BILINGUAL ONLINE DICTIONARIES:
LEO - English-German-English
dictionary
This service is provided by the University of Munich,
and the dictionary is one of the best free online dictionaries available!
I personally use it very often, as it has very detailed entries! Translates
German-English, German-French and German-Spanish!
dict.cc - Deutsch-Englisch-Deutsch
Wörterbuch
dict.cc is an Austrian online dictionary that
offers many features; besides looking up words you can also ask other
users for solutions to specific translation-problems in the forum. Furthermore,
there is the option to add new entries to the dictionary
BASC
- English-German-English dictionary
Need a vocabulary? BASC can help you find it!
odge.de
- Online Dictionary German English
"Das kostenlose Wörterbuch im Internet"
student-online
- Online Dictionary
Dictionary for English-German and Spanish-German.
You can register for free to use the full service.
Pons.de
- Online Dictionary
Pons Online Dictionary - Various Languages
Phrasen.com
Find the translation of English and German phrases,
proverbs and quotes. Phrasen.com also features a special swear word
section.
DIX
- English - German - Spanish Dictionary
This online dictionary works for the language pairs
English-German, English-Spanish and German-Spanish.
branchenportal
- Online Dictionary
This is a very technical dictionary which can help
you find words for specialized texts.
PROZ
- Term Search Tool
This is a very specialized term search tool rather
than a (simple) dictionary. You will usually find what you're looking
for, however, you have to know how to handle the tool... This tool is
normally used by professional translators rather than students.
MONOLINGUAL ONLINE DICTIONARIES:
Merriam-Webster
OnLine
Merriam-Webster provide a Free Online Dictionary
for explanations and a Free Online Thesaurus for synonyms
Cambridge
- Dictionaries Online
Well-known and very good monolingual English learners
dictionary
The
Free Dictionary
Online dictionary, encyclopedia, thesaurus, specialized
dictionaries...
Urban
Dictionary
Urban Dictionary is a slang dictionary with interesting
definitions of non-standard English.
YAHOO
-education
Yahoo offers a free English dictionary, an
encyclopedia, a thesaurus, quotations, a very detailed English anatomy
description and some other services... Although the dictionary is not
designed for professional use, I can only recommend this site!
Langenscheidt.de
- Online Dictionary
German Online Dictionary
DWDS
- Digitales Wörterbuch der Deutschen Sprache
German Online Dictionary
Wörterbuch der Sozialpolitik
Specialized dictionary with german definitions of
various socio-political terms.
McMaster-Carr
- Technical Dictionary
This is actually an online catalogue of a manufacturer
of an engeneering supply company; however, it can also be used as a
very detailed monolingual (solely technical) illustrated dictionary.
You will only find nouns in this catalogue. I recommend you only use
it if you are a very advanced learner or a professional translator,
otherwise you could encounter problems handling it.
Webster's
Online Dictionary
Translates various languages from and into English.
SPECIAL DICTIONARIES AND ENCYCLOPEDIAS:
Wikipedia
- free online encyclopedia
Free online encyclopedia in (almost) any language
of the world! If you can't find it there, you can't find it anywhere!!!
Answers.com
- find definitions
Online dictionary, encyclopedia and much more...
Here you can find definitions of (almost) any term in English!
Unscramble.net
- Unscramble, find, rhyme or define a word
This great site can help you a lot with your homeworks!
You can unscramble words, find rhymes, get definitions and look up the
correct spelling of a word.
Englishpage.com
- Phrasal Verb Dictionary
Find lots of phrasal verbs!
Englishpage.com
- Verbs + Preposition Dictionary
Got problems with prepositions? Which verb requires
which preposition? Find them all, listed alphabetically!
common
errors in English
A list of the most common mistakes in English and
why they are errors! Very useful for English learners!
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