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A New English-Chinese Dictionary, 2nd Revised Edition

The Pinyin Chinese-English Dictionary

Webster's New World^TM Italian Dictionary: Italian/English, English/Italian, Concise Edition

Cassell's Italian Dictionary (Thumb-indexed Version): Italian-English English-Italian

Webster's New World^TM Japanese Dictionary, Pocket Edition Revised and Expanded

Japanese For Dummies®

Cassell's Latin Dictionary: Latin-English, English-Latin, Thumb-Indexed Rdition

Callaham's Russian-English Dictionary of Science and Technology, 4th Edition

Russian-English Translator's Dictionary: A Guide to Scientific and Technical Usage, 3rd Edition

English-Russian, Russian-English Dictionary, Revised and Expanded Edition

A New English-Chinese Dictionary, 2nd Revised Edition
Yi Li Zheng, Feng De Dang, Shi Gu Xu, Xue Yuan Hu, Bang Shen Liu, Beng Wei Shen
ISBN: 0-471-80897-0
Paperback
1613 Pages
June 1985
US $64.95

The largest English to Chinese dictionary ever produced in the People's Republic of China, with over 120,000 entries. It includes over 300,000 idioms, phrases, and examples, showing appropriate word usage. All entry words and most derivatives are syllabicated and given popular international phonetic marks. Many new words have been adopted and obsolete and incorrect ones have been deleted. Brief grammatical or linguistic notes are provided in Chinese for particularly difficult entries. Important biographical and geographical names and frequently occurring foreign words and phrases are all included.

The Pinyin Chinese-English Dictionary
Beijing Foreign Language Institute
ISBN: 0-471-86796-9
Paperback
976 Pages
March 1982
US $59.95

This comprehensive dictionary contains over 6,000 single-character entries, including characters with variant tones. There are over 50,000 compound-character entries and over 70,000 compound words, set phrases and examples - all with Pinyin Romanization. Apart from everyday words and expressions, a number of common classical Chinese words, dialect words, four-character idioms, proverbs and common scientific expressions from both the natural and social sciences are included. The emphasis is on the use of modern Chinese, while modern English forms the basis of all English translations. Words and expressions have been defined clearly and precisely with practical examples. All entries are arranged according to Chinese Phonetic alphabetical order. A Chinese Phonetic Alphabet Index and Radical Index are located before the text of the dictionary for the convenience of the user. There are ten appendices, including a list of the original complex forms of Chinese characters and their simplified versions, the scheme for the Chinese phonetic alphabet, lists of countries, regions, capitals, currencies, weights and measures, chemical elements in Chinese and English and a brief Chinese chronology.

Webster's New World^TM Italian Dictionary: Italian/English, English/Italian, Concise Edition
Catherine E. Love (Editor)
ISBN: 0-13-953639-6
Paperback
1032 Pages
September 1992
US $12.95

Compiled in collaboration with a team of expert linguists, the Webster's New World concise bilingual dictionaries are the perfect choice for beginning students and advanced speakers as well. Comprehensive and authoritative, yet clear and concise, the dictionaries offer a full array of features, as well as wide-ranging coverage of current expressions. Long-standing favorites in hardcover, the dictionaries will continue to be standard references for years to come -- especially now that they are available in unabridged paperback editions.

More than 100,000 words, giving wide-ranging coverage of current terms and expressions
Detailed definitions so the user can understand and translate idiomatically
Extensive examples of usage, showing how translations of words can vary according to context
Verb tables, including irregular verbs
Cross-references from every verb to the appropriate verb table

Cassell's Italian Dictionary (Thumb-indexed Version): Italian-English English-Italian
Piero Rebora (Compiled by)
ISBN: 0-02-522540-5
Hardcover
1152 Pages
January 1994
US $24.95

Thumb-indexed edition

It takes its dignified place in the Cassell series, that fountainhead and model of "modern lexicography," said Le Lingue del Mondo. "The compilers have given an excellent working tool to the English and ourselves."

This entirely new dictionary is designed as a mirror of contemporary Italian life but it includes obsolete words and phrases which are recurrent in the works of classic Italian writers for the benefit of readers and students of Italian literature.

Webster's New World^TM Japanese Dictionary, Pocket Edition Revised and Expanded
Fujihiko Kaneda (Editor)
ISBN: 0-02-861725-8
Paperback
535 Pages
July 1997
US $12.99

This convenient pocket-size dictionary has been revised and updated to include new words and idioms that reflect changes in technology, business and daily life. Easy to read and use, it provides both romanized and kanji forms of Japanese words, as well as a guide to Japanese pronunciation and phonetic writing system. Ideal for students, business travelers, and anyone else who needs a quick and reliable resource.

