For anyone speaking, reading, or studying Italian, the Larousse Pocket Dictionary is the ideal dictionary for everyday use. With its handy and portable paperback format, great price, and clear,... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Like the other reviews have said, this dictionary is a little too big for your pocket but it is lightweight and portable. It has held up under repeated use (no pages are falling out). The words I want to look up are easily referenced and the definitions are clear and applicable to what I am reading. Quite honestly though I had to switch to a larger dictionary when reading a book in Italian of average or slightly greater than average reading level because I kept running into words that weren't in this dictionary. This book would be good for taking on a trip for basic to just beyond basic needs.
Perfect for our trip
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
Since we knew nothing about the Italian language we decided to order this before our scheduled trip to Italy. It is good to have the book with us and point to the Italian word if we do not know how to pronounce it as it had the English word right next to it. A good way to travel and learn the language all at once. Thanks.
Great book and price
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
I needed a pocket Italian/English dictionary and this book exceeded my expectations.
italian phrase book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
This book is very basic...but, extremely practical. The phrases that are translated are quite necessary to travel through Italy.
Handy and comprehensive
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
Although the title is somewhat misleading (this dictionary does not fit into any of my pockets), it proved very useful on a recent trip to Italy. Definitions included common phrases and colloquial expressions and both British and US usage. Handy items included conversion charts, phrases, and other helpful information for getting around in a foreign country. In the back is a list of all the irregular Italian verbs with conjugations and those pesky past participles.
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