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English Dictionary - Van Dale Pocket dictionary: translate between Dutch and English, look up spelling, listen to pronunciation and learn from examples app for iPhone and iPad


4.6 ( 1216 ratings )
Reference Education
Developer: Van Dale Uitgevers
8.99 USD
Current version: 3.59.700, last update: 7 years ago
First release : 26 Jan 2009
App size: 189.71 Mb

With this Van Dale English-Dutch/Dutch-English Pocket Dictionary, you can do a quick search on how to translate a word, how to write it or how to use it. This dictionary contains 44,297 headwords, selected according to usage frequency. With to-the-point translations and practical examples of usage, it is especially suited for use in school and on holidays. Van Dale dictionaries are aimed at Dutch spoken users.

Get the most out of this Van Dale Pocket dictionary by using the clever functionalities:

• Type, paste, write or dictate (from iOS 8.2) your word: all entry methods are available to you. We will continue the search when you tap on a word in an entry.
• Use the Word Trainer for learning a language. Select words from the dictionary to test yourself.
• A language not only written, but also spoken. The pronunciation of Dutch and English words is written in phonotype and you can also listen to the correct pronunciation of many English words.
• While you are typing words, the best matches are already shown. This way, you often don’t need to type an entire word.
• Turn the dictionary inside out: do a full-text search to find words and examples in entries as well.
• Uncertain about how a word is written? Typing wrongly spelled words is not a problem. We will also find words that are similar to the one you have typed.
• Fill in a form of a word and we’ll show you the stem of that word. You will also find practical schedules with word forms in the descriptions of words.
• Use wildcards instead of letters or search for anagrams. This way, you can search with even more results and you have a useful aid for puzzles and word games.
• Do a search on one or more words directly from Safari or from your clipboard (from iOS 8).
• Your search history is saved (and can be deleted easily!)
• Adjust the font size or colours according to your own taste and use pinch to zoom within articles.
• Would you like to keep your find? Simply put words in your own favourites list.
• An internet connection is not required to use this app, so there are no hidden costs.
• Van Dale apps are universal, so they work on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. You can use them in portrait or landscape position.

We regularly perform technical updates. This way, bugs are eliminated and new possibilities are added. Do you have suggestions or do you have ideas to improve this app? Please send us an email: [email protected]. Compliments are also gladly received. A positive review in the App Store means the world to us!

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Van Dale Uitgevers is the leading and most authoritative publisher of dictionaries in the Netherlands and Belgium. Van Dale produces a wide and varied offering of dozens of language–related titles for effective language user support. With precision and respect, Van Dale describes language as thoroughly as possible, and not only Dutch, but foreign languages too.

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Love this app! They included the het and de for each noun, which is very helpful. Easy to use, love it!
I have been waiting for months for a decent english dutch dictionary and finally it arrived. I rate it 4 stars because this dictionary doesnt contain all words of the comprehensive "Grote Woordenboeken". I certainly would give 5 stars to a full edition of the "Grote Woordenboek Engels/Nederlands" and hope this will be released soon.
Ive been using this dictionary for a while now and have to say it has amazed me. No need for an internet connection and the fact that you can type in the approximate spelling of the word youre searching for and find what you want is worth the price right there. But the thing that really astounds me is that when youve found the word you want and youre looking through all the different examples of how that word can be used, if theres a word you dont know you can touch it and it will take you to that word. Hours of endless education! How did I ever live without my iPhone and this dictionary?!
This is an excellent application. It lists numerous idomatic expressions and its "create your own flashcard" feature is useful. However, it is geared for native Dutch speakers. It gives pronunciation of English but not Dutch words. It gives grammar and conjugations only of the English. It does not list genders or plurals for Dutch nouns, or irregular forms of verbs. I hope they match the Dutch dictionary features to the English in updates.
Now includes IPA, just as good if not better than native audio. Great sample sentences and dictionary format with precise definitions and semantics. But please make this improvement: 1. Add Dutch Verb Conjugations
This app has LOTS of information. Ive been using the dictionary to look up (and understand) Dutch words. I really like the "search all" feature that allows you to see, e.g., a conjugated verb in context. Im not sure if theres an easy way to look up the entire conjugation of a verb. If there is, then Id give this 5 stars

Some bad moments

I just deleted this app because it doesnt work. It is totally frozen. I even tried reloading it and I still cannot do a thing with it.
The app only features conjugations for verbs in English. Conjugations for Dutch verbs are missing.
This app does not work in iOS 5. I put it on an iPhone 4s with iOS 5, an iPad 2 with iOS 5 and an iPhone 4 with iOS 5. None of these work. I put this information up 4 days ago (Friday) but it was never published. Perhaps this will not make it either.
I used this app every day and its a really great resource, but after I upgraded to OS5, no more; now all I see are cascading style sheet information and its pretty much unusable. Before, though, I thought a nice addition wouldve been Dutch verb conjugations. I sure wish theyd fix this app, because now its just taking up space on my iPhone.
This app does not work with iOS5 in both iPad and iPhone. It is completely useless now. Please fix.
With the new update, it works again with ios 5 and even has larger text which is nice. Its still lacking Dutch verb conjugations and only has the English verb conjugations. This has been my number one concern since I downloaded the app, and payed a premium price to boot. So this isnt complete to me.