Research Guides: German Resources: Dictionaries

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Hannah Menendez

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Native-Language Dictionaries

Langenscheidt Grosswörterbuch Deutsch als Fremdsprache : das einsprachige Wörterbuch für alle, die Deutsch lernen
Call Number: PF3625 .L36 2003, Reference
Deutsches Wörterbuch
Call Number: PF3625 .P4 1992, Reference
Wörterbuch der deutschen Umgangssprache
Call Number: PF3625.K8 1963 vol. 1-6, Reference
Deutsches wörterbuch
Call Number: PF3625.G7 vol. 1-17, Reference

Bilingual Dictionaries

Pocket Oxford German Dictionary
Call Number: Read Online
Collins German Concise Dictionary
Call Number: REF PF3640 .C686 2010 (2nd floor)
McGraw-Hill's German Student Dictionary
Call Number: E-Book, Read Online
Print also available: PF3640 .B74 2008, Reference
Cambridge Klett comprehensive German dictionary
Call Number: PF3640 .C36 2002, Reference
Collins German-English, English-German Dictionary: Unabridged
Call Number: PF3640 .C68 1999, Reference
A Practical Dictionary of German Usage
Call Number: PF3460 .B35 1996, Reference
1001 Pitfalls in German
Call Number: PF3129.E5 S77 1997, Reference
The Oxford-Duden Pictorial German-English Dictionary
Call Number: PF3629 .O9 1980, Reference
Dictionary of German Synonyms
Call Number: PF3591.F37 1976, Reference

App: Deutschtrainer A1

Deutschtrainer A1
The app combines listening, reading and writing and helps you practice basic vocabulary. It is available for free for iOS and Android.

Language Learning Tools

The tools in this box are free and publicly available.

Language Resources from the Defense Language Institute
Access language lessons, pronunciation guides, an accent library, sample phone conversations, cultural orientation modules, online proficiency tests, and MUCH more for a wide array of countries and languages. Most content is publicly available, but is designed for military personnel, so some content may focus on military situations. (Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center)
Forvo.com
Hear words in many languages pronounced by native speakers and see accompanying definitions.
Duolingo
Free, "gamified" language lessons.
From their homepage: "Learning with Duolingo is fun and addictive. Earn points for correct answers, race against the clock, and level up. Our bite-sized lessons are effective, and we have a study to prove it."
Language Courses from the Foreign Service Institute

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Dictionaries of Idioms and Figures of Speech

Dictionary of German Slang and Colloquial Expressions
Call Number: PF3640 .S77 2009, Reference
Die Sprache
Call Number: PF3460.K7 1959, 3rd floor
Basic (spoken) German idiom list: Grundstufe
Call Number: PF3689.P43, 3rd floor
Der gimmick : gesprochenes Deutsch
Call Number: PF3121.A25 1977, 3rd floor

Dictionaries for Specific Disciplines / Fields

Management and Marketing/Management und Marketing
Call Number: HD30.15 .K669 1998, Reference
Langenscheidt Routledge German dictionary of business, commerce and finance
Call Number: HF1002 .R685 2003, Reference
Dictionary of logistics and supply chain management
Call Number: HD38.5 .D538 2010, 4th floor
Wörterbuch der Chemie / Dictionary of Chemistry
Call Number: QD5 .K78 1997, 3rd floor