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Arabic Bilingual Dictionaries
MODERN MILITARY DICTIONARY: ENGLISH-ARABIC/ARABIC-ENGLISH

ARABIC-ENGLISH/ENGLISH-ARABIC STANDARD DICTIONARY
ARABIC-ENGLISH/ENGLISH ARABIC CONCISE ROMANIZED DITIONARY (Egyptian & Syrian)
EASTERN ARABIC-ENGLISH / ENGLISH-EASTERN ARABIC DICTIONARY AND PHRASEBOOK
CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED ARABIC DICTIONARY
A LEARNER'S ENGLISH-ARABIC DICTIONARY

Chinese Bilingual Dictionaries
CHINESE HANDY DICTIONARY

ENGLISH-CHINESE PINYIN DICTIONARY
DICTIONARY OF 1,000 CHINESE PROVERBS
DICTIONARY OF 1,000 CHINESE IDIOMS
CHINESE-ENGLISH FREQUENCY DICTIONARY
Children's Illustrated Chinese Dicitonary

French Bilingual Dictionaries
FRENCH-ENGLISH DICTIONARY OF GASTRONOMIC TERMS
FRENCH HANDY DICTIONARY
FRENCH-ENGLISH/ENGLISH-FRENCH PRACTICAL DICTIONARY
DICTIONARY OF 1000 FRENCH PROVERBS
FRENCH-ENGLISH/ENGLISH-FRENCH DICTIONARY & PHRASEBOOK
Children's Illustrated French Dictionary
CAJUN FRENCH-ENGLISH/ENGLISH-CAJUN FRENCH DICTIONARY &PHRASEBOOK

German Bilingual Dictionaries
GERMAN-ENGLISH/ENGLISH-GERMAN PRACTICAL DICTIONARY
GERMAN HANDY DICTIONARY
DICTIONARY OF 1000 GERMAN PROVERBS
CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED GERMAN DICTIONARY
GERMAN-ENGLISH/ENGLISH-GERMAN DICTIONARY AND PHRASEBOOK
GERMAN-ENGLISH/ENGLISH-GERMAN CONCISE DICTIONARY

Italian Bilingual Dictionaries
ITALIAN-ENGLISH/ENGLISH-ITALIAN PRACTICAL DICTIONARY
ITALIAN HANDY DICTIONARY
DICTIONARY OF 1000 ITALIAN PROVERBS
CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRTED ITALIAN DICTIONARY
ITALIAN-ENGLISH/ENGLISH-ITALIAN DICTIONARY AND PHRASEBOOK

Japanese Bilingual Dictionaries
JAPANESE-ENGLISH/ENGLISH-JAPANESE CONCISE DICTIONARY
MASTERING JAPANESE - Audio
JAPANESE HANDY DICTIONARY
JAPANESE-ENGLISH/ENGLISH-JAPANESE DICTIONARY AND PHRASEBOOK (ROMANIZED)
Children's Illustrated Japanese Dictionary

Polish Bilingual Dictionaries
POLISH-ENGLISH UNABRIDGED DICTIONARY, Iwo C. Pogonowski
POLISH-ENGLISH UNABRIDGED DICTIONARY - CD-ROM, Iwo C. Pogonowski
POLISH HANDY EXTRA DICTIONARY
HIGHLANDER POLISH-ENGLISH/ ENGLISH-HIGHLANDER POLISH DICTIONARY
POLISH-ENGLISH/ENGLISH-POLISH CONCISE DICTIONARY
POLISH-ENGLISH/ENGLISH-POLISH COMPACT DICTIONARY
POLISH-ENGLISH/ENGLISH-POLISH PRACTICAL DICTIONARY
POLISH-ENGLISH/ENGLISH-POLISH STANDARD DICTIONARY
POLISH PHRASEBOOK AND DICTIONARY
POLISH-ENGLISH DICTIONARY OF SLANG AND COLLOQUIALISM
DICTIONARY OF 1000 POLISH PROVERBS
CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED POLISH DICTIONARY


Portuguese Bilingual Dictionaries
PORTUGUESE-ENGLISH/ ENGLISH-PORTUGUESE DICTIONARY
CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED PORTUGUESE DICTIONARY

Russian Bilingual Dictionaries
BYELORUSSIAN-ENGLISH/ENGLISH-BYELORUSSIAN CONCISE DICTIONARY
ENGLISH-RUSSIAN COMPREHENSIVE DICTIONARY
RUSSIAN-ENGLISH COMPREHENSIVE DICTIONARY
RUSSIAN-ENGLISH/ENGLISH-RUSSIAN STANDARD DICTIONARY
RUSSIAN-ENGLISH/ENGLISH-RUSSIAN CONCISE DICTIONARY
RUSSIAN-ENGLISH/ENGLISH-RUSSIAN COMPACT DICTIONARY
DICTIONARY OF RUSSIAN VERBS
DICTIONARY OF RUSSIAN VERBS
DICTIONARY OF RUSSIAN PROVERBS
DICTIONARY OF 1000 RUSSIAN PROVERBS
RUSSIAN PHRASEBOOK AND DICTIONARY
RUSSIAN PHRASEBOOK AND DICTIONARY CASSETTES
RUSSIAN-ENGLISH COMPREHENSIVE DICTIONARY
CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED RUSSIAN DICTIONARY


