Czech-English, English-Czech Concise Dictionary |
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Nina Trnka
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Pages: 594 (Paperback)
ISBN: 0870529811
Pub: Hippocrene Books Inc.,U.S.
Pub date: 1991-05-09
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 268375
Reader Reviews:
czech dictionary (0/0 people found this helpful)
was trying to purchase a pocket dictionary which this purported to be - however it is too big to go in a pocket and not really what was sought.
Not over-impressed either (0/0 people found this helpful)
I have to say I agree with the other negative reviews. I was disappointed with the lack of depth and the layout too. I have subsequently purchased Kucera's pocket dictionary which I prefer by a huge margin - it is £10 more, but worth every penny; it can be found on the following link:Czech-English and English-Czech Pocket Dictionary: Czech-English, English-Czech Pocket Dictionary
NOT a good resource! (6/6 people found this helpful)
I purchased this dictionary years ago just prior to relocating to Prague. It was one of the few such dictionaries available at the time for English-speaking Czech language students. I found the book to be woefully inadequate in the number of words, examples of usage, and grammar points given for each entry. I have a rather large collection of dictionaries now in both the Czech and Russian languages and Trnka's book was one of the worst I'd ever seen. I ultimately disposed of the book. In fact, most Hippocrene language books I've seen in bookstores are of very poor quality. As a linguist, I would never recommend them. One would be much better off purchasing Czech published dictionaries as I eventually was able to do.
Nina Trnka dictionary is very handy for travellers (3/8 people found this helpful)
Some of the people who wrote a review for this dictionary and gave it one star have no idea what they're talking about. This dictionary was created for travellers to use while they were trying to bus or backpack their way through the Czech Republic and wasn't intended for use in an intensive Czech language study. You people make this out to be the worst dictionary ever written. You are mistaken. I personally used this dictionary on my recent trip to Moravia and found it very helpful for travellers, so you "so called" Czech dictionary experts should consider what this dictionary was intended for before you go slamming it and giving it only one star.
Lacks important words, sometimes poorly translated (4/4 people found this helpful)
This is such a bad dictionary I am surprised it is still being bought. Many essential words are lacking, and on more than one occassion have I faced an incorrect translation in this book. I have to agree with the other reviewer - buy a dictionary when you get to the Czech Republic. There are about seven or eight other concise English-Czech Czech-English dictionaries to choose from, and any of them are better than Hippocrene's.
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