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romanlryji · 03-15-2017, 01:35 AM

Kobo has very strange integration with dictionaries. It seems to exist, but actually it does not:
- first of all, the set of languages that you are allowed to use. It is strictly restricted by the firmware. Yes, there is a workaround allowing you to bypass the restriction, but every Kindle device allows you to use any dictionary you have and any language pair you wish even if it is not supported by the firmware.
- phrasal verbs and idioms? Forget it. According to Kobo, they do not exist. As Kobo can search only one word in the dictionary, not a word combination. Though every Kindle can. Even the oldest one.
- to look something up in a dictionary? A simple thing, is not it? Forget it. Every Kindle, even the oldest one, can open its dictionary as a book. Kobo cannot.

03-15-2017, 01:35 AM	#31
romanlryji Member Posts: 13 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2015 Device: Kindle Voyage, Kindle Keyboard, Kindle DX, Onyx Boox Note	Another couple of words Kobo has very strange integration with dictionaries. It seems to exist, but actually it does not: - first of all, the set of languages that you are allowed to use. It is strictly restricted by the firmware. Yes, there is a workaround allowing you to bypass the restriction, but every Kindle device allows you to use any dictionary you have and any language pair you wish even if it is not supported by the firmware. - phrasal verbs and idioms? Forget it. According to Kobo, they do not exist. As Kobo can search only one word in the dictionary, not a word combination. Though every Kindle can. Even the oldest one. - to look something up in a dictionary? A simple thing, is not it? Forget it. Every Kindle, even the oldest one, can open its dictionary as a book. Kobo cannot.