Now in its 3rd edition, revised and enlarged to over 200 new pages, this work contains 2,500 new entries, 6,000 new definitions and 1,200 new examples. Includes more than 8,500 entries and over 13,000 definitions overall, with numerous examples to illustrate their use, and there is a Spanish and English translation for all Mexican words and expressions. Includes all entries listed in the Spanish Royal Academy and over 1500 actual examples from literary works of reknown Mexican authors such as Carlos Fuentes, Elena Poniatowska and many others.
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Dr. Bernard H. Hamel has graduated with the highest honors from several educational institutions. His education includes: B.A. from Universidad de Las Americas, Mexico, M.A. from the University of California at Los Angeles, and his Ph.D. Universidad Autonoma de Madrid. Dr. Hamel is also the author of the following bilingual dictionaries: Bilingual Dictionary of Mexican Spanish, Comprehensive Bilingual Dictionary of False Cognates and Bilingual Dictionary of Latin American Spanish.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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Outstanding if you can get past the typos,
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This review is from: Bilingual Dictionary of Mexican Spanish (Spanish Edition) (Paperback)
This book has proved its worth several times since I bought it. I think students of Mexican literature might find the most utility from it. Besides defining the words and providing an English equivalent for most of them, the dictionary illustrates usage with excerpts from newspaper articles, journals, mock conversations and works by authors such as Juan Rulfo and Carlos Fuentes. I would also like to thank Mr. Hamel for returning my phone call and answering my question about his other bilingual dictionary.My only complaint with this book is that for the third edition, someone forgot to run the manuscript past a copy editor, and it shows. For example, under the entry for "totopos," you will find that the word means not "tortilla chips" but "tortilla ships." That was the funniest of several such booboos I've found just leafing through the book. Fortunately, those gaffes don't reflect on the quality of Mr. Hamel's research and scholarship. They are distracting, though.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Bilingual Dictionary of Mexican Spanish,
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This review is from: Bilingual Dictionary of Mexican Spanish (Spanish Edition) (Paperback)
This book is great for Mexican phrases and words. The only downside to it is that you have to know the Mexican word first. I use it in my Spanish class where my teacher is a Mexican. She uses it to explain words she uses that we don't understand when they are 'Mexican Spanish'. It is very helpful, however, I would like to see a complete Mexican Spanish/English, English/Mexican Spanish Dictionary.
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This review is from: Bilingual Dictionary of Mexican Spanish (Spanish Edition) (Paperback)
Very basic dictionary for ... tourists maybe?. It's OK! I made a mistake when I thought it could serve my purposes. On the other hand shipping was great, came faster than expected and in excellent conditions.
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