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With examples carefully selected by a large team of native speakers of English and Italian, the Pocket Oxford Italian Dictionary clearly illustrates the full range of meanings and typical contexts of both languages. Offering wide-ranging coverage, this outstanding dictionary contains over 80,000 words and phrases, and over 100,000 translations, as well as guidance on key constructions, complementation, and difficult points of grammar. Featuring complete coverage of contemporary idiomatic Italian and English, both written and spoken, The Pocket Oxford Italian Dictionary covers the vocabulary that students really need. The dictionary is bundled with the Oxford English audio database of 17,000 Oxford pre-recorded audio word pronunciations to help you improve your listening and speaking skills in English.

The key features of Pocket Oxford Italian Dictionary

• Compact and completely up-to-date information on the core vocabulary of the modern Italian and English
• Over 80,000 words and phrases, and over 100,000 translations
• Over 17,000 high-quality English audio recordings with British English pronunciations compiled and recorded by Oxford University Press
• Clear guidance on selecting the most appropriate translation
• Numerous examples to help with problems of usage and construction
• Precise information on grammar and style


Note that the audio recordings are just of English words and Italian audio is not included. The audio pronunciation database requires 18.5Mb free memory space. Memory cards are supported.

The MSDict Dictionary Format

The Pocket Oxford Italian Dictionary is here presented in MSDict electronic format. MSDict offers best experience in mobile reference and is available for any handheld platform.

• Quick dynamic search of words while you type
• Audio pronunciations (through additional installed sound modules)
• Hyperlinks between different related words
• Handy custom filters added to help you locate the word you are searching for:
  • Fuzzy filter- used when you are not sure of the correct spelling of a word
  • Keyword- used to locate the instances of a key word within other compound words
  • Wild card - "?" and "*" replace a letter and group of letters in words
• Dynamic changing of font sizes
• History lists of visited words
• Support of multiple dictionaries installed at a time
• Fullscreen support
• Page scrolling mode added
• Ability to select and change the language for MSDict menus and messages. The supported languages are- English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Finish, Russian and Portuguese.
• Copy single words, selected paragraphs or whole word definitions in external programs on your phone
• Two different work modes- View and Selection for your convenience when browsing word definition