[Chris Jones]

What android reader application would you recommend for someone who does most of his reading in a variety of foreign languages?

Since my command of the written form of these languages varies from close to "native speaker" to beginner/intermediate there are circumstances where I need to look up words quite frequently.

Or course I could switch between the reading application and a web browser that I would point to online dictionaries... but such strategy quickly becomes a bit of a drag as soon as you need to look up a dozen or more words per page.

So I am wondering if anybody has this type of reading experience and could recommend an app that lets you look up words fairly transparently - i.e. with minimal fuss & without leaving the reader app.

Requirements:

1. Availability of both monolingual and bilingual dictionaries is essential. By "bilingual" I mean "foreign language" to English

2. Serious dictionaries: dictionaries that list the different meanings of a word and provide usage examples as well as related idioms

3. Inexpensive or free (as in beer) dictionaries: I am talking about half a dozen languages ... this kind of thing adds up quicker than you'd think.. and I don't fancy ending up spending hundreds of dollars if I can avoid it... :-)

4. No "exotic" languages at this point... only need romance & germanic languages coverage

To clarify: I do realize that even in Google's minimal pre-installed reader ("Play Books") I can tap and hold a word for a second or so and the ensuing popup will let me choose to have the word "google-translated"... but that's not exactly the kind of dictionary look-ups I have in mind... :-)

I would value advice from technical people who are not multilingual but I suspect that this request is best answered by folks who have had a comparable experience.

Thanks,

CJ


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