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A reference work in book form or as a digital application that lists the words of a language alphabetically and explains their meaning, spelling, pronunciation, and other information.
Wenn du die genaue Bedeutung eines Wortes nicht kennst, schlag es im Wörterbuch nach.
If you don't know the exact meaning of a word, look it up in the dictionary.
The word is made up of 'Wörter' (plural of 'Wort', word) and 'Buch' (book). So it is literally a 'book of words'.
Mein altes Wörterbuch aus der Schulzeit ist schon ganz zerfleddert.
My old dictionary from my school days is already completely tattered.
The most important verb used with 'Wörterbuch' (dictionary) is 'nachschlagen' (to look up). You look up a word in the dictionary to find information about it.
Ich musste das Fachwort in einem speziellen Wörterbuch nachschlagen.
I had to look up the technical term in a specialized dictionary.
When you want to state where you are looking for a word, you use the preposition 'in' with the dative: 'im Wörterbuch' (in the dictionary).
Die richtige Schreibweise findest du im Wörterbuch.
You can find the correct spelling in the dictionary.
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'der Übersetzer' and 'das Wörterbuch' both help with understanding a language, but they do not do the same thing. An 'Übersetzer' transfers whole words, sentences, or texts into another language; this can be a person or a program. A 'Wörterbuch' is a reference work where you find individual words, meanings, and often examples too. Learners may confuse the words because many apps offer both. If you need a whole sentence in another language, 'Übersetzer' fits. If you want to understand a single word more precisely, 'Wörterbuch' fits better.
Im Wörterbuch sucht ihr morgen die genaue Bedeutung des neuen Wortes.
Tomorrow, you will look up the exact meaning of the new word in the dictionary.
Für die E-Mail an die Firma hat Amira einen Online-Übersetzer benutzt.
Amira used an online translator for the email to the company.