ECTACO Partner EF500 English - French - Talking Electronic Dictionary and Audio PhraseBook

ECTACO Partner EF500 English - French - Talking Electronic Dictionary and Audio PhraseBook

Language pair: English, French

The most bang for your buck for those on a budget. Get the most extensive electronic dictionary for English and French with a fully customizable bilingual interface and keyboard. An additional 14000 phrases are pre-programmed and organized by topic to keep you going and knowledgeable of your surroundings. The included talking dictionary not only gives you the translation, part of speech, gender, and other grammar necessities, but also allows the word to be pronounced via TTS.

Largest Dictionary and Phrasebook

The largest word database for English and French in the most lightweight and compact form. The 500 series offers professional value at an affordable price. Looking up words has never been easier and with 14000 phrases pre-installed and organized by topic there is no other alternative for value.

Superior TTS

Powered by an extensive TTS technology, any word or phrase you find or type will be pronounced at your command with a push of a button.

Customizable Interface

With a user-friendly bilingual interface all the functions are available on the main screen for easy accessibility. Volume controls and a headphones jack are visibly placed on the sides of the device.

Language Additions

No matter the language of the device, you can purchase addition SD Cards for the Partner 500 here and switch the language of your device by simply inserting the SD Card. You can always switch back to whatever language you have.

Extras Galore

In addition to all the most indispensable linguistic resources, the Partner 500 also comes pre-loaded with tons of extra features. Use the bilingual World Time utility to stay on schedule no matter where you are and take charge of your finances with the built-in calculator. Currency and metric converters let you make sense of exchange rates and size differences easier than ever before.

The Partner EF500 includes:

• Bilingual English-French Interface 
• 450,000 entry bi-directional dictionary 
• Advanced English and French TTS speech synthesis pronounces any word 14,000 entry 
• Audio PhraseBook with TTS English Phonetic transcription 
• Instant reverse translation 
• Look-up function Advanced word recognition 
• Vector Ultima™ spell-checker Slang 
• Lock feature to exclude slang from translations 
• English Irregular verbs American English Idioms 
• Electronic English grammar book 
• SAT 200 and SAT 5000 vocabulary builders 
• Linguistic games including the ever-popular and effective Hangman 
• USA interview utility to help prepare for citizenship exams 
• Bilingual World Time clock 
• Calculator 
• Currency and Metric converters 
• Easy to read LCD screen 
• SD card support 
• And more… 

This model is normally operated in a silent mode and you will need to press the "Speaker" button or to choose the corresponding option from the menu in order to hear the translation spoken out loud.

Battery Type: 2 x AAA batteries, included