Collins German Dictionary

Shit, Collins English-German dictionary, what happened to you? I got you because I thought you were good last time I was in Austria, and also you were light, and then I needed you all of five times (meine Deutsch wird ja besser!) and you were one for five only. They need a dictionary that doesn't bother with all the easy words that anyone actually having achieved the level of skill in a language necessary to allow them to communicate and require a dictionary in the first place, and just skips to the good stuff.

Best language dictionary ever, largely because of the twisted sense of humor which shows through in the usage examples.

This is the absolute best German-English dictionary on the market. I haved used it for years for translating (professionally and for my own academic work), and it rarely leaves me in the lurch. It is truly the "expert's dictionary." It's probably too much for beginning language speakers, but for anyone who lives abroad, translates, or uses German at an advanced academic level, it is absolutely indispensible.

Oh, yes, it also has a translation for "lemon meringue pie."

Bigger than my last German-English dictionary, yet with a lower lookup-success rate. Es geht in die Bude! Or more accurately, in die Mülltonne, since it fell apart yesterday. Gonna go dictionary shopping!

A decent reference work, providing you already know some german and grammer.

Excellent German English dictionary from Collins. In two colours so makes looking up words very easy, and the dictionary also covers grammar points such as genders, plurals, irregular verbs, etc. Packed with examples of how words are used and it also has a "Language in Use" section

It's a big dictionary that weighs almost nothing. If you have a lot of space but don't feel like carrying anything heavy, this is the book for you. It is also a pretty good dictionary.