HandyLex dictionaries for smartphones and tablets
HandyLex is a mobile application created for comfortable and fast search of dictionary entries. It brings a number of useful features to users who need to have a reliable dictionary available at all times. Handylex allows you to download and install 54 different bilingual dictionaries for 9 languages.
Handylex is available for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad running on version iOS 12.0 and up and Android devices running version 6.0 and up.
Main features
Accessible off-line
After downloading and installing a dictionary, all features are available off-line. Thus they can be used at any time and anywhere.
Quick search
You can use full text search in both directions, search for words entered in any form. Some of the dictionaries also support phonetic search.
Pronunciation
The dictionary headwords feature phonetic transcriptions. Most of them also include pronunciation audio by native speakers
Useful phrases
Entries contain useful phrases and example sentences demonstrating usage of the word in various contexts or figurative meanings.
Suitable for learners of the language
Also features word form tables and references to related words such as synonyms or thematic vocabulary. Practice vocabulary and learn with ease!
Continuous updates
HandyLex is created by professional linguists. The dictionaries are continiously updated and cover real-life contemporary language.
Accessible off-line
After downloading and installing a dictionary, all features are available off-line. Thus they can be used at any time and anywhere.
Quick search
You can use full text search in both directions, search for words entered in any form. Some of the dictionaries also support phonetic search.
Pronunciation
The dictionary headwords feature phonetic transcriptions. Most of them also include pronunciation audio by native speakers
Useful phrases
Entries contain useful phrases and example sentences demonstrating usage of the word in various contexts or figurative meanings.
Suitable for learners of the language
Also features word form tables and references to related words such as synonyms or thematic vocabulary. Practice vocabulary and learn with ease!
Continuous updates
HandyLex is created by professional linguists. The dictionaries are continiously updated and cover real-life contemporary language.
Available dictionaries
All of the dictionaries can be downloaded within a single application. You can check the availability of a specific language combination in the following overview of language pairs. There are pocket dictionaries for everyday work as well as large dictionaries for advanced users. Selected dictionaries are available for free.
Advanced features – search
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Morphological search
In common texts (e-mails, web pages) many words occur in other than their basic form. If the morphological search is active, HandyLex will correctly look up the corresponding word in its basic form. For example if you enter the English word „went”, the headword „go” is looked up.
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Phonetic search
If you are not sure about how a given word is spelled, you can try to find it by writing it approximately the way it is pronounced. For example, in the English-Czech dictionary, if you enter „ček”, the headwords „check”, „cheque” as well as „Czech” will be found. This function is only available for some languages.
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Two-way search
When working with a foreign language you often need to alternately look up words in both directions (both sides of the dictionary). If this option is active, HandyLex automatically switches the direction of translation.
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Full text search
Full text search can be used to look up words occurring anywhere in the dictionary within other entries or even in the other side of the dictionary. You can use this function to look up phrases or collocations occurring in examples, context notes etc.
