The PONS Dictionary English CONCISE contains 330,000 keywords, phases and translations
Do you read and write in English or German in your everyday life, your spare time or your job?
Then the PONS Dictionary German-English/English-German CONCISE is the right reference tool for you.
Who can benefit in particular from this app?
Everyone who has to continually look up English or German terms in everyday life, in their spare time or even in their job.
About the contents:
* Current and comprehensive vocabulary containing around 130,000 keywords and phrases and more than 200,000 translations
* Bi-directional: German => English and English => German
* With context examples, information on language use and lots of other important information on grammar
* Includes regional differences in the language as spoken in Austria and Switzerland
* With vocabulary from a wide variety of areas such as Internet, new media and trends
* With IPA phonetics
What can the app do?
* Looking up words in the installed dictionaries is possible via the standard phone search function.
* Easy search function: Don’t worry if you’re not sure how to spell a word – the similar words or wild card search function will find what you are looking for.
* Jump from one language direction to the other with just one click: from ‘English => German’ to ‘German => English’ and vice versa. Access linked entries, equally with just one click.
* Word of the day widget displays a random entry from the dictionary daily.
* Installation on memory cards.
Is the size of the dictionary right for me?
BASIC
50,000 keywords and phrases
Ideal for everyday and leisure use (the most important vocabulary)
STANDARD
75,000 keywords and phrases
Ideal for adults who want to learn the language or for use at language schools/adult education centres
COMPACT
130,000 keywords and phrases
Ideal for everyday, leisure and business use (medium-sized vocabulary)
SCHOOL
130,000 keywords and phrases
Ideal for students from Year 5 up to graduation
ADVANCED
315,000 keywords and phrases
Ideal for everyday, leisure and business use (large vocabulary)
BUSINESS
345,000 keywords and phrases
Ideal for everyday and business use (large vocabulary featuring a wide range of business terms)
PREMIUM
390,000 keywords and phrases
Ideal for professional users, such as teachers, students, translators, engineers, lawyers, computer scientists, medical experts, etc. (the most comprehensive vocabulary collection that PONS has to offer)
PONS GmbH is a member of the Klett Group of companies. With 60 companies in 42 locations in 18 countries, Klett Group constitutes Germany’s largest educational company.
A search tool
Featuring various search options to help you find the words you need more easily, including:
* A quick search of words while you type
* A 'fuzzy filter' for when you are not sure of the correct spelling of a word
* A 'keyword' search for finding key words within phrasal verbs
* A wild card search facility which can replace a letter or a group of letters
* A learning tool
The dictionary app includes a number of features which help you to expand your vocabulary further:
* A 'Favourites' feature allows you to create your own categories and lists of words
* Your last visited words are all saved in your 'History', so that you can quickly look back at recently checked words
* Discover a new word every day with the 'Daily' feature
* Ability to have dictionary Word of the Day as a widget on the device home screen
* See words in context with example sentences
* Online and offline modes supported; the offline mode allows you to download the whole dictionary and work independently from data connections
Do you read and write in English or German in your everyday life, your spare time or your job?
Then the PONS Dictionary German-English/English-German CONCISE is the right reference tool for you.
Who can benefit in particular from this app?
Everyone who has to continually look up English or German terms in everyday life, in their spare time or even in their job.
About the contents:
* Current and comprehensive vocabulary containing around 130,000 keywords and phrases and more than 200,000 translations
* Bi-directional: German => English and English => German
* With context examples, information on language use and lots of other important information on grammar
* Includes regional differences in the language as spoken in Austria and Switzerland
* With vocabulary from a wide variety of areas such as Internet, new media and trends
* With IPA phonetics
What can the app do?
* Looking up words in the installed dictionaries is possible via the standard phone search function.
* Easy search function: Don’t worry if you’re not sure how to spell a word – the similar words or wild card search function will find what you are looking for.
* Jump from one language direction to the other with just one click: from ‘English => German’ to ‘German => English’ and vice versa. Access linked entries, equally with just one click.
* Word of the day widget displays a random entry from the dictionary daily.
* Installation on memory cards.
Is the size of the dictionary right for me?
BASIC
50,000 keywords and phrases
Ideal for everyday and leisure use (the most important vocabulary)
STANDARD
75,000 keywords and phrases
Ideal for adults who want to learn the language or for use at language schools/adult education centres
COMPACT
130,000 keywords and phrases
Ideal for everyday, leisure and business use (medium-sized vocabulary)
SCHOOL
130,000 keywords and phrases
Ideal for students from Year 5 up to graduation
ADVANCED
315,000 keywords and phrases
Ideal for everyday, leisure and business use (large vocabulary)
BUSINESS
345,000 keywords and phrases
Ideal for everyday and business use (large vocabulary featuring a wide range of business terms)
PREMIUM
390,000 keywords and phrases
Ideal for professional users, such as teachers, students, translators, engineers, lawyers, computer scientists, medical experts, etc. (the most comprehensive vocabulary collection that PONS has to offer)
PONS GmbH is a member of the Klett Group of companies. With 60 companies in 42 locations in 18 countries, Klett Group constitutes Germany’s largest educational company.
A search tool
Featuring various search options to help you find the words you need more easily, including:
* A quick search of words while you type
* A 'fuzzy filter' for when you are not sure of the correct spelling of a word
* A 'keyword' search for finding key words within phrasal verbs
* A wild card search facility which can replace a letter or a group of letters
* A learning tool
The dictionary app includes a number of features which help you to expand your vocabulary further:
* A 'Favourites' feature allows you to create your own categories and lists of words
* Your last visited words are all saved in your 'History', so that you can quickly look back at recently checked words
* Discover a new word every day with the 'Daily' feature
* Ability to have dictionary Word of the Day as a widget on the device home screen
* See words in context with example sentences
* Online and offline modes supported; the offline mode allows you to download the whole dictionary and work independently from data connections
Recently changed in this version:
New features in version 4.3.056
* Swiping Tabs Option





Comments and ratings for PONS CONCISE German<>English
(58 stars)
by A Google User on 12/05/2012
Good app. But I really really miss a button for quick switching the direction of the dictionaries. Have to go via settings > dictionaries. Too complicated! Slovoed or Collins provide those buttons. And You have to reselect the input field for the next se
(58 stars)
by Venelin on 26/02/2010
Good application, but lacking flashcards and voice functionality.