Arabic Bilingual Dictionaries

    Price: $ 14.95       
MODERN MILITARY DICTIONARY: ENGLISH-ARABIC/ARABIC-ENGLISH
Maher S. Kayyali

Included are fundamental military terms, political and technological terms and jargon, as well as words in the field of economics, law, statistics. Examples: air reconnaissance, cluster bomb, intercontinental ballistic missile, metagon, orbital velocity, zero hour. The vocabulary is in agreement with the guidelines of Arabic Academic Centers in Cairo, Amman, Damascus, Baghdad and Rabat.
paperback 250 pages 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 NA
ca. 13,000 entries

ISBN: 0-7818-0243-1
 
     Price: $ 24.95       
ARABIC-ENGLISH/ENGLISH-ARABIC STANDARD DICTIONARY
John Wortabet and Harvey Porter

A valuable resource for students of Arabic. Features and excellent selection of modern words and expressions. The ideal tool for translating basic documents and conducting everyday conversations. Clear, comprehensive, and up-to-date. Designed to enable students to read the average Arabic newspaper or book.
paperback 900 pages  5 1/2 x 8 1/2 W
30,000

ISBN: 0-7818-0383-7
 
     Price: $ 12.95       
ARABIC-ENGLISH/ENGLISH ARABIC CONCISE ROMANIZED DITIONARY (Egyptian & Syrian)
Richard Jasch
Completely revised edtion
Designed for travelers and language students, this pocket guide of conversational Arabic contains over 4,500 entries. The transliteration of words and expressions in romanized Arabic is most helpful for users not familiar with the Arabic Alphabet. The dictionary features both the Syrian and Egyptian dialect, thus doubling its value for the user.
paperback 325 pages 4 x 6 W
4,500 entries
Publication Date: 2/1/99
ISBN: 0-7818-0686-0
 
     Price: $ 11.95       
EASTERN ARABIC-ENGLISH / ENGLISH-EASTERN ARABIC DICTIONARY AND PHRASEBOOK
Frank A. Rice & Majed F. Sa'id
Revised edition. For the Spoken Arabic of Jordan, Levanon, Palestine/Israel & Syria
A brief description of Arab grammar and a pronunciation guide is followed by 2,200 entries of useful and up-to-date phrases and basic key vocabulary with an intentionally easy-to-use pronunciation system in English spelling. Phrases cover all topics a traveler needs to know, including numbers, transportation, shopping, eating out and much more.
paperback 142 pages  3 3/4 x 7 W
2,200 entries
Publication Date: 10/1/98
ISBN: 0-7818-0685-2
 
     Price: $ 11.95       
CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED ARABIC DICTIONARY

NEW PAPERBACK EDITION!
With this dictionary for children, Hippocrene offers a delightful antidote to the assumption that difficult languages cannot be taught in a playful way.
Featuring Arabic words in their original spelling along with easy-to-use English pronunciation, this dictionary provides an invaluable basis for learning Arabic at an early age. Phonics.
paperback 94 pages 8 1/2 x 11 W
500 entries 500 illustrations
Publication Date: 11/15/01
ISBN: 0-7818-0891-X
 
     Price: $ 16.95       
A LEARNER'S ENGLISH-ARABIC DICTIONARY
F. STEINGASS, Ph.D.
In Arabic script and romanized transliteration

paperback 467 pages 4 3/4 x 7 1/4" USA
ca. 15,000 entries
Publication Date: 1/1/93
ISBN: 0-87052-914-5

Chinese Bilingual Dictionaries

     Price: $ 8.95       
CHINESE HANDY DICTIONARY

A comprehensive English-Chinese section with all the words and phrases listed alphabetically according to the main word in the expression. e.g.: way:which way is it..it's this way..is it a long way..do it this way.. All the Chinese words and phrases you will meet in stores, on signs and menus. For people who want to communicate, not just cope. Pronunciation, whenever it presents a problem.
paperback 120 pages  5 x 7 3/4 USA

ISBN: 0-87052-050-4
 
     Price: $ 19.95       
ENGLISH-CHINESE PINYIN DICTIONARY
ZHAOYI WENXUAN SU

Designed for English speakers studying Chinese, this dictionary contains also commonly used phrases and expressions. Each entry consists of the appropriate Chinese characters followed by Pinyin, Chinese phonetic translation, to facilitate pronunciation, and special definitions and examples to convey to the user its proper connotation. Appendices of the world's countries and Chinese provinces.
paperback 837 pages 4 x 6 USA
nearly 10,000 entries

