Ultra-Lingua French - English Dictionary
I have experience with the U/L German version to assist me with a Duo lingo course. I find it very helpful. It’s listings are quite comprehensive, if you mis-spell a word it suggests options, if you type in part of a verb it tells you which verb it is & on the other side of the screen you can open up the full verb conjugation.
Having recently learnt of an impending family wedding in Geneva I decided to revive my OU French diploma skills and what a revelation Ultra-Lingua’s French dictionary is compared with the clunky old software I have from ‘way back when’ … it’s so much easier to use. Same comments apply as for the German version .. plus on the verb table side it gives not only simple conjugations but also the reciprocal versions.
It’s not faultless … the German version doesn’t do reciprocal verbs only the simple versions and in some cases where German has moved on it still gives spellings with the hard S where modern usage is to use ‘ss’ instead.
Over all £15 well spent as evidenced by the fact I now have German, Spanish & French versions on my iPad.
MikeP
Having recently learnt of an impending family wedding in Geneva I decided to revive my OU French diploma skills and what a revelation Ultra-Lingua’s French dictionary is compared with the clunky old software I have from ‘way back when’ … it’s so much easier to use. Same comments apply as for the German version .. plus on the verb table side it gives not only simple conjugations but also the reciprocal versions.
It’s not faultless … the German version doesn’t do reciprocal verbs only the simple versions and in some cases where German has moved on it still gives spellings with the hard S where modern usage is to use ‘ss’ instead.
Over all £15 well spent as evidenced by the fact I now have German, Spanish & French versions on my iPad.
MikeP
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Très rapide même offline
Très bonne application assez réactive et qui a la bonne idée de fonctionner même en mode avion.
Awesome app!!! Over 10 years of using Ultralingua!!!
It’s not perfect but I’ve been using the Ultralingua app for over a decade and it’s been VERY reliable. I use this app almost every single day! The phone version could use some updating for a smoother experience because it takes a moment to learn how to navigate the app effectively/efficiently for optimum usage. I still however consider it one of the best tools in my arsenal for language reference and learning. And it’s still one of THE BEST dictionary apps I’ve ever come across. The bottom line is that although it’s a bit pricey, could use an update & requires somewhat of a learning curve, it’s definitely DEFINITELY worth investing in!!!
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Awesome Dictionaries
My favorite dictionary - easy to use; succinct definitions. This is my go-to dictionary for the past 10 years when in need of a translation or definition (e.g., French with the word definition in French). I regularly use the following UltraLingua dictionaries: French-English; French-French; French-Italian; Italian-English; and German-English. High recommendation for UlraLingua Dictionaries.
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Awesome app!!! Over 10 years of using Ultralingua!!!
It’s not perfect but I’ve been using the Ultralingua app for over a decade and it’s been VERY reliable. I use this app almost every single day! The phone version could use some updating for a smoother experience because it takes a moment to learn how to navigate the app effectively/efficiently for optimum usage. I still however consider it one of the best tools in my arsenal for language reference and learning. And it’s still one of THE BEST dictionary apps I’ve ever come across. The bottom line is that although it’s a bit pricey, could use an update & requires somewhat of a learning curve, it’s definitely DEFINITELY worth investing in!!!
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One issue
I’ve been using this app for years and I like it. But it’s got one major flaw in its verb conjugations. The negative past-tense of pronominal verbs in passé composé are, every one of them, incorrect. "Je ne me suis demandé pas" instead of "Je ne me suis pas demandé" for example.
Disappointed
I’m sure this app has many good features, but I have 2 complaints: 1)I noticed a poor translation in the App Store example. Parler de quelqu’un means to speak about someone NOT something. So I don’t trust their translations. But I bought it for the verb tense translations, only to find that 2)they don’t provide them for the more complicated tenses. For me, this dictionary is superfluous.
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Very good
Not perfect but I’ve Been using this app for years and it’s been reliable. The phone version could definitely use some updating for a smother experience because it takes a moment to learn how to navigate the app effectively because there are minor glitches that they still have not fixed on the phone version of the app. It is however worth investing in !!!
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Très bonne application
Usage pluri quotidien
Excellent dictionnaire
Excellent dictionnaire, précis et détaillé dans ses propositions de traduction
Bien , mais ...
Il manque des mots et surtout les expressions !
Sinon c’est super !
Sinon c’est super !
Excellent !
Excellente application , en tout cas pour moi qui suis relativement novice en anglais ... Ce dictionnaire , lorsqu’on demande la traduction d’un verbe conjugué, irrégulier bien sûr, et que l’on n’a pas su reconnaître, donne l’infinitif du verbe en question et bien sûr, ses conjugaisons ...Plus tout ce que fait un dictionnaire .... Un peu cher, c’est sûr, mais on n’est pas déçu !!! En tout cas, pour un niveau d’anglais basique ... pour les très forts .. je ne sais pas !!!
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Best language dictionaries!
Comprehensive and easily searchable!
Formidable
Cette application est toujours prête être utilisée, il manque
Un peu de synonymes dans les descriptions mais elle rend un énorme service.
Un peu de synonymes dans les descriptions mais elle rend un énorme service.
Excellent!!
I have used this app for a long time both on my iPhone and iPad. I find it particularly invaluable when reading a novel in French to refer to it every time I come across a new word. It is the best method for making advanced and rapid progress in a foreign language.
abandonware
I really liked the look of these apps when they came out, and I bought the Mac version too because of the hotkey feature to define selected words. But this is abandonware people. They haven't done anything to these in years and there is a bug in the French one that won't change contexts properly when languages are reversed. You've been warned.
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V good
Excellent
Wonderful dictionaries!
I have been using the French, Spanish and Italian dictionaries of Ultralingua almost daily for several years. I speak and teach French and Spanish and am learning Italian and absolutely love having these excellent dictionaries at my fingertips on my ever present i-pod!
Indespensible
I've used this app to help me in reading French novels for years and think its scope and layout are superb.
I like my French
Learning French