Originally published as Yohan English-Japanese/Japanese-English Dictionary.

Japanese For Dummies®
Eriko Sato
ISBN: 0-7645-5429-8
Paperback
408 Pages
May 2002
US $24.99

Speak Japanese – the fun and easy way™!

Packed with clear explanations and real-world examples

Your friendly guide to understanding Japanese – quickly and easily!

Whether you’re a student, a traveler, or you just want to pick up basic Japanese, this unintimidating guide will help you start speaking the language in no time. Inside you’ll find a wealth of fascinating cultural facts and handy references – including a Japanese-English mini-dictionary, lists of common expressions and verbs, and much more!

All this on the bonus audio CD

Pick up Japanese the easy way –through actual conversations
Features dialogues by native Japanese speakers
Allows you to hear Japanese as it’s really spoken
Reinforces lessons from the book

Cassell's Latin Dictionary: Latin-English, English-Latin, Thumb-Indexed Rdition
D. P. Simpson
ISBN: 0-02-522580-4
Hardcover
912 Pages
October 1977
US $24.95

Since its first appearance in 1854 and through many revisions this dictionary has remained constant in its appeal to scholars.

This new and revised Latin Dictionary is among the best of its kind, being reliable, compact and adequate for the needs of all save the specialist. He has produced what is in effect a new book, typographically easy to consult and combining elegance with utility. -The Times Literary Supplement

This edition

Incorporates modern English idiom and current Latin spelling.
Includes general classical information where appropriate.
Shows long and short vowels where not immediately apparent.
Indicates irregular plural forms.
Cites and quotes ancient classical authors.
Suggests paraphrases to express modern English in classical Latin form.

Callaham's Russian-English Dictionary of Science and Technology, 4th Edition
Ludmilla Ignatiev Callaham, Patricia E. Newman, John R. Callaham
ISBN: 0-471-61139-5
Hardcover
848 Pages
January 1996
US $180.00

Authoritative, comprehensive, and up-to-date—an indispensable resource for translators of Russian scientific and technical materials

The spirit of cooperation that now exists between the Russian scientific community and its English-speaking colleagues has opened a floodgate of Russian language technical and scientific documents. To meet the demand for an authoritative and up-to-date reference, the classic Callaham's Russian-English Dictionary of Science and Technology has now been published in a new edition that encompasses the latest additions to the technical vocabulary. The product of decades of painstaking research by distinguished Russian language translators, this essential reference book upholds the high standard of thoroughness and accuracy that scientific and technical translators require.

Technical specialists all over the English-speaking world—translators and interpreters, scientists, and engineers—will welcome the arrival of the Fourth Edition of Callaham's Russian-English Dictionary of Science and Technology.

Over 120,000 Russian terms in the physical, life science, and engineering disciplines, and an additional 5,000 of the most frequently used, nontechnical terms
Entries organized around common roots and arranged in paragraph form for greater efficiency
The most comprehensive translations of Russian verbs found in any technical dictionary, complete with variations in meaning for different contexts
Instructive linguistic information on how Russian prefixes, suffixes, and roots combine to form new words

Russian-English Translator's Dictionary: A Guide to Scientific and Technical Usage, 3rd Edition
Mikhail Zimmerman, Claudia Vedeneeva
ISBN: 0-471-93316-3
Hardcover
750 Pages
June 1992
US $450.00

This Third Edition has been extensively revised to give an extremely broad coverage of science terminology. Presents a collection of typical examples from technical and scientific sources using words that make up the combinations common to a number of branches in these areas. New entries include terminology in laser and space technology, computer science, automation, ecology, combustion, explosives, health care, biotechnology and much more

English-Russian, Russian-English Dictionary, Revised and Expanded Edition
Kenneth Katzner
ISBN: 0-471-05677-4
Hardcover
1098 Pages
November 1994
US $75.00

English-Russian, Russian-English Dictionary, Revised and Expanded Edition
Kenneth Katzner
ISBN: 0-471-01707-8
Paperback
1120 Pages
November 1994
US $34.95

Based on American rather than British English, this is among the first Russian dictionaries revised for the post-Soviet era. Includes new political terminology, new Russian institutions, new countries and republics and new city names. Contains 26,000 entries in the English-Russian section and 40,000 words in the Russian-English section. Irregularities in Russian declensions and conjugations appear at the beginning of each entry.

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