App Detail » Hoepli Gastronomy Dictionary

Published by: Edigeo srl

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad

Price: $5.99
Current Version: 2.0.1
Released: September 14, 2014

What's New

This major update includes various improvements:
• Compatibility with the latest versions of the operating system
• Check for dictionary updates online
• Renewed graphic user interface
• Main menu to access all the app's features
• History of the performed searches
• Ability to send suggestions, notify errors, and missing headwords
• Updated catalog of our apps
• Sharing the definitions on social media

App Description

The app covers the rich terminology related to food and drinks, providing precise translations of the various terms, which in most cases are not found in a standard dictionary. It consists in five languages, namely Italian, English, French, German, Spanish, and is equipped with more than 4000 entries for each language.

This dictionary is intended for hotel and restaurant managers, dining room staff, students of training school for hotel and restaurant service personnel, and for clients of the hotel industry. It is designed as a practical tool for the preparation and understanding of the menu and the conversation at the restaurant

The app's interface has been redesigned to provide a simpler and more intuitive experience. Each definition can be shared using the features available in the device, such as social media, e-mail, SMS, cloud. A main menu that can be activated via an icon available at the top right of the screen enables all the features of the app:

• Index search: displays in alphabetical order the headwords that match the characters typed in the search box
• Advanced search: allows you to search for entries in Italian to find the corresponding definitions in the 5 supported languages, or full-text search by specifying entries in any of the 5 supported languages
• Search categories: allows you to narrow the search criteria
• Settings: allows you to choose the font size of the definitions and the language of the interface
• History: keeps a record of the searches performed
• Abbreviations: displays a table with an explanation of the abbreviations used within the definitions
• Feedback: use it to provide suggestions, and notify errors, missing entries or other comments
• Our apps: displays an updated and detailed catalog of our offer
• Privacy and Credits: view legal notices about the app

Features
• Compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod using iOS 9 and later versions
• Check for updates online and use of the dictionary offline
• User interface in 5 languages: Italian, English, French, Spanish, and German
• More than 20,000 entries
• 25 sections devoted to food, of which 5 are reserved for food preparation, 1 for drink, 4 for the general terminology and 1 for phrases in conversation at the restaurant
• Clear graphic presentation and easy consultation
• In Portrait mode, ability to scroll the definitions to the right to return to the list of entries or search results
• Sharing the definitions using the features available in the device, such as social media, e-mail, SMS, etc.

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