Collins Russian-English app for iPhone and iPad

4.0 ( 6080 ratings )

Reference Education
Developer: Ultralingua, Inc.

17.99 USD

Current version: 2.9, last update: 3 years ago
First release : 10 Jun 2011
App size: 20.19 Mb

Over 90,000 translations • Conjugates thousands of Russian and English verbs • Hundreds of usage notes and examples • No internet connection required

Carry a dependable Russian and English reference everywhere you go with the Collins Pro Russian-English Translation Dictionary. This app contains dictionary data from HarperCollins in our popular Ultralingua interface. Use our verb conjugation tool to find complete conjugations of thousands of verbs in all standard forms, and the number translator to convert numerals into Russian or English text instantly.

DICTIONARY:
• Over 58,000 entries with 90,000 translations
• Tap-and-hold any word or phrase and choose "Speak" from the popup menu to hear that word spoken using Apples built-in text-to-speech feature.
• Stress is marked on all Russian entries, helpful for learning meanings and pronunciation
• Plurals and irregular forms for all parts of speech
• Case information included for irregular Russian nouns
• Perfective and imperfective verb forms included
• English regional spelling and usage examples
• Slang, technical language, and regional differences in spelling and usage
• Hundreds of usage notes and examples
• Smart search results in case you misspell or mistype
• Instant search displays words and narrows your selection as you type

VERBS:
• Conjugations for thousands of Russian and English verbs
• Includes all standard tenses and forms
• Smart search finds infinitives and catches misspellings
• Must-have reference tool for any student or language professional
• Conjugate a verb from the dictionary results by tapping it

MORE:
• Translate numerals into Russian and English text with the number tool
• Language swapper button to switch from Russian-English to English-Russian
• Tap the history button to view the 50 most recent dictionary definitions, verb conjugations, and more in one place. Sort the list alphabetically or by date, and choose to clear the list completely or delete one entry at a time.
• No internet connection required
• Change your device settings to view the app display in English, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, or German

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This universal app will run on iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch, so you can purchase it once and load it onto all your devices. The iPad and iPhone/iPod touch versions look and behave differently to give you a great experience on every device you own. The interface will change, but you’ll always have the same outstanding language data and tools inside.

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Pros and cons of Collins Russian-English app for iPhone and iPad

Collins Russian-English app good for

Im very happy with this app. Helped me a lot! I think is the best Russian-English/ English-Russian.

I love this app. If you are studying Russian I recommend this as your starting point.

Great dictionary - very functional, user friendly with huge vocabulary. A bit pricey, but still good value for money.

Some bad moments

Its a pity that the interface of this app is in French while it is a French/Russian dictionary, but even more when the French of this interface is so bad that it constantly shows you a terrible language BIG MISTAKE on the top of the screen: "russie->anglais". The word "russie" just does not exist in French!!! The correct word here is "russe", which means Russian. There is also the word "Russie" (with always a capital letter at the begining) which means Russia. I regret that I paid so much for an app which was not properly finished, at least in this horrible French version, and there is not even a setting to set the language interface to English.

Collins does it again! This is my fourth Collins dictionary (I also have Italian, Spanish, and French) and I have yet to be disappointed. I used to carry around bulky dictionaries. Not only is this more compact... It also gives many phrases and examples that youll actually use. Its easy to get the Russian keyboard on your iTouch/phone.

Ultralingua acts as a dictionary where you can search for words and phrase but it also provides other tools to help you learn and practice the language as well. The one thing to point out, this is more of a dictionary. You can type in a few phrases but need to plan to stick to single words. The app didnt offer phonetic translation and didnt have audio clips. Frankly, it was useless on my trip to Russia and Im rather annoyed I paid so much for it. Again, how do you pronounce an upside down h? The bottom line, without phonetic translation or text to speech how can you really use it?

This is easily the best Russian dictionary app. A lot of care was put into making the interface clean and intuitive. The only issue is that its clumsy to close definitions. You open a definition by tapping on the word, but to close you have to click on a little "arrows" button on the other side of the screen. The definitions also stay open forever, so after awhile a bunch of definitions are open. Id expect them to be closed automatically at some point, like when you open the app.

I love this app!! Whenever Im reading articles on my phone I can easily look up all the words that I dont understand. It also includes verb conjugations and some word usage. Great app!

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