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This dictionary provides coverage of 120,000 words and phrases, and over 190,000 translations. It includes treatment of contemporary Russian and English, including amniocentesis, global warming, information superhighway, multimedia, streetwise, and time-share. There is extra in-text grammatical information; extended constructions, complementation, and information on difficult points of grammar. It records Russian as it is used today, as there is special emphasis on modern idioms and colloquial usage with numerous illustrative examples. There is specialized coverage of common abbreviations and acronyms such as APC, HRT, PC, OMOH, and CKB, and coverage of British and American English. This edition includes a guide to Russian language and culture, and a new guide to email and the Internet offers a unique gateway to language and culture in the Russian-speaking world. There is also a useful Thematic wordfinder. This thematic wordfinder brings together the essential vocabulary from a broad range of subject areas including the environment, society, business and industry, communication, media, and the arts. Specially designed as a reference section for writing, it covers the key topics required by regional exam boards. The Concise Oxford Russian Dictionary is essential for students at intermediate level who need concise, thorough coverage of English and Russian and authoritative information on Russian language and culture. This dictionary includes 12 months' access* to Oxford's premium Russian / English online dictionary service, Oxford Language Dictionaries Online, so you can find accurate translations and extra resources wherever you are. The site is regularly updated with the latest new words and meanings from Oxford's modern languages research programme, the Oxford Languages Tracker. You can also hear audio pronunciations and improve your language skills with online cultural notes, guides to writing, and much more. *Terms and conditions apply; please see www.oxforddictionaries.com/access for information.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I have been a "student" of Russian for almost four decades, practicing the "osmosis" method of learning: I surround myself with Russian grammar books and dictionaries which languish unopened for months on end, in the hope that their contents will gradually percolate into my brain thanks to their proximity. Of course, it doesn't work and I am forever returning to square one.
The most ambitious dictionary I owned up to very recently is the Oxford Pocket Russian Dictionary. This is a paperback book which is quite good in its contents, not bad and quite up to date, but it is far too big for anyone's pocket and falls apart very easily. The Concise Oxford Russian is a much more complete tome, not much more expensive than the Pocket version, and far more robust (hardback). The only downsides are (1) the last version is about 10 years old (so some of the latest internet jargon will be missing); (2) it is rather too heavy and bulky to lug around to classes, as I discovered when I recently took it to Riga where I spent two weeks studying the language. And a lot of room in the suitcase!
Unless you are a really advanced Russian learner, I highly recommend the The Oxford Starter Russian Dictionary (Oxford Starter Dictionaries) [Paperback]. This is not very large, but for beginners and intermediates it is very good indeed, with lots of examples of practical examples of expressions you can actually use, and a table at the end showing 20 Russian declension forms....it is worth it for this one feature alone. Buy this before considering other dictionaries!
The most ambitious dictionary I owned up to very recently is the Oxford Pocket Russian Dictionary. This is a paperback book which is quite good in its contents, not bad and quite up to date, but it is far too big for anyone's pocket and falls apart very easily. The Concise Oxford Russian is a much more complete tome, not much more expensive than the Pocket version, and far more robust (hardback). The only downsides are (1) the last version is about 10 years old (so some of the latest internet jargon will be missing); (2) it is rather too heavy and bulky to lug around to classes, as I discovered when I recently took it to Riga where I spent two weeks studying the language. And a lot of room in the suitcase!
Unless you are a really advanced Russian learner, I highly recommend the The Oxford Starter Russian Dictionary (Oxford Starter Dictionaries) [Paperback]. This is not very large, but for beginners and intermediates it is very good indeed, with lots of examples of practical examples of expressions you can actually use, and a table at the end showing 20 Russian declension forms....it is worth it for this one feature alone. Buy this before considering other dictionaries!
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I last bought a Concise Oxford Russian dictionary in 1991 in two volumes - Russian-English and English-Russian. 17 years later it was falling apart from over-use, and was missing key modern words like "bio-diversity", "global warming" and "on-line". So I was delighted to find the revised version in a single volume, printed on good-quality paper and properly bound in a hard-cover edition. Printed on 1007 pages, it has an excellent ratio of "range of vocabulary" to "weight and size", and includes all the above words. It's not a dictionary for specialist or technical translators, but is fine for eg "A" level or IB students, or for most people studying modern, rather than literary, Russian eg to take up a job in the former Soviet Union. The only down-side is that althought the dictionary has been reprinted several times, it doesn't seem to have been revised since 1998. So it's light on a few words of the last decade, eg it does not contain "blog" or "podcast".
For: good-value, compact, comprehensive. Against: beginning to need revision.
For: good-value, compact, comprehensive. Against: beginning to need revision.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
The dictionary is an old version of the contemporary dictionary. However it does offer full access to thousands of words and it has also notes on the cases of the nouns and the verbs. If you look for modern words with regards to internet etc... don't get the old version.
The item I got was a used one, probably from a Library but it was in very good condition. The Hardcover was also coated with plastic cover and the dictionary is fully functional. this type of cover allows to have the dictionary wide opened without the fear of the pages being taken apart. I personally suggest this type of cover for dictionaries that will be of heavy use. My item, also has that smell of old book, that fascinates me!!!
Yiorgos-Nikos
The item I got was a used one, probably from a Library but it was in very good condition. The Hardcover was also coated with plastic cover and the dictionary is fully functional. this type of cover allows to have the dictionary wide opened without the fear of the pages being taken apart. I personally suggest this type of cover for dictionaries that will be of heavy use. My item, also has that smell of old book, that fascinates me!!!
Yiorgos-Nikos
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