OXFORD SCHOOL GERMAN DICTIONARY

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This title is updated for 2004, with over 1000 new entries, covering: IT (web page, web site, gigabyte, chatroom); money (one euro coin, with value of euro compared to old currency); communications (text message, long-distance call); leisure (action replay, abseiling; bicycle lane); and religion. This new edition has been expanded to include over 1000 new headwords with particular attention paid to money, email technology, pastime and leisure, ecology, medical terms, sports and professions. Existing entries have been made fuller and more comprehensive. The features include: colour headwords, phrases, verb tables and virtual alphabet tabs; uses New Spelling system throughout as standard; clear examples show the words in context; help with grammar; expressions and idioms highlighted; and introduction on how to use the dictionary. Nicholas Rollin is an experienced editor of bilingual dictionaries. Most recently he has been project manager for the Oxford Spanish Dictionary (Academic, 2003). He is also the Chief editor of the Oxford Study Spanish Dictionary and Oxford School French Dictionary new editions 2004.

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This new edition has been revised to offer up -to-date vocabulary for students learning German at primary school and into their first years in secondary school in a format that is ideal for carrying in school bags. Students can build their German words and phrases the easy way both at home at school. The simple and clear translations are quick to find using the alphabet down the side of the page and the guide words at the top of the page. Grammar support is given in the full verb tables in the middle of the dictionary to support recognizing different verb inflections and tenses. A flavour of culture is given in the special section on everyday life in German-speaking countries. Clear and easy to use, it is the ideal dictionary to grow vocabulary and build confidence creating and translating sentences in German.