 'only' about 1000 pages, so it doesn't have every word in it (karma, saute), but you can try Google Translate for those (not that Google Translate is so great). It doesn't have a history of language changes from 1917.
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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 24, 2005
It's pretty good and useful, but I have two problems.
I just adopted two kids from Russia. They were using a word that sounded like a vulgarity that I know from spanish. I couldn't find it in the russian to english section. I looked it up in the english to russian section, and found that there was no vulgarity at all! I need to know the words. Being present in a dictionary doesn't mean you approve of using them. Look up the english word for the male sex organ, and you don't even find the russian word for it. The only thing this book gives would be literally translated back: "male sex organ" -- it does not even give the russian word. (I bet there is one.)
Lots of verbs have irregular stems. If I have a conjugated verb and want to find out what it means in english, how am I supposed to do that? For example, ride. The infinitive is (something like) Ekhat. First person, "I ride", is "Ya edy". Look up "edy" and fail to find the word. Other prefixes are indexed. It should index irregular stems!
I just adopted two kids from Russia. They were using a word that sounded like a vulgarity that I know from spanish. I couldn't find it in the russian to english section. I looked it up in the english to russian section, and found that there was no vulgarity at all! I need to know the words. Being present in a dictionary doesn't mean you approve of using them. Look up the english word for the male sex organ, and you don't even find the russian word for it. The only thing this book gives would be literally translated back: "male sex organ" -- it does not even give the russian word. (I bet there is one.)
Lots of verbs have irregular stems. If I have a conjugated verb and want to find out what it means in english, how am I supposed to do that? For example, ride. The infinitive is (something like) Ekhat. First person, "I ride", is "Ya edy". Look up "edy" and fail to find the word. Other prefixes are indexed. It should index irregular stems!
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Amazing for Specific Words, not Ideal for learning the language itself from scratch.
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 20, 2020
If you’re looking specifically for a dictionary, this is probably the best for American-English to Russian. However, one thing that I wish dictionaries like these would do is cut it into sections of noun/verb/adj/adv. I simply think that is much more helpful in learning, but if you simply need to look up certain words then this is a very good dictionary.
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 11, 2021
Husband loves it and is using it to freshen up on his russian. He finds it easy to use
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5.0 out of 5 stars
The best and clearest dictionary for a serious student.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on December 15, 2017
The best and clearest dictionary for a serious student.
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on December 2, 2014
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on March 15, 2018
Good book
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on December 2, 2015
very good quality book
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5.0 out of 5 stars
This is not post-1990, but is is solid for c. '56 thru 1982/83; good value for $. A smart dict.
Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on March 16, 2021
1994 ? Yes, but a second ed.
Compare cheaper barely newer 2009 Langenscheidt.
The latter has errors; maybe it had more in 2007, but IT is based on a Munich 1964.
This Kratzner was 1st ed. 1984.
Kratzner is smart:
Nouns are marked
n.
ONLY
problem nouns are marked
n.f.
or
n.m.
AS IT Should Be.
User either recognizes gender by simple rule or LEARNS 3 simple instances of ONE rule or ??
Uses the Langenscheidt that flags every noun m,f,n as if you cannot learn what you MUST learn.
I match this 1984 Kratzner with
Kindle Pons Grosses Dt Woerterbuch and
App by Mobisystems for Oxford +
a decent Langenscheidt Dt Ru STANDARD Wörterbuch.
Compare cheaper barely newer 2009 Langenscheidt.
The latter has errors; maybe it had more in 2007, but IT is based on a Munich 1964.
This Kratzner was 1st ed. 1984.
Kratzner is smart:
Nouns are marked
n.
ONLY
problem nouns are marked
n.f.
or
n.m.
AS IT Should Be.
User either recognizes gender by simple rule or LEARNS 3 simple instances of ONE rule or ??
Uses the Langenscheidt that flags every noun m,f,n as if you cannot learn what you MUST learn.
I match this 1984 Kratzner with
Kindle Pons Grosses Dt Woerterbuch and
App by Mobisystems for Oxford +
a decent Langenscheidt Dt Ru STANDARD Wörterbuch.












