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Using Langenscheidt Deutsch-
Französisch
In this dictionary, French translations or equivalents of a German word can be found
by entering its spelling, with a Phrase search feature also available.
Looking up a word by Filter search
A translation of a German word can be looked up by inputting its spelling.
<Example>
Find the translation of 'geben'.
1. Press s to open Langenscheidt
Deutsch-Französisch.
The spelling input screen appears.
2. Type 'geben'.
As you type, candidates for matching narrow. If
the desired word is found, then there is no need to type any more letters.
3. While ' ' appears on the left of 'geben', press e .
The detail view of the word appears.
• To browse contents on the next/previous page, press } { or > < . You
may also find the Quick view function useful.
• To search for a word in the detail view, use the Super jump function.
• Press f to return to the previous screen.
• Press ^ l to list the headwords in Langenscheidt Deutsch-Französisch.
• To search for a different word, simply begin inputting a new word, or press
^ b or s to go to the dictionary's input screen.
Note about entering characters
While entering characters, exclude characters such as spaces, hyphens, apostrophes,
slashes, commas, periods and brackets. See pages 14 and 15 for details.
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Phrase search (Feststehende Wortverbindungen
suchen)
Using the Phrase search, you can translate phrases and idiomatic expressions as a
native speaker.
Input up to three words of the phrase, which should be translated, into the three input fields
one below the other. The phrases containing ALL the entered words can be searched for.
<Example>
Search for a phrase containing 'Herz' and 'haben'.
1. Press ^ s .
The input screen of the Phrase search appears.
• It can also appear by pressing s }
e .
2. Type 'Herz', press } , followed by 'haben'.
To input more than one word, input each word
in the separate input field. Use the }
{ keys to move the cursor. Each input field
can accommodate up to 24 characters.
3. Press e .
A list of phrases containing the words appears.
4. Select the desired index of the phrase using the number keys. The translation of
the selected phrase is displayed.
• Press f to return to the previous view.
• Press ^ l to list the index of phrases containing the words.
• To search for a new phrase, simply begin inputting new words, or press ^
b to go back to the input screen to start a new search.
Further information
• For further information about this dictionary, refer to the section 'Viewing the
Zusatz-Infos' (page 32) and pages 46.
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