OXFORD ESSENTIAL ITALIAN DICTIONARY 1E: PB

This is a handy paperback-sized book, offering Italian|English at the front and English|Italian at the back. With about 254 pages per language, it inevitably only covers basic Italian and English. The words definitions are brief, and do not offer etymology but, if you just need to look-up words quickly, then this book is ideal.At the back, the book also provides verbs and numbers in Italian and English. They cover just the basics but are quite handy if you are stuck and need a quick answer.The book size is: 175 x 110 mm, and 30 mm thick.I bought this to accompany the massive but fabulous  Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary . The pair of books complement each other very nicely. Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Basic translation Italian to English is ok. English to Italian has too many options, too complicated, the pronunciation guide is phonetic and little use. The verb tables start with English present, past and present perfect tenses which may be useful for Italians learning English, I can't follow the Italian verb section.

This is a great small, not pocket, dictionary perfect for beginner and intermediate language learning. Typography is clear and the vocabulary, so far, has cover our needs. Other have also commented that the paper is quite this which we have also noticed but I don't think that detracts from the quality of the product overly.The first book arrived damaged, not the fault of the book though.

The learners' dictionary I bought on a recommendation from my teacher (very good on many aspects) doesn't have as wide a range of vocabulary as this one, which also, importantly, shows the correct stress for speaking each word.

Brilliant condition. Super-quick delivery & dispatch. TQ