Cassell's Concise German-English, English-German Dictionary - Hardcover

Horne, J.; Sasse, H. C.

9780025226500: Cassell's Concise German-English, English-German Dictionary

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0025226509 ISBN 13: 9780025226500

Publisher: Macmillan General Reference, 1977

The greatest name in foreign language dictionaries is Cassell, the preeminent publisher of dictionaries for over 120 years.

For fast, easy reference and comprehensive listings, Cassell's is unbeatable. It contains in concise form the words most frequently used in normal speech and contemporary literature plus common idiomatic expressions and new words that have become accepted usage.

Cassell's is easy to read and full of complete usage information that's simple to access. This invaluable volume, backed by the world's foremost language authority, is the most effective concise dictionary available to the German language.

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From the Inside Flap:

A Word About this Concise Edition ... The eminence of Cassell dictionaries has been established over a period of more than 120 years of dictionary publishing. Cassell's accumulated experience in such a highly specialized field has been accompanied by unceasing vigilance to maintain the high standard for which it is world-famous. Cassell's Concise German Dictionary has been specially compiled to provide in compact form the words most frequently used in normal speech and contemporary literature plus common idiomatic expressions and new words that have recently become accepted usage. The International Phonetic Association's alphabet is used to indicate pronunciation throughout. Verb tables are provided in both languages. For a More Comprehensive Work Ask for the Standard Edition Cassell's German Dictionary Completely revised and reset edition 1978 For the second time Dr. H. T. Betteridge of Glasgow University has carried out a thorough revision of Cassell's long-renowned German Dictionary, incorporating recent developments in English and German to bring it completely up to date, and supplying more idiomatic phrases and illustrative examples than ever before. This new edition

Is over 300 pages longer than the previous edition
Gives phonetic transcriptions of German key-words and has a key to German pronunciation
Indicates whether German verb prefixes are separable or not
Has a new bibliography of technical and specialist dictionaries
Includes proper names in the main text
Has a new clearer lay-out with entries in strictly alphabetical sequence

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Also Published by Macmillan A series of companion volumes showing the peculiarities of meaning and usage in colloquial speech, the intricacies of which cannot be adequately explained in a standard dictionary.