The New World Spanish/English, English/Spanish Dictionary (El New World Diccionario español/inglés, inglés/español) (Spanish and English Edition) [Mass Market Paperback]

Salvatore Ramondino (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0451181689 | ISBN-13: 978-0451181688 | Publication Date: July 3, 2012 | Edition: Revised

• The largest mass market Spanish/English, English/Spanish dictionary available
• 3.3 million Signet copies in print
• Includes over 70,000 entries
• More thatn 3,000 entries have been addes, expanded, or rewritten to reflect contemporary Spanish vocabulary

Editorial Reviews

Review

This presents an extensively revised, enlarged second edition to the prior student reference classic, over 3,000 new entries and translations reflecting recent changes in business, technology, medicine and other areas. An essential reference addition for any library including foreign language materials. -- Midwest Book Review --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Language Notes

Text: English, Spanish --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 1376 pages
• Publisher: Signet; Revised edition (July 3, 2012)
• Language: Spanish, English
• ISBN-10: 0451181689
• ISBN-13: 978-0451181688
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.3 x 2.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (41 customer reviews)
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32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ¡un clásico verdadero!, November 17, 2000

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Tami "ghart27" (Winnipeg Manitoba CANADA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The New World Spanish/English, English/Spanish Dictionary (El New World Diccionario español/inglés, inglés/español) (Spanish and English Edition) (Mass Market Paperback)

Among bilingual English/Spanish dictionaries, this is the one that fulfills all needs. It has an excellent list of words, and clearly indicates gender and uses (as nouns, adjectives...). The explanation of prefixes and suffixes is particularly useful, and frequently is neglected in such dictionaries. Best of all is the summary of grammar which, although brief, is amazingly comprehensive. The paperback version is compact enough to be convenient for travellers through the Americas, and the pronunciation guides are effective in both directions (if you read the explanation of the phonetic symbols).

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars HANDY--BUT NOT FOR LITTLE HANDS, March 23, 2001

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M. Jean Scott "spiritvessel" (Richland, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The New World Spanish/English, English/Spanish Dictionary (El New World Diccionario español/inglés, inglés/español) (Spanish and English Edition) (Mass Market Paperback)

As a 3rd grade bilingual teacher, Spanish/English dictionaries are a must in the classroom. This volume is more than adequate--you are certain to get your money's worth, as far as finding the exact "sense" of the word you are looking for. The only problem, is that it is quite thick for a paperback volume. It is one of those books where you hold down the excess with your opposite forearm while trying to judge the thickness of how much to turn in order to get to the desired letter with the fingers of both hands. If you have little fingers using it, it will very quickly curl up from both front and back. If you are a backpack-toting dictionary-hauler, or if you read anywhere other than at a flat surface while using your dictionary, it might be a little easier going to to Merriam Webster's--which is a bit smaller in thickness, but works quite well. I have found the New World dictionary even bulky for me--a petite adult. As far as content quality, however, there is no better buy for the money.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the most popular Spanish Dictionaries, September 29, 2001

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Rocco B. Rubino "Rocco R." (Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The New World Spanish/English, English/Spanish Dictionary (El New World Diccionario español/inglés, inglés/español) (Spanish and English Edition) (Mass Market Paperback)

This second edition has over 3,000 new entries and translations which reflect recent changes in business, technology, medicine and other areas. This mammoth dictionary is a very user friendly resource which not only gives the translation, but also the context, and in many cases, the appropriate idiomatic expression.

I had the first edition of this dictionary back when I took high school Spanish in the 1970's. I loved it then, and when I recently made the decision to take up this beautiful language again, I picked this dictionary from among several choices.

This is an essential reference addition for anyone learning Spanish, whether on your own, or as part of a class.