ABBYY Lingvo 12 offers the easiest way to translate words from Russian to other supported languages, including English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Latin and the other way around. It provides comprehensive collection of dictionaries, advanced search capabilities and easy-to-use interface and can be installed on desktop PC, laptop, PDA and smartphone.

Key Features:
Collins English Dictionary
Authoritative and up-to-date dictionaries
Detailed information on each word with word-use examples
Pop-up translation by pointing the cursor
Powerful full-text search capabilities
Installation on PDAs and smartphones
Lingvo Tutor tool for learning languages
Pronounced words
System Requirements

Collins English Dictionary
(© HarperCollins Publishers, first published in 2006)
Both Lingvo 12 dictionaries now include the Collins English Dictionary, the 8th edition (120,000 entries), an authoritative explanatory dictionary of the English language published by HarperCollins Publishers in 2006. It includes definitions of English words with etymological references and will be very useful for translators and advanced users of English.

Authoritative and Up-to-date Dictionaries
Lingvo 12 English-Russian Dictionary contains more than 2.3 million entries in 50 dictionaries while Lingvo 12 Multilingual Dictionary offers over 7.5 million entries in 128 dictionaries, including general, professional, specialized, regional, explanatory dictionaries as well as thesauri, phrasebooks, dictionaries of idioms and abbreviations. Most of these dictionaries are electronic versions of the authoritative (licensed by famous publishers, such is Russkij Yazyk, Collins, etc.) and up-to-date printed dictionaries, 80% of which are published in 2003 — 2006.

In addition, the Multilingual Edition supports 10 translation languages for users who look for easy translation from Russian into multiple languages or the other way around, including Russian-English, English-Russian, Russian-German, German-Russian, Russian-French, French-Russian, Russian-Italian, Italian-Russian, Russian-Spanish, Spanish-Russian, Russian-Ukrainian, Ukrainian-Russian, Ukrainian-English, English-Ukrainian, Russian-Turkish, Turkish-Russian, Russian-Latin, Latin-Russian and Chinese-Russian.

Detailed Information on Each Word
All the dictionary entries contain actual and detailed information on each word and word combination with various translations, abundant word-use examples from real sources (books, newspapers and other publications), grammar references, synonyms, antonyms, variant spellings, phonetic transcriptions and pronunciations. Russian words are provided with indication of stress.

Pop-up Translation by Pointing the Cursor
With Lingvo 12, you can get instant translations of unfamiliar words when browsing the Web, reading e-mails or texts on-screen. Simply point the cursor to a word and its translation will pop up.

If need detailed information about the word, including all its meanings, translations and usage examples, press Alt, Ctrl or Shift key on your keyboard and while holding it down click on the word you are interested in. Alternatively, you can select the word and press Ctrl+Ins+Ins or Ctrl+C+C.

Powerful Full-text Search Capabilities
In addition to comprehensive vocabulary, Lingvo 12 dictionaries offer the full-text search capabilities allowing users to search for words and word combinations in all texts of its dictionaries including headwords, translations, examples of use, and comments.

Installation on PDA and Smartphone
Lingvo 12 can be installed on a desktop PC, notebook, handheld PC, smartphone and network server allowing users to read, write, and translate foreign texts as well as study languages at any time and place.

The mobile versions for pocket computers and smartphones are bundled with the desktop version of Lingvo 12.

Lingvo Tutor™ utility for learning languages
If you are learning a foreign language or wish to upgrade your language skills, Lingvo Tutor will provide a good learning aid. You can set up your study schedule, create your own word study dictionary or use one of the basic dictionaries included in the program.

The Lingvo Tutor tool can also be installed on a pocket computer helping users to learn words on every possible occasion at any place.

Pronounced Words
ABBYY Lingvo 12 provides word pronunciations for three languages including:

15 000 English words (both English-Russian and Multilingual Editions)
10 000 German words (Multilingual Edition only)
5 000 French words (Multilingual Edition only)
All the words are spoken by professional native speakers. In contrast to artificially generated sound, the natural speech can really help you to improve your pronunciation.

System Requirements:
Desktop/Laptop PC
Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP/Vista
Intel® Pentium®/Celeron®/Xeon™, AMD K6/Athlon™/Duron™ or compatible processor, 400 MHz or higher
64 MB RAM
500 MB HDD for English-Russian version; 1 GB HDD for Multilingual version
CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM
Sound card, headphones or speakers
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 (Lingvo 12 includes Microsoft Explorer)

Available Options:

1 Year Download (+$9.99) 90 Day Download (+$4.99) Backup FlashDrive Shipped (+$9.99)