Ascendo Italian English Dictionary & Phrase Book LITE Version

Ascendo Italian-to-English, English-to-Italian Dictionary & Phrase Book (LITE VERSION) is a comprehensive and cost-effective learning tool. Each keyword in the dictionary has a single commonly used meaning, one or more translations and part of speech (nous, verb, etc). Ascendo Dictionaries & Phrase Books incorporate compound forms, travel phrases, verb conjugation, vocabulary quizzes and more.

The STANDARD VERSION, SOLD SEPARATELY, includes 664,895 entries, more meanings for keywords, noun gender, more phrases, more verb conjugations and the ability to record audio clips for each keyword.

Ascendo Dictionaries (LITE VERSIONS) allow you to extend keyword translations by associating notes and images with each definition. For example, imagine you are on vacation and an acquaintance explains that “phone booth” is “cabina telefonica” in Italian. You can add a note to the definition using the keyword in a complete sentence and associate an image for better retention. Business relationships can benefit by capturing the context in which greetings, legal terms or negotiation phrases are used.

Ascendo language products are more than static word repositories. They grow as you learning! As research shows, associating experiences with learning materials greatly increases their effectiveness. Whether for business or leisure, Ascendo Language products are the perfect companions to get the most out of your travels.

Benefits
- Lookup words quickly and easily instead of fumbling through the pages of a paper dictionary.
- Improve your knowledge of a language with study tools like travel phrases, vocabulary quizzes and verb conjugators.
- Extend translations with notes and images to enhance the learning experience.

Features
- Dictionary includes over 218,000 entries with a single, commonly used meaning for each keyword and one or more translations.
- Notes can be added for each keyword to extend meanings and capture learning context.
- Pictures can be associated with the keyword to improve retention.
- Quick lookups. Each keystroke reduces the list to matching entries then scroll and tap on word to display translation definition.
- Part of speech (noun, verb, etc.) is provided for keywords.
- Compound Forms, for example "phone/teléfono", "phone book/guía telefónica", "phone booth/cabina telefónico" and "phone call/llamada telefónica".
- Compound forms are provided for many keywords. For example, "phone book/elenco telefonico", "phone booth/cabina telefonica" e "phone call/chiamata" are included in addition to the keyword "phone/telefono".
- Fifty travel phrases in Italian and English organized by category; Conversation, Food & Drink, Making Friends, Useful Expressions and Sightseeing.
- Multiple choice vocabulary quizzes. Keeps score and displays percentage of questions correctly answered.
- Present tense conjugations for 25 commonly used verbs.
- Choice of English or Italian for user interface.