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SlovoEd dictionary is your mobile dictionary, personal language tutor and language laboratory! Every time and everywhere you’re able not only to translate words in any form, but enrich your active vocabulary and improve your pronunciation!

• Get exact and detailed translation of the word from the most comprehensive and up-to-date dictionary databases of SlovoEd dictionaries
• Find more ways to improve you grammar skills with SlovoEd dictionary! There are transcriptions, base lexical morphology information and table of English irregular verbs in most of the dictionaries.
• Improve you pronunciation with help of transcriptions and voice samples.
• Learn the new words using two methods specially designed for language learners: "Flash Card Quiz” and “Word of the day”.

Get more from the dictionary with advanced features of SlovoEd:

Morphology Module

for English, Spanish and Russian languages

Morphology Module is the newest feature included in SlovoEd dictionary for . With help of Morphology Module you can translate the word entered in any form. (For example, if you use plural nouns and adjectives, different verb forms and so on).

The most of the words occur in common text not in infinitive forms. So, the Morphology Module allows you to use the dictionary more effective when working with foreign literature and will be useful for those users who have just begun learning language.

Sound Module

for English, French, Spanish, Italian and German languages

Sound Modules enable you to listen pre-recorded native speakers pronunciation of words that SlovoEd dictionary contains. Sound modules are provided now for English, Spanish, French, Italian and German languages.

Sound Module is included in all Talking dictionaries by default.

If you have purchased the dictionary without Sound Module you can install it additionally anytime. Sound modules are available in three versions: Deluxe (20 000 words), Classic (10 000 words) and Compact (5 000 words).

Sound Module

Resident Module

Resident module is the usage mode of the dictionary that allows you to get the translation while working in another application, without exiting the application you are working in. To view the translation select the word and run the Resident. You can use one of the methods described in the section "Resident options" in the SlovoEd dictionary menu. With help of Resident module you can, for example, translate unknown words from web pages or books without exiting the current application.

The Resident window will appear on the screen. If the word you are looking for is present in the dictionary, you will see its translation. Otherwise, the words that are close to this word in the dictionary list will be shown. Also you will see the words that are close to its base form from Morphology Module.

Learning tools

Table of irregular verbs

The table of English irregular verbs is available in all English dictionaries. Knowing only one form of the verb you will be able to find the others quickly. Several sorting modes will help to find the verb form you need.

Word of the Day

Word of the Day is another word-learning option of the program. Each day a word is chosen at random from the dictionary and shown when you start an application. Word of the Day gives you an opportunity to learn a new word each day without selecting it from the dictionary wordlist.

Flash Cards Quiz

Flash Cards Quiz enables you to add new words to flash cards and pass a quiz on them. You can pass a quiz as many times as you wish. On the basis of statistics the program will decide which word you have learned. The more you give the right translation of the certain word, the less you will be asked to translate one.

SlovoEd Studio

SlovoEd Studio is a special utility that enables you to create your personal word database. You can convert (comply) dictionary databases and other content with article structure (for example, telephone directory) from any supported format to internal SlovoEd format.

Interface features

SlovoEd dictionary for interface is available in English, Spanish, German, French, Italian and Russian languages. You are able to switch interface language anytime, without re-installation of SlovoEd dictionary engine. You can also adapt the dictionary to your personal taste: choose one of five color schemes and set the appropriate font size of the SlovoEd dictionary article.

Other SlovoEd features

Besides, with SlovoEd you get:

• search history (list of words that you have searched recently)
• ability to install SlovoEd dictionary on any expansion card - Memory Stick, Compact Flash, SD Cards, MMC, etc.
• ability to install several dictionaries at the same time. For example you can install Spanish-English and French-Italian dictionaries for Pocket PC and change between them without any re-installation
• phonetic transcription in a dictionary entry (for some dictionaries)
• convenient visual layout and multicolor formatting of word entries
• hyperlinks between entries
• full-screen mode to show translations