WordReference.com used to have a German dictionary, but for whatever reason, they had to take it down. If I remember correctly, the publisher of the dictionary decided they didn’t want WordReference.com to offer it for free.
I was pleasantly surprised, however, when I went to the site yesterday to look up a French word, and saw that they have a German dictionary again, as well as a new Russian one. This makes it so that the site now offers translations for:
- Spanish <-> English
- French <-> English
- Italian <-> English
- German <-> English
- Russian <-> English
- A monolingual Spanish dictionary
- A Spanish synonym dictionary
- Spanish <-> French
- Spanish <-> Portuguese
Pretty cool.
For those wondering, the new German dictionary being offered is the Pocket Oxford-Duden German Dictionary (2008 version), and the Russian is the Pocket Oxford Russian Dictionary (2006 version).
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WordReference.com is such a great tool for me, especially since it can do Spanish-to-Portuguese translations. It’s really helpful since I am just beginning my studies in Portuguese. I also find the forums helpful, as responses to questions on the open forums come so quickly! I keep WordReference.com up on my computer while I’m reading a book in Spanish or Portuguese, as it always helps me understand certain expressions or words a little better. That’s great that they are expanding it even more!
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Check back; new dictionaries were released a few days ago.
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