From: Susan Bugher < sebugher@yahoo.com>
Newsgroups: alt.comp.freeware
Subject: Re: Dictionary
Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2006 23:30:51 -0400
Daniel Mandic wrote:
Is there any "comprehensive" freeware offline-dictionary known. For English to German and German to English?
Perhaps Everest Dictionary?
http://www.pricelesswarehome.org/2006/PL2006BUSINESS-HOME.php#1569-PW
http://www.free-soft.ro/everest/everest.htmlDictionary name - Words
German English Standard - 145,846
http://www.free-soft.ro/everest/help/enu/tools4.html
Instant Translator
Everest Dictionary has a facility which made it easier to use: instant translator. Using this translator, you can translate unknown words only by a single mouse click.
Some rules of instant translator:
- It enables using Right Control Key + Right Mouse Click
- As well as the game and the learning window, it uses the dictionary (dictionaries) loaded in Everest. So: if it was loaded English-Romanian standard dictionary, it will be use this tool to translate documents from English to Romanian. For translate documents from English to Romanian, pay attention that English radio button from Everest Dictionary is checked.
- It works in the most Microsoft ® programs: Internet Explorer, MS Office, Notepad etc.
Adobe Reader®, Mozilla and many more are also supported.How it works in Adobe Reader ®::
- It is selected "Text Select Tool"
- It is executed left click on a word (will have as effect the selection of the word)
- RightCtrl + Rightclick on that word (this command will launch instant translator)
How it works in Mozilla:
- Double click on a word
- RightCtrl + Right click on that word
Quickdic: http://www.quickdic.de/
"QuickDic is a German English Dictionary with more than 265000 words and
idioms in each language. A Windows version with lots of extra features
can be downloaded for free."
Excellent (although the name may cause chuckles.)
I used to use QuickDic. Then I found LingoPad:
http://www.ego4u.com/en/lingopad
I like it better.
Greetings, Demetris