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Barron's Spanish-English Dictionary: Diccionario Espanol-Ingles (Barron's Foreign Language Guides)

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Barron's is the only portable Spanish/English dictionary I found (after perusing about 30 of 'em) that had ALL of the words on my list of twenty difficult/obscure Spanish words. Others this comprehensive were huge tomes, much too large to carry around.

In addition, Barron's often gives both the Spanish word used in Spain and the one used in Mexico or other places in Latin America when they are different. This is PRICELESS!

For example, the "proper" Spanish word for "cufflinks" is "gemelos" but in Mexico, the words "mancuemas" or "mancuernillas" are used. Barron's NAILS this! BIG BONUS!

It has a durable-looking plasticized binding that I think will withstand heavy use.

This dictionary is excellent. It gives very detailed translations and excellent explanations. Plenty of cultural background info and a very ample variety of words. Worth overy penny.

Barron's seems to be the only dictionary series with syllable keys for most of the words, so this is invaluable for text analysis researchers.

It also includes a nice grammar section, very durable cover, and free online download (in Palm Pilot format).

Without a doubt the best dictionary series out there. I have German and Spanish, and they are both top notch.

I've been re-learning Spanish as an adult, but using my Spanish-English dictionary from high school (circa 1987). My old dictionary was getting hard to read, as the pages were fading, but it had always been confusing to use. I finally got around to ordering Barron's Spanish-English dictionary, and find it to be very useful, well-constructed/durable, and much easier to interpret than my old dictionary. It is more user-friendly with its symbols, has larger type, and is quite comprehensive. Buenas suerte!

This book is the size and weight of a brick but it's worth it. As a new Spanish student I never have to worry about not finding a word in this book, from the Castillian words down to the vulgar Mexican words many publishers are afraid to place in print. That alone is worth the price of this book.

There are almost 200 pages in the back of this book dedicated to verb conjugations and other more difficult grammar. There's also a free eletronic downloadable version that comes with this edition. The code for that is in the back of this book in a small envelope. That makes this a two-for-one deal.

The font is very legible and the binding is strong. This book is a great value at this awesome price.

There are many smaller and cheaper books out there, but this one has all the words I need.

I am 65 and am trying to build on Spanish I learned 50 years ago. With books from the 'practice makes perfect series' and this dictionary I am making great progress. The dictionary is easy to use and they use blue for the words which makes them much easier to find. Within the definitions are examples of the words use in appropriate phrases. It's great. I love it. A tip for anyone who is trying to learn the language....listen to Spanish radio stations while you are in your car.....you will gradually start to understand more and more and hearing the language is very instructive. One downside, I have fallen in love with the popular Spanish ballads and my wife is getting tired of me singing them to her. Pobrecita.

I'm just starting out in Spanish so I needed a dictonary. I went to our public library and looked through the vast assortment they had in the stacks.

Of all of the dictionaries this one seems the best. It's small enough to hold in your hands, but big enough to have all of the words (so far at least) I need.

I also like the two colors the printer used. The word I'm searching for is printed in blue and the rest of the text is printed in the normal black. It doesn't sound like much, but I found it made finding my word a lot easier when it stood out from the rest of the text.

It also comes with a free, down loadable electronic dictionary that is handy although I prefer Ultralingua 7 for that aspect.

I'm very happy with this dictionary. It seems to do what I need, is priced fairly, and is not too big or too small.

The only problem I had was that two of the books were shipped to me during some very cold winter weather and this made the plastic cover brittle and resulted in cracking if the plastic cover on both books. Warmer weather seemed to solve this problem with the third and latest shipment. :-)

I'm taking Elementary Spanish so our Spanish teacher recommended we get a Spanish-English Dictionary. I've already used it in class... and I'll need it to translate something from the Easy Spanish Reader.
My classmates took a look at it was very impressed! I recommend it!!! You can look up English Words AND the Spanish word. It's thick, so you know, but for good reasons!

Great dictionary for a beginner learning Spanish. It helps a lot when using RosettaStone software lessons to figure out some of the words.

I had an issue with the computer program that was included because of computer issues on my end. They corrected the problem immediately. They are very customer friendly and courteous. I like the included translator. I recommend it to whoever needs one because this is a good brand and quality.