ISBN: 0-7818-0427-2
 
     Price: $ 11.95       
DICTIONARY OF 1,000 CHINESE PROVERBS
Leonard Schalk and Marjorie Lin, editors
With English Equivalents
One thousand proverbs of Chinese origin are listed alphabetically by key word in this collection. Written in Chinese pinyin (phonetic transcription) and followed by the English equivalent, it also includes the Chinese characters, listed in numerical order in the appendix at the back of the book. Index organized by English subject. Marked to identify either literal or free translations.
paperback 200 pages 5 x 7 W

Publication Date: 9/20/98
ISBN: 0-7818-0682-8
 
     Price: $ 14.95       
DICTIONARY OF 1,000 CHINESE IDIOMS
Schalk Leonard and Marjorie Lin

The authors have selected 1,000 of the most frequently used idioms, listing them in alphabetical order with Pinyin transcription, while providing the equivalent English translation and the original Chinese characters. An essential book for any serious student of the Chinese language, as well as for Chinese speakers studying English as a second language.

About the author:
Schalk Leonard
is an attorney and professional translator of Chinese language materials.

Marjorie Lin is a
paperback 167 pages 6 x 9 W

Publication Date: 3/1/00
ISBN: 0-7818-0820-0
 
     Price: $ 16.95       
CHINESE-ENGLISH FREQUENCY DICTIONARY
Yong Ho
A Study Guide to Mandarin Chinese 500 Most Frequently Used Words
This instructive reference dictionary provides meaning and grammatical explanations for the use of each word. Each entry is presented in both Chinese characters and roman letters, with pinyin transcription. This book also includes an introduction to the Chinese language and a pronunciation guide.

About the author:
Yong Ho
is originally from Nanjing, China, he taught English at a Chinese university for eight years before earning his Ph. D. in anthropology and linguistics from Columbia Univer
paperback 200 pages 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 W
500 entries
Publication Date: 11/15/01
ISBN: 0-7818-0842-1
 
     Price: $ 11.95       
Children's Illustrated Chinese Dicitonary

English-Chinese/Chinese-English
Each word is accompanied by illustrations of objects and actions common to a child's everyday experience: people, animals, flowers, colors, numbers, and activities. The "visual feel" of the images aids in building a child's vocabulary. For each word there is a phonetic transcript. A foreign language - English glossary makes the dictionary an effective learning tool for non-English speakers.
paperback 94 pages 8 1/2 x 11 W
500 entries 500 illustrations

ISBN: 0-7818-0848-0


French Bilingual Dictionaries

     Price: $ 24.95       
FRENCH-ENGLISH DICTIONARY OF GASTRONOMIC TERMS
B. Luce

Here is the reference book cooks and gourmands have been waiting for! Now you can discuss with gusto and precision the delicious dishes you have been savoring for years.
paperback 500 pages 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 NA
20,000 entries

ISBN: 0-7818-0555-4
 
     Price: $ 8.95       
FRENCH HANDY DICTIONARY
Sabine Citron & Peter Terrel

More than just a dictionary: A comprehensive English-French section with all the words and phrases listed alphabetically according to the main word in the expression. e.g.: way:which way is it..it's this way..is it a long way..do it this way. Simpler to use than a phrasebook, it is conveniently arranged by subject area. For people who want to communicate, not just cope.
paperback 122 pages 5 x 7 3/4 USA
3,400

ISBN: 0-7818-0010-2
 
     Price: $ 9.95       
FRENCH-ENGLISH/ENGLISH-FRENCH PRACTICAL DICTIONARY
Rosalind Williams
Revised edition-now with larger type!
Over 35,000 entries for students and travelers. A phonetic guide to pronunciation in both languages. A handy glossary of the country's menu terms. A bilingual instruction on how-to-use the dictionary. A bilingual list of irregular verbs. A bilingual list of abbreviations. Attractive, sturdy, and easy-to handle. Completely modern and up-to-date.
paperback 386 pages  5 1/2 x 8 1/4 NA
35,000 entries

ISBN: 0-7818-0178-8
 
     Price: $ 11.95       
DICTIONARY OF 1000 FRENCH PROVERBS
Mertvago Peter
With English equivalents
This wonderful reference collection offers students insight into both the language and culture of France. A comparable or literal translation is provided for each proverb. Organized alphabetically by key word. Index organized by English subject.
paperback 135 pages  5 x 7 W
1000 entries
Publication Date: 4/1/96
ISBN: 0-7818-0400-0
 
     Price: $ 11.95       
FRENCH-ENGLISH/ENGLISH-FRENCH DICTIONARY & PHRASEBOOK
ed. Hippocrene Books

Speak up-to-date essential French with this compact guide, which includes 6,000 dictionary entries and provides the traveler with practical phrases on topics such as accommodations, getting around, food and drink, and much more. It also features an introduction to the grammar and a pronunciation guide.
paperback 233 pages 3 3/4" x 7 1/2" NA
6,000 entries
Publication Date: 8/10/01
ISBN: 0-7818-0856-1
 
