The University of Chicago Spanish - English English - Spanish Dictionary [Mass Market Paperback]

Carlos Castillo (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0671743481 | ISBN-13: 978-0671743482 | Publication Date: March 15, 1991 | Edition: 4

A concise dictionary of words and phrases for today's usage. Contains 1500 new words.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 475 pages
• Publisher: Pocket; 4 edition (March 15, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671743481
• ISBN-13: 978-0671743482
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #613,358 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #55 in Books > Education & Reference > Dictionaries & Thesauruses > Foreign Language > Polyglot

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars proven to be the best spanish dictionary, November 24, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The University of Chicago Spanish - English English - Spanish Dictionary (Mass Market Paperback)

This is the best Spanish to English dictionary available, all of my Spanish teachers have said so. I have 3 Spanish-English dictionaries and I find this to be the best by far.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars best translations, April 18, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The University of Chicago Spanish - English English - Spanish Dictionary (Mass Market Paperback)

this is the best spanish dictionary you can use in spanish class very easy to find words and have the correct usage for the different countries don't listen to that teacher from long island that's just nit-picking you can find words for animals and fruits in most language books anyway this is worth it

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent portable dictionary, March 17, 2002

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David Injerd (El Tambo, Napo Province, Ecuador, South America) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The University of Chicago Spanish - English English - Spanish Dictionary (Mass Market Paperback)

As an engineer living and working in Ecuador, I'd like to say that this is my favorite dictionary. Not only is it a "Pocket Book" (the publisher's name); hence, easy to carry; but it is complete enough to be useful in the real world. It doesn't have every word you might come across or would like to use, but I find it has the majority of words I need. I have a Colombian S-E/E-S paperback dictionary the same size as this but it doesn't have nearly the number of entries. And a big thick standard used here, Ocean, not only misses a number of words but it's layout is difficult for my North American mind to navigate. As an engineer, I like the fact that this dictionary has many technical terms; and as a logical thinker, I like the way they grouped the irregular verbs into categories. For example, the first group spells out the stem-changing variations for the verb "Pensar" (to think). Thus, when one looks up the verb "Recomendar" (to recommend), the superscript "1" appears after the word, directing the reader to Group 1 of the irregular verbs. The only problem I have with this book is that it's a bit out of date, but I see Amazon lists the 5th edition, due out in August of 2002, as a pre-pub item. I have it selected already!