English-German Dictionary

:: German umlauts (ä,ö,ü,ß)
If you need to enter German umlauts which aren't available on your keyboard you can either:
1.) Click a linked letter (located next to the input field)
2.) Enter alternative letters: ae = ä | oe = ö | ue = ü | sz = ß

:: What do abbreviations like "{m}" or "coll." mean?
See the guidelines for dict.cc. The most important abbreviations are explained there.

:: Jump into the input field
If you want to search for another translation after having seen the current results, simply start typing. This will move the cursor into the input field.

:: Context menu
If you click the button next to a translation, a small context menu should appear. You can use it to double-check a translation using other online dictionaries, to look up a word in Wikipedia or to report a spelling error.

:: Quick search using the address bar of your browser
To look up translations without having to visit www.dict.cc and then typing the term into the field, you can use the following shortcut: just type "dict.cc/term" into your browser's address bar.
In case this doesn't work (Umlauts with Windows/IE), please try "www.dict.cc/term".

:: Wildcard Search
For instance, if you want to find out which words end in "*ords", just search for *ords.

:: Windows integration
A Windows tool called "Monkey" enables you to look up translations from within any Windows application, just by pressing (and holding) the shift key and right-clicking the term to look up. Monkey is free for private use and offers some very useful additional features such as mouse gestures.

:: Toolbar
There's a free toolbar for Internet Explorer and Firefox giving you instant access to dict.cc as you browse the web.


:: Opera integration
Users of the Opera browser can look up terms by entering "d term" into the address bar. To add this functionality, please follow these simple instructions.

:: Firefox/Mozilla/Netscape integration
» Add dict.cc to your Firefox search field

:: Firefox: Keyword-activated Bookmarks
If you want to get to a translation directly after typing "dict keyword" in your address bar, you can add a special bookmark to Firefox. Just use the "bookmarks" menu to open the bookmark manager, then add the following bookmark: Name: "dict.cc", Address: "http://www.dict.cc/?s=%s", Keyword: "dict" - without the quote signs. By the way, you can also use "asdf" or any other letter combination as a keyword.

:: Quick Translation Link (Bookmarklet)
If you are using Internet Explorer on Windows you can turn on the "Links"-Bar near the main buttons of your browser by right-clicking the bar (should work similarly with Firefox/Mozilla).
To get the bookmarklet into this bar please do the following:

• Right-click one of the following links:
  Translate! — small pop-up window
  Translate! — new regular window
  Translate! — use same window
• Choose "Add to favorites..." and confirm the security dialog
• Choose the "Links" folder and confirm the last dialog

From now on if you surf the web and find a word you want to translate, you can highlight it and then click this link. A window showing the translation will appear - you can easily close it by pressing the "ESC"-Key. This link also works if you didn't select a word - an input prompt will appear asking you to type in the word.
Note: You may have to disable your popup blocker before clicking the link.

If you encounter any problems using these tips, please write to Paul.