     Price: $ 11.95       
Children's Illustrated French Dictionary

English-French/French-English
The earlier a child gains a basic knowledge of a language, the easier he or she will be master of the language later. Now children have this enticing dictionary to prepare them for French classes in school, providing them with basic vocabulary together with atracftive illustrations. Complete pronunciation for every entry.
paperback 94 pages 8 1/2 x 11 W
500 entries 500 illustrations

ISBN: 0-7818-0847-2
 
     Price: $ 11.95       
CAJUN FRENCH-ENGLISH/ENGLISH-CAJUN FRENCH DICTIONARY &PHRASEBOOK

Jennifer Gipson & Clint Bruce
Cajun is a fascinating dialect of French that has survived the forces of Americanization and is still spoken by over 250,000 residents of Louisiana.

With a historical overview and an introduction to the language, this book answers many common questions about Cajun French. The preface by David Cheramie, executive director of the Council for the Development of French in Louisiana, offers the viewpoint of an influential leader in the movement to preserve Louisiana's unique linguistic heritage.
paperback 175 pages 3 3/4 x 7 1/2 W
3,000 entries
Publication Date: 4/1/02
ISBN: 0-7818-0915-0

German Bilingual Dictionaries

     Price: $ 9.95       
GERMAN-ENGLISH/ENGLISH-GERMAN PRACTICAL DICTIONARY
GERMAN HANDY DICTIONARY
DICTIONARY OF 1000 GERMAN PROVERBS
CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED GERMAN DICTIONARY
GERMAN-ENGLISH/ENGLISH-GERMAN DICTIONARY AND PHRASEBOOK
GERMAN-ENGLISH/ENGLISH-GERMAN CONCISE DICTIONARY

Stephen Jones
Large Print Edition
Over 35,000 entries for students and travelers. A phonetic guide to pronunciation in both languages. A handy glossary of menu terms in both languages. Bilingual instruction on how-to-use the dictionary. A bilingual list of irregular verbs. A bilingual list of abbreviations.
paperback 388 pages 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 W
35,000 entries

ISBN: 0-7818-0355-1
 
     Price: $ 8.95       
GERMAN HANDY DICTIONARY
Horst Kopleck

A comprehensive English-German section with words and phrases listed alphabetically according to the main word in the expression. e.g.: way:which way is it..it's this way..is it a long way..do it this way.. Simpler to use than a phrasebook. Words and phrases arranged by subject. Basics of grammar. For people who want to communicate, not just cope. Pronunciation, whenever it presents a problem.
paperback 122 pages 5 x 7 3/4 USA
3,200 entries

ISBN: 0-7818-0014-5
 
     Price: $ 11.95       
DICTIONARY OF 1000 GERMAN PROVERBS
Peter Mertvago
Bilingual

"It is an invaluable classroom aid that belongs on the bookshelf of any self-respecting, aspiring student on German language." -- Paula Weber, German Life, Feb/March 1998

Most commonly used and understood proverbs for a broad readership comprised of students of both language and culture, from secondary school level to post-graduate, as well as teachers, travelers and linguists. A comparable or literal translation is provided. Organized alphabetically by key word. Index organized by English subject.
paperback 142 pages 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 W

ISBN: 0-7818-0471-X
 
     Price: $ 14.95       
CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED GERMAN DICTIONARY

English-German / German-English
This dictionary provides children with a charming book to learn German and is the perfect way for parents and young children to preserve their linguistic traditions. Pronunciation for every word supplied.
hardcover 94 pages 8 1/2 x 11 W
500 entries 500 illustrations

ISBN: 0-7818-0722-0
 
     Price: $ 12.95       
GERMAN-ENGLISH/ENGLISH-GERMAN DICTIONARY AND PHRASEBOOK
Michael Jelden

Providing the means for basic communication, the two-way dictionary and phrasebook contains over 5,000 total entries, covering important topics such as greetings, transportation, shopping, business terms, and more. Special sections include an introduction to the German language, a pronunciation guide, basic grammar and a list of the 103 most used German words.
paperback 267 pages 3 3/4 x 7 1/2 W
5,000 entries
Publication Date: 8/1/01
ISBN: 0-7818-0857-X
 
     Price: $ 12.95       
GERMAN-ENGLISH/ENGLISH-GERMAN CONCISE DICTIONARY

Michael Jelden

Designed for the student and traveler, this two-way compact dictionary contains 14,000 total entries. Each entry provides part of speech, noun gender, and verb category when applicable. A pronunciation guide, list of geographical locations, and conversion tables are also included.

