Collins Gem Spanish Dictionary, 4th Edition [Paperback]

HarperCollins (Author), Harper Reference (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 15, 2000

With special entries on Spanish life and culture

over 70,000 translations

fully revised and updated with all the vocabulary of current issues

extra help with the most frequently used words in Spanish and English

comapct and reliable

The bestselling mini dictionary

Editorial Reviews

Language Notes

Text: Spanish, English

About the Author

HarperCollins Publishers is one of the world's leading English-language publishers with headquarters in New York. The company is part of News America Publishing Group, a division of News Corporation. The house of Mark Twain, The Brontë sisters, Thackeray, Dickens, John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Maurice Sendak, HarperCollins was founded in New York City in 1817 by the brothers James and John Harper. The worldwide book group, which was formed following News Corporation's acquisition of the British publisher William Collins in January 1990, has significant publishing interests in the U.S., Canada, the U.K. and Australia.

Product Details

• Paperback: 622 pages
• Publisher: Harperreference; 4th edition (January 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0004707508
• ISBN-13: 978-0004707501
• Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 3.1 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,159,743 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #10 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Reference > Dictionaries & Thesauruses > Foreign Language > Polyglot

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Small but quite useful, March 16, 2000

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Justo S. - See all my reviews

This review is from: Collins Gem Spanish Dictionary, 4th Edition (Paperback)

I am a Spanish native speaker. I have used this dictionary for about 10 years when I travel. It has a lot of expressions besides the definitions.

Of course this doesn't substitute a big one for your desk (like Oxford's), but it is a very good pocket-size one.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Palm Sized Vocabulary Giant!, November 4, 2011

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Eric West "Don Quijotee" (Utah, U.S.A.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Collins Gem Spanish Dictionary, 4th Edition (Paperback)

I believe a good pocket dictionary needs to be an aid in conversation, a powerhouse of common words most likely encounter at the 'street level' to include a good mix of verbs, nouns, adjectives and a reliable, durable binding. This Collin's Gem is a fantastic resource providing a GIANT `useful' vocabulary in a durable 'itsy-bitsy' volume. This is a GREAT choice for a pocket dictionary!

I traveled with two dictionaries for an over two years stay in the very challenging environments of Panama and Costa Rica. Only my 'Pocket Gem' survived (and continued to serve me years after). I was so impressed that I purchased two others. The cover is plastic; the binding is glued but amazingly durable under many conditions. The paper withstands heavy use and the print, albeit small, is clear and fully saturated. It is palm sized and will actually fit in your pocket which is perfect for remaining discrete where you don't want to look too lost or too much like a tourist.

I found that I could locate 90%+ of the words I needed. The words I couldn't locate where for more obscure or outdated modes of speaking; exotic words better suited for a desk reference. The real challenge is differing dialects by region, yet I was able to communicate very well 'straight out of the book' using the over 70,000 vocabulary translations. This is a good choice for a pocket Spanish dictionary: good vocabulary, construction and size.

NOTE: My volume only cost 1.95 British Pounds. $5-$10 is fair.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars good enough, May 15, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Collins Gem Spanish Dictionary, 4th Edition (Paperback)

I bought this dictionary because I love the French one, but I was disappointed with this one. It has most of the words I look up but in the english to spanish section it doesn't tell you the gender of the word, so you have to look it up in the spanish section. I assume that the author expected the user to know, or be able to figure out the gender, but speaking more french than spanish, I am never sure. Otherwise, a nice little dictionary that nearly replaces a bigger one.