Dictionary German English PONS 4+

For Advanced Learners

PONS GmbH

    • 2.8 • 4 Ratings
    • $24.99

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Description

A comprehensive dictionary with 775,000 keywords, phrases and translations.

Do you talk to German friends in your spare time? Do you read or write in German in a wide range of subjects – privately or even professionally? Do you deal with German-speaking partners in your everyday working life?

About the contents:
• Both language directions (German-English and English-German)
• Current and comprehensive vocabulary containing around 315,000 keywords and phrases and more than 460,000 translations
• With context examples, information on language use and lots of information on grammar
• With American, Australian as well as Austrian and Swiss German vocabulary
• With info boxes for country and people, grammar. Typical mistakes and help with the wording of sentences

What can the app do?
• This application provides 100% offline functionality.
• Optimised multitasking on the iPad: Slide Over lets you use a second app without ever leaving the first app. Use Split View to open and use two apps simultaneously, allowing you to, for example, look something up in the dictionary while reading your emails or writing messages.
• 3D touch support: tap a keyword lightly on the iPhone and see a preview of the dictionary entry with Peek. Tap on the icon for the PONS dictionary app to open the menu with the main dictionary functions (Quick Actions) and navigate directly to the chosen function within the dictionary.
• For the visually impaired and the blind! Activate the VoiceOver screen reader function to have the selected function keys and dictionary entry elements read out aloud.
• Direct look-up: Simply select a text in Safari, tap the share button and choose a dictionary. All of the words in the text that can be looked-up are then displayed.
• Look-ups from other applications: Copy individual words or whole sentences to the Clipboard, switch back to the dictionary app and individually look up all the words.
• Learn vocabulary: You can define words that you would like to learn as a vocabulary card. This allows vocabulary to be learned quickly and effectively.
• Have fun learning basic vocabulary: five learning games are available – Memory, Word Combination, Word Snake, Alphabet Soup and Professional test – so that you can have fun while mastering the basic vocabulary.
• Listen to numerous keywords spoken by native speakers and practise your pronunciation.
• Use the full-text search to find examples.

About PONS:
PONS has been developing green materials for learning languages for life for over 40 years: from classic dictionaries and grammar aids to audio and software language courses right up to free online services.

www.pons.com


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What’s New

Version 3.80.348

Hi there, in this update we have improved the experience on new iPhones and iPads, as well. Here we go! Ándale! Los geht’s! Let’s look up words…

Ratings and Reviews

2.8 out of 5
4 Ratings

4 Ratings

nixzusehen ,

Fantastic dictionary, but the interface needs work

The print version of the PONS German-English Dictionary (sold in the US under the Harper-Collins name) is hands down the best dictionary out there. Although this version can't have all the entries in the full dictionary, it's nonetheless the best on-the-go dictionary I've used. Unlike almost every electronic dictionary application out there, this one is more than just a mere lexicon - it includes usage examples and variations. That being said, the interface simply wasn't ready to be released into the wild yet. Taps on the word often do not work, and behavior is often inconsistent. (I just now held down my finger on a word and instead of showing the definition, the interface inexplicably scrolled down about one and half screens).

I'm sure these flaws will be worked out over coming versions, but if you can put up with it for the time being, this is a great app. When they fix the interface, it will be the best.

WolfTsenW ,

Outdated app

Don’t buy it. The PONs translator does a better job. The format of this one is not easy to read and feels like a clunky 10 year old app. Wasted $22.

Developer Response ,

Dear WolfTsenW, every review is valueable for us. We want to make our app better and better every day, so we are happy to hear what you did not like (kundenservice@pons.de). Thank you.

Der Förster ,

If you want a better dictionary, you'll have to buy a Book!

Sometimes you get what you pay for, sometimes you get less than you pay for. You get a lot more than you paid for with the PONS dictionary. It's quite a bargain and I would have quite cheerfully have paid a lot more to get this excellent little dictionary. The publisher has an enviable well-deserved reputation as a purveyor of electronic German-English dictionaries. The less expensive alternatives may well suffice for someone who is planning an occasional trip to a German speaking country and anxious to avoid using the wrong restroom, but the PONS is much more comprehensive and will probably remain the best choice until someone squeezes an unabridged Collins or Langenscheidt into portable form. My only quibble, and it's a minor annoyance, is that PONS uses British English and as an American I occasionally have no idea what a term means. The print Collins unabridged manages to include both British and American English and I'd hope that some time in the future PONS will follow that admirable practice.
Having used PONS on other platforms, I'm confident that the various undocumented features (bugs) will disappear as Paragon continues to update the product. They've been very conscientious about that in the past.

App Privacy

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Supports

  • Family Sharing

    Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.

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