About the author:
Michael Jelden
, a concert violinist and a linguist, resides in Stuttgart, Germany. He is the author of a comprehensive Georgian/German dictionary, and of German-English/English-German Dictiona
paperback 250 pages 4 x 6 W
14,000 entries
Publication Date: 5/1/02
ISBN: 0-7818-0906-1

Italian Bilingual Dictionaries

     Price: $ 12.95       
ITALIAN-ENGLISH/ENGLISH-ITALIAN PRACTICAL DICTIONARY
Peter F. Ross
New Edition-now with larger type
Over 35,000 entries for students and travelers. A phonetic guide in both languages. A handy glossary of menu terms. Bilingual instruction on how-to-use the dictionary. A bilingual list of irregular verbs. A bilingual list of abbreviations.
paperback 433 pages  5 1/2 x 8 1/4 W
35,000 entries

ISBN: 0-7818-0354-3
 
     Price: $ 8.95       
ITALIAN HANDY DICTIONARY

Words and phrases listed alphabetically according to the main word in the expression. e.g.: way:which way is it..it's this way..is it a long way..do it this way.. Simpler to use than a phrasebook. Arranged by subject . For people who want to communicate, not just cope. Pronunciation, whenever it presents a problem. The basics of Italian grammar, clearly presented for rapid reference.
paperback 122 pages  5 x 7 3/4 USA

ISBN: 0-7818-0011-0
 
     Price: $ 11.95       
DICTIONARY OF 1000 ITALIAN PROVERBS
Peter Mertvago
Bilingual. (New Cover)
This collection is designed for a broad readership of students of both language and culture, from secondary school level to postgraduate, as well as teachers, travelers and linguists. A comparable or literal translation is provided offering students insight into the language and culture of Italy. Organized alphabetically by key words. Index organized by English subject.
paperback 145 pages 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 W

ISBN: 0-7818-0458-2
 
     Price: $ 14.95       
CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRTED ITALIAN DICTIONARY

ENGLISH-ITALIAN/ITALIAN-ENGLISH
The earlier a child gains a basic knowledge of a language, the easier he or she will be master of the language later. Now children have this enticing dictionary to prepare them for Italian classes in school, providing them with basic vocabulary together with atracftive illustrations. Complete pronunciation for every entry.
hardcover 94 pages 8 1/2 x 11 W
500 entries 500 illustrations

ISBN: 0-7818-0771-9
 
     Price: $ 11.95       
ITALIAN-ENGLISH/ENGLISH-ITALIAN DICTIONARY AND PHRASEBOOK

Federica l. Clementi

Getting around in Italy becomes easy with this handy language guide. It provides basic grammar and the vocabulary and phrases essential to any traveler.

About the author:
Federica Clementi
is a native Italian. She received a master's degree from the University of Rome, and she is a candidate for a Ph. D. in Modern Jewish Studies at Brandei University in Massachusetts. She worked as a journalist and foreign correspondent for the Italian weekly magazine L'Espresso and as a freelance
paperback 213 pages 3 3/4 x 7 W
2,500 entries
Publication Date: 3/1/00
ISBN: 0-7818-0812-X

Japanese Bilingual Dictionaries

     Price: $ 11.95       
JAPANESE-ENGLISH/ENGLISH-JAPANESE CONCISE DICTIONARY
Ikuko Anjo
Romanized
Romanized. modern and up-to-date vocabulary. Helpful notes on word usage in the Japanese-English section. An appendix of conversation phrases. Easy-to-use format. Ikuko Anjo is a tenured lecturer in the Department of International Studies at Kyoritsu Women's University in Tokyo, Japan. She has taught at several schools in the U.S. including Smith College and the Office of Naval Research.
paperback 235 pages  4 x 6 W
8,000 entries

ISBN: 0-7818-0162-1
 
     Price: $ 12.95       
MASTERING JAPANESE - Audio

Master new language with Hippocrene!
Companion cassettes to the book.
USA
2 cassettes

ISBN: 0-87052-983-8
 
     Price: $ 8.95       
JAPANESE HANDY DICTIONARY

A comprehensive English-Japanese section with all the words and phrases listed alphabetically according to the main word in the expression. e.g.: way:which way is it..it's this way..is it a long way..do it this way.. Words and phrases arranged by subject. For people who want to communicate, not just cope. Pronunciation, whenever it presents a problem. Includes basics of Japanese grammar.
paperback 120 pages See Page Image 5 x 7 3/4 NA

ISBN: 0-87052-962-5
 
     Price: $ 12.95       
JAPANESE-ENGLISH/ENGLISH-JAPANESE DICTIONARY AND PHRASEBOOK (ROMANIZED)
Evgeny Steiner

This book designed to help visitors to Japan to communicate with local people in everyday situations. it requires no previous knowledge of the Japanese script-all Japanese words are spelled in English alphabet.

