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-Samsung Galaxy Nexus 4.1.1
dict.cc+ dictionary is the official application of the popular dictionary website.
The search bar is omnipresent throughout the app. The tool is surrounded by navigation buttons and there's an indication of which language package you are using. There's also a button with which you can delete you entries, but this, unfortunately, did not work on my Galaxy Nexus.
The main screen also provides access to the last search entries, the vocab quiz and all the installed language packages. There are 27 languages in total! Check out this impressive list: Albanian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Esperanto, Finnish, French, Greek, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Latin, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish.
Downloading a language package is easy and effortless. Simply select a language and whether you want the large or smaller vocab package. The large English-German package is 210 MB, the smaller one only 8 MB.
The large vocabulary package has approximately one million words and idioms, so it's pretty hefty. A lot of synonyms and alternatives are displayed along with the most accurate translation of a term. As with most classic dictionaries, there are also brief explanations of the search term, as well as an audio option in case you want to hear how a word is pronounced (the latter requires internet connection).
The Quiz Game is another exclusive feature that can be found only in the payed for version of the app. A randomly selected word is displayed and the user has to select the most accurate translation from the four displayed options. There's no end result or best score list, which is a but of a pity and could be an idea for the next upgrade.
Bottom line:
dict.cc+ dictionary is a great tool for people who work with multiple languages, travel abroad frequently or are language geeks. The English-German language package is very substantial, as are some of the the other language options. The app provides a list of synonyms and alternatives, a thesaurus style explanation of a given term and makes it easy to translate when you're in the go. The vocabulary quiz is also a fun way to keep your linguistic skills sharp and polished.
My main critique is that there isn't (yet?) an option to use more than one installed language package at a time.
from the comments of the other people, it looks like an excellent app but unfortunately it does not support Arabic, do you think you can add Arabic translation
Thank you