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Hungarian-English/English Hungarian Practical Dictionary (Hippocrene Practical Dictionaries (Hippocrene))
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Product Description
The 31,000 entries in this dictionary are packed with expressions, illustrative examples and essential phrases. It is the first dictionary of its kind which is based entirely on present-day English and Hungarian usage. The dictionary gives a wide range of practical, colloquial, business, medical and technical vocabulary words to meet the needs of those travelling or working in the United States and Hungary. A concise introduction to Hungarian grammar is also included alongside a thorough Hungarian pronunciation guide. Special features include appendices of irregular verbs in both English and Hungarian, as well as listings of measurements and numbers for both languages.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #207613 in Books
- Published on: 2004-11-01
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 695 pages
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About the Author
Eva Szabo is a language training specialist at the U.S. Department of State, Foreign Service Institute in Washington D.C. She currently resides in Alexandria, Virginia.
Customer Reviews
Not quite as expected
Forget the grammar section in this dictionary - it covers a few things (including a good pronunciation guide! )over 9 pages at the beginning and a few tables of irregular verbs at the end. That s all.
I would have expected a lot more of the promised useful phrases.
Example of "useful phrases" : Out of 8 uses of the word "think" there are four phrases: I think so, I don t think so, I think highly of him, I can't think of his name. 4 more words with "think" are then given: "think tank", "think about","think of", "think over".
Many words show no phrase or good example.
Example: I wish to tell a taxi driver to turn left or right.So I look up the word "turn", neither "turn left" or "turn right" are shown but "turn around","turn back" and "turn off" are there. So I now look up "left" - hoping to find "turn left" - it is not there, so I look up "right", hoping to find "turn right" - at last it's there.
In other words it is not consistently "packed with phrases"...
So, if you are expecting to buy this as a phrase book then be wary, there are better ones about (Berlitz, Lonely Planet etc.)
All in all it is still better than the typical useless old fashioned dictionary (of which I own a few) but get the phrasebook and the grammar extra.