About the author:
Dr. Evgeny Steiner
was born in Moscow. He received a Master Degree from Moscow State university and Ph.D. from the Institute for Oriental Studies of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR. He was a Guest Scholar at Meiji Gakuin University, Yokohama, Japan, and he
paperback 231 pages 3 3/4 x 7 W
2,300 entries
Publication Date: 4/1/00
ISBN: 0-7818-0814-6
 
     Price: $ 11.95       
Children's Illustrated Japanese Dictionary

English-Japanese/Japanese-English
Designed to be a child's very first foreign language dictionary for ages 5-10.. This dictionary provides children with a charming book to learn Japanese and is the very perfect way for parents and young children to preserve their linguistic tradition.
paperback 94 pages 8 1/2 x 11 W
500 entries 500 illustrations

ISBN: 0-7818-0849-9

Polish Bilingual Dictionaries

          
POLISH-ENGLISH UNABRIDGED DICTIONARY, Iwo C. Pogonowski
3 volume set:  Price: $ 200.00 

"Remarkable achievement.." -- Gerard T. Kapolka, Polish review, 1999
Years in the making, this three-volume set is the definitive Polish-English Dictionary. Slang and colloquialisms take their places alongside the general vocabulary to give a truly vivid picture of Polish as it is spoken and written today. Pogonowski's unique phonetic system is employed to full advantage, thus non-Polish speaker can more easily grasp unfamiliar sounds.
hardcover 3,963 pages  5 1/2 x 8 1/2 W
250,000 entries 3-volume set

ISBN: 0-7818-0441-8


POLISH-ENGLISH UNABRIDGED DICTIONARY - CD-ROM, Iwo C. Pogonowski
Revised Edition   Price: $ 55.00 

This CD-ROM is a companion to the Polish Unabridged Dictionary, a 3-volume set with 4,000 pages, which includes complete phonetics, technical, scientific, legal and medical terms, colloquialisms and slang, plus a detailed grammar section. The CD-ROM also includes an 18,000 word Practical English-Polish Dictionary and an extensive Polish phrasebook with 280 minutes of audio accompaniment. Windows 95 application is required to use this CD-ROM.
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250,000 entries
Publication Date: 3/1/99
ISBN: 0-7818-0728-X
 
     Price: $ 11.95       
POLISH HANDY EXTRA DICTIONARY
OLSZER KRYSTYNA

This dictionary contains even more words and phrases then our regular handy dictionaries. The Handy Extra's modern entries are ideal for both the traveler with no prior knowledge of the language and the more advanced language student who seeks to speak idiomatically, with a higher level of vocabulary.
paperback 125 pages  4 x 6 W

ISBN: 0-7818-0504-X
 
     Price: $ 9.95       
HIGHLANDER POLISH-ENGLISH/ ENGLISH-HIGHLANDER POLISH DICTIONARY
Jan Gutt-Mostowy
translated by Miroslaw Lipinski

"This dictionary is recommended for libraries with Slavic collections or extensive travel materials." -- George S. Bobinski, American Reference Books, 28th volume.

The geographic isolation of Podhale, the Tatra Mountain region in Southern Poland, contributed to the preservation of the Polish labguage of those days when all Slavic languages, coming from the same source, differed less from each other. Dictionary with an appendix of some sayings and riddles.
paperback 111 pages 4 x 6 W
2,000 entries

ISBN: 0-7818-0303-9
 
     Price: $ 9.95       
POLISH-ENGLISH/ENGLISH-POLISH CONCISE DICTIONARY
Iwo C. Pogonowski
With Complete Phonetics
Over 9,000 entries for students and travelers. A phonetic guide to pronunciation in both languages. Completely modern and up-to-date. A clear, concise format. By bestselling dictionary author Iwo C. Pogonowski.
paperback 239 pages 3 5/8 x 7 W
9,000 entries

ISBN: 0-7818-0133-8
 
     Price: $ 8.95       
POLISH-ENGLISH/ENGLISH-POLISH COMPACT DICTIONARY
Iwo C. Pogonowski

Over 9,000 entries for the student and traveler. Common-sense pronunciation for both Polish and English entries. Modern and up-to-date.
paperback 239 pages 4 x 6 W
9,000 entries

ISBN: 0-7818-0496-5
 
     Price: $ 11.95       
POLISH-ENGLISH/ENGLISH-POLISH PRACTICAL DICTIONARY
Iwo C. Pogonowski

With over 32,000 entries, including irregular verbs, proper names and business terms.
paperback 698 pages 5 1/4 x 8 1/2 W
31,000 entries

ISBN: 0-7818-0085-4
 
     Price: $ 19.95       
POLISH-ENGLISH/ENGLISH-POLISH STANDARD DICTIONARY
Iwo C. Pogonowski
Revised Edition now with larger type. Includes: Glossary of Menu Terms Appendix of Business Terms
Over 32,000 entries. A phonetic guide to pronunciation in both languages. Principal parts of English irregular verbs indicated. ilingual appendices of geographical names, weights and measures, common prefixes and suffixes and more. By best-selling dictionary author Iwo Cyprian Pogonowski.
paperback 753 pages  5 1/2 x 8 1/2 W
32,000 entries

