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I have recently come across the "Langenscheidt Fachwörterbuch Wirtschaft, Handel und Finanzen" (ISBN 978-3861173335) as a generic business dictionary. My main purpose for such a dictionary would be to use it for the Dip Trans exam next year. I'm not quite sure how good it is for translators because there aren't many reviews.
I know there are the Zahn dictionaries of finance and banking, but I think for the Dip Trans business paper I need something a bit more generic.
I have recently come across the "Langenscheidt Fachwörterbuch Wirtschaft, Handel und Finanzen" (ISBN 978-3861173335) as a generic business dictionary. My main purpose for such a dictionary would be to use it for the Dip Trans exam next year. I'm not quite sure how good it is for translators because there aren't many reviews.
I know there are the Zahn dictionaries of finance and banking, but I think for the Dip Trans business paper I need something a bit more generic.
Which non-financial, non-accounting business dictionaries that are still available on paper do we own? These include Dietl/Lorenz, Schäfer and Romain. I should add that Dietl/Lorenz contains 70% legal and only 30% business entries. Romain is likewise somewhat stronger on the legal side.
Unfortunately, I cannot comment on the actual question, which seems to revolve around translation accuracy, dictionary structure and usability/size (this would be a problem with some dictionaries, like Hamblock/Wessels), number of entries vs. price, topicality and weight.
When I was in translator school, we had to buy the Schäfer. After I had started my translation career, I bought the Hamblock/Wessels as well, but I find the Schäfer is much clearer organized and I just trust its translation suggestions more. I actually do pick up the Schäfer quite a lot in everyday work, but never the Hamblock/Wessels. Also, the Schäfer is cheaper to get.
You are right about the Zahn in that it is very much focused on Finance and probably not what you are lookin... See more
When I was in translator school, we had to buy the Schäfer. After I had started my translation career, I bought the Hamblock/Wessels as well, but I find the Schäfer is much clearer organized and I just trust its translation suggestions more. I actually do pick up the Schäfer quite a lot in everyday work, but never the Hamblock/Wessels. Also, the Schäfer is cheaper to get.
You are right about the Zahn in that it is very much focused on Finance and probably not what you are looking for. I also really like the Romain/Bader/Byrd Dictionary of Legal & Commercial Terms. Its focus is much more on Legal, but it's an excellent supplement to any Economic dictionary, as the areas of economy and legal are often closely intertwined. ▲ Collapse
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Vahlen is a subsidiary of the C. H. Beck publishing house. Their portfolio mainly comprises specialist textbooks for the legal and economics fields. According to the Kater Verlag website, the Beer/Herles/Obenaus dictionary seems to be an updated version of the Schäfer dictionary.
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