The Oxford-Duden German Dictionary: German-English/English-German Book

Over the past decade, the Oxford-Duden family of German-English dictionaries has established itself as a world leader, recommended for teachers, translators, and students. Backed up by the unique language databanks maintained and continuously expanded by Oxford University Press and the Dudenverlag (Germany's leading language reference publisher) for their celebrated monolingual dictionaries, every title in the range provides a more accurate, up-to-date, and complete picture of real language than has ever been possible before. Now comes The Oxford-Duden German Dictionary, the flagship of the line, in a major new edition. Here one will find unmatched coverage of German worldwide (including Swiss and Italian German), incorporating the spelling changes ratified in 1996. It features: * Over 260,000 words and phrases * Over 450,000 translations * Thousands of example sentences illustrate real language in use * All-new innovative in-text boxes cover topics such as nationalities, jobs, greetings, and apologizing, grouping together word patterns and expressions to help with usage, construction, and vocabulary building * New preferred German spellings are given throughout * Helpful boxes on a wide variety of subjects including grammar, numerical expressions, weights and measures, and a guide to letter writing * Numerous full-page maps Acclaimed by language professionals the world over, the unabridged Oxford-Duden is the most comprehensive, accurate, and up-to-date dictionary of German and English.Read More