ISBN: 0-7818-0282-2
 
     Price: $ 11.95       
POLISH PHRASEBOOK AND DICTIONARY
Iwo C. Pogonowski

This volume has been created especially for the tourist visiting Poland; useful expressions for every need are well organized with an index of main entries. A concise dictionary is appended. Phonetic guide to pronunciation in both languages. Iwo Cyprian Pogonowski, a native of Poland and a citizen of the US is a polyglot lecturer and inventor. He has authored several Polish-English dictionaries.
paperback 271 pages 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 W
3,300 + dictionary with 6,500

ISBN: 0-7818-0134-6
 
     Price: $ 19.95       
POLISH-ENGLISH DICTIONARY OF SLANG AND COLLOQUIALISM
Maciej Widawski, Ph.D.

To be able to use colloquialisms appropriately is what separates the fluent speaker from the student. Here Professor Maciej Widawski provides definitions and usage examples for 5000 of the most common Polish colloquial expressions.
paperback 427 pages 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 W
5,000 entries

ISBN: 0-7818-0570-8
 
     Price: $ 11.95       
DICTIONARY OF 1000 POLISH PROVERBS
Miroslaw Lipinski
Bilingual
Students from secondary school level to post-graduate, as well as educators, travelers, business-people, and linguists will find this book entertaining and educational. A comparable or literal translation is provided. This wonderful reference collection offers students insight into Polish heritage. Organized alphabetically by key word. Index organized by English subject.
paperback 129 pages 5 x 7 W

ISBN: 0-7818-0482-5
 
     Price: $ 14.95       
CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED POLISH DICTIONARY

ENGLISH-POLISH / POLISH-ENGLISH
As Polish is one of the less commonly taught languages in the U.S., it is sometimes difficult for parents to pass their native language to their children. This dictionary is the first step to teach children of Polish descent the language of their ancestors. Pronunciation for every word is provided.
hardcover 94 pages 8 1/2 x 11 W
500 entries 500 illustrations

ISBN: 0-7818-0711-5

Portuguese Bilingual Dictionaries

     Price: $ 19.95       
PORTUGUESE-ENGLISH/ ENGLISH-PORTUGUESE DICTIONARY
Antonio Houaiss
Revised Edition
This practical dictionary includes: Phonetic guide to pronunciation in both languages. Bilingual instructions on how to use the dictionary. Bilingual list of abbreviations
paperback 426 pages 4 1/2 x 7 W
30,000 entries

ISBN: 0-87052-980-3
 
     Price: $ 11.95       
CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED PORTUGUESE DICTIONARY

Portuguese-English/English-Portuguese
Each word is accompanied by illustrations of objects and actions common to a child's everyday experience: people, animals, flowers, colors, numbers, and activities. The "visual feel" of the images aids in building a child's vocabulary. For each word there is a phonetic transcript. A foreign language - English glossary makes the dictionary an effective learning tool for non-English speakers.
paperback 94 pages 8 1/2 x 11 W
500 entries 500 illustrations
Publication Date: 11/15/01
ISBN: 0-7818-0886-3

Russian Bilingual Dictionaries

     Price: $ 9.95       
BYELORUSSIAN-ENGLISH/ENGLISH-BYELORUSSIAN CONCISE DICTIONARY
Alexander Ushkevich & Alexandra Zezulin

Perfect for students and travelers, this new dictionary will help you learn the language of Byelorussia, the region bordering on Poland, Latvia and Lithuania. Complete pronunciation guide, authored by an American along with a former Byelorussian resident. Boasting Phonetic tables for both languages it is also an essential companiion for Byelorussians living in North America.
paperback 290 pages 4 x 6 W
6,500 entries

ISBN: 0-87052-114-4
 
     Price: $ 35.00       
ENGLISH-RUSSIAN COMPREHENSIVE DICTIONARY
Oleg Benyukh, general editor

There is a phonetic transcription of each entry, definition of the part of speech and, when appropriate, idioamatic usage of the word. Appendix of common given names, weights and measures, geographical locations, tables of numbers, temperatures, and Latin words and phrases.
paperback 807 pages  6 x 9 W
40,000 entries
Publication Date: 1/1/95
ISBN: 0-7818-0442-6
 
     Price: $ 60.00       
RUSSIAN-ENGLISH COMPREHENSIVE DICTIONARY
Oleg Benyukh, General editor

Contains 100,000 references. The most thorough and up-to-date dictionary in the world. It includes phonetic transcriptions, parts of speech, idiomatic usage, and appendices of given names, geographical locations, weights and measures, Latin words and phrases, and tables of numbers and temperature. It has been described as the ultimate reference tool for students, scholars and business people.
hardcover 852 pages 5 x 9 W
40,000 entries

