Customer Reviews

The Macmillan Visual Dictionary - español/inglés

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I bought this book actually looking for another one which was unavailable. I was looking for a source to increase my Spanish vocabulary effectively. I have been thrilled with the book. Upon first glance, a Dominican friend demanded a copy for his wife(to whom English is a Second Language). There are more topics than I hope to understand in a lifetime and think that this is THE definitive source for vocabulary. It describes everything, from minute parts of the automobile, to clothing that I have never even seen, to cross-sections of coal mines. They have technical enough terms for any professional but simple enough terms for anyone else. I have found, however, that much of the language is written using quite formal terminology. A Mexican told me that it was written using Spanish from Spain. Much of the wording is universal, and, if used, would be understood, however, regional variations will definitely exist. I love the book in spite of not always giving me the exact word I need(I use mostly Western Hemisphere Spanish), but my audience understands and can then give me the more colloquial or the more widely understood term in this area. I rate it a must-buy in spite of its (extremely minor when compared to the tons of information and great illustrations) flaws. They've got EVERYTHING.

This visual dictionary is an extremely useful, beautifully illustrated reference. It should serve any student of the language well. The minimal criticism I have is that it is definitely skewed towards Iberian Spanish, though this is often of little importance when looking for more technical terms. The one other criticism I have is that in terms of technical vocabulary, many of the more detailed terms have been dropped out, leaving the more general, probably more commonly sought, terms. Overall, a very useful reference.

This is the most amazing dictionary I've ever seen! I started learning Spanish 16 years ago and now have been teaching it for 7 years, and I have never seen a dictionary that is so comprehensive. The fact that it has pictures is wonderful! I have told all my teaching friends about it. Now for those words you don't know, you can look them up instead of having to laugh and say "la cosa."

My wife had seen one of these and loved it for the grandchildren. I ordered two, and my son-in-law thinks it is great for learning Spanish.
The 4 year old's spend hours looking at it and the words.

I ordered this book as a gift for the friend who visits once a month and always wanted to look at my copy. It arrivied in great condition and I would recommend it to parents, or anyone trying to learn the english language.

It was a good book, it had very detailed drawings that clearly defined the piece of the picture the word corresponds to. It is not an academic book! It doesn't talk about normal everyday things; a picture of a Industrial tractor points out small parts inside the engine along with other mechanical parts around the tractor.

If you are a student taking Spanish classes, I doubt this book would help you right now. I have never seen a visual dictionary but this book was very nice, but it didn't suit my purposes
so it gets a 3