QuicDic is a free dictionary with a huge database and includes several games to help you to learn German. Unfortunately, the games are only available to learn German, not the other way around. However, the dictionary is available in both ways English<>German. Another interesting software to complement this application is GoldenDict.
Features as stated on the website of QuicDic
- Database with more than 300,000 words and idioms in each language which is being updated frequently
- Fast and powerful look-up function, optionally for the use of regular expressions
- Several settings allow you to translate words from the clipboard automatically and to copy a search result to the clipboard
- Improved restrictions for search results
- Phonetic transcriptions of frequently used words in both languages
- New German orthography
- Conjugation is full of strong and other German verbs as well as the preterite and past participles of irregular English verbs, including most compound verbs
- Many translation results can be grouped by their meanings
- Optional display of number and gender of most German nouns
- Display a list of similar words for future reference
- Convert decimal numbers with up to 15 digits into words
- Copy a translation and/or its phonetic transcription to the clipboard
- Print search results with their phonetic transcriptions
- Create and edit your dictionary with an unlimited number of your own words and translations
- Input assistance by intelligent word completion and automatic vocabulary spell checking
- QuickQuiz for learning vocabulary from lessons that you can create and edit and for learning how to conjugate German verbs
- Print your dictionary and lessons
- SmileMan and LetraMix – smart vocabulary games for your spare time
- QuissWord, the generator for crossword puzzles that you can solve by translating the questions, can also be used to create puzzles based on your dictionary easily
- Print a crossword puzzle as a regular crossword puzzle or as a communicative crossword.
Available for: Windows