ISBN: 0-7818-0506-6
 
     Price: $ 18.95       
RUSSIAN-ENGLISH/ENGLISH-RUSSIAN STANDARD DICTIONARY
Oleg Benyukh
Revised Edition with Business Terms
This dictionary will help you speak on any topic or translate any material. The common-sense phonetics in the Russian-English section are romanized. Phonetics in the English-Russian section are in Cyrillic.To assist travelers to Russia, the dictionary includes a detailed menu from a Moscow restaurant with English translation. The author is Professor Emeritus of English at Moscow State University.
paperback 452 pages  5 1/2 x 8 1/2 W
32,000 entries

ISBN: 0-7818-0280-6
 
     Price: $ 11.95       
RUSSIAN-ENGLISH/ENGLISH-RUSSIAN CONCISE DICTIONARY
Oleg and Ksana Benyukh

Over 7,000 entries for students and travelers. The most modern dictionary of its kind available. Compact and concise. Clear, easy-to-read format. Transliterations of each word. Compiled by renowned dictionary writers Oleg and Ksana Beniukh.
paperback 536 pages 4 1/2 x 6 W
10,000 entries

ISBN: 0-7818-0132-X
 
     Price: $ 9.95       
RUSSIAN-ENGLISH/ENGLISH-RUSSIAN COMPACT DICTIONARY
BENYUKH Oleg &Ksana

Over 13,000 entries. Ideal for students and travelers. Easy-to-read format. Transliteration for each entry.
paperback 512 pages 3 1/8 x 4 5/8 W
10,000 entries

ISBN: 0-7818-0537-6
 
     Price: $ 45.00       
DICTIONARY OF RUSSIAN VERBS
Daum and Schenk

See paperback edition below.
hardcover 750 pages 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 NA
20,000 fully declined verbs

ISBN: 0-7818-0371-3
 
     Price: $ 35.00       
DICTIONARY OF RUSSIAN VERBS
by E. Daum & W. Schenkby E. Daum & W. Schenk

Reliable and easy to use, this dictionary features 20,000 verbs fully declined. All verb forms are consistent with those of the most authoritative Russian sources available. With its comprehensive coverage of Russian verbs and verb declension, this reference guide has become the indispensable companion of thousands of Russian language students.
paperback 750 pages NA

ISBN: 0-88254-420-9
 
     Price: $ 35.00       
DICTIONARY OF RUSSIAN PROVERBS
Mertvago
Bilingual

"[It] represents a valuable addition to the body of Russian proverb dictionaries." -- Kevin J. McKenna, Proverbium 15, 1998

A Comprehensive Russian-English sourcebook on Russian proverbs, this reference contains 5,453 Russian proverbs and their literal or free English translations.
paperback 477 pages 8 1/2 x 11 W
5,335

ISBN: 0-7818-0424-8
 
     Price: $ 11.95       
DICTIONARY OF 1000 RUSSIAN PROVERBS
Peter Mertvago
Bilingual

Dictionary of 1000 Russian Proverbs will be of great interest and benefit to students and scholars alike." -- Kevin J. McKenna, Proverbium 16, 1999

Russian proverbs convey the tragicomic soul of a people who have been both conqueror and conquered. As with the previous entries in this series, the proverbs are organized alphabetically by key word with either direct translations or English-language equivalents. An index, organized by English subject is also provided. Peter Mertvago is a translator at the United Nations.
paperback 181 pages 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 W

ISBN: 0-7818-0564-3
 
     Price: $ 11.95       
RUSSIAN PHRASEBOOK AND DICTIONARY
Erika Haber
Revised Edition

Situational phrases and dialogues. Phonetic transcription based on common North American speech. Pronunciation similarly indicated in the 4,000 word dictionary. Restaurant vocabulary, where to make long disstance calls, shopping hints and many more helpful tips for tourists. Cassettes availalbe. The author holds her PhD from the University of Michigan and is a certified translator.
paperback 228 pages 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 W
4,000 entries Subway Maps for Moscow and St.Petersburg

ISBN: 0-7818-0190-7
 
     Price: $ 12.95       
RUSSIAN PHRASEBOOK AND DICTIONARY CASSETTES

Two 60-minute tapes allow you to learn the language in action and provide basic easy-to-follow lessons. Companion to book.
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2 cassettes 120 minutes

ISBN: 0-7818-0192-3
 
     Price: $ 35.00       
RUSSIAN-ENGLISH COMPREHENSIVE DICTIONARY
Oleg Benyukh, editor

[see description for the hardcover edition]
paperback  W

ISBN: 0-7818-0560-0
 
     Price: $ 11.95       
CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED RUSSIAN DICTIONARY

NEW IN PAPERBACK EDITION!
This dictionary provides children with a lovely book to learn Russian and is the perfect way for parents and young children to preserve their linguistic traditions. Pronunciation for every word supplied.
paperback 94 pages 8 1/2 x 11 W
500 entries 500 illustrations
Publication Date: 11/15/01
ISBN: 0-7818-0892-8


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