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The University of Chicago Spanish - English English - Spanish Dictionary

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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.

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

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 The only problem I have with this book is that it's a bit out of date, but I see Amazon lists the 5th edition, due out in August of 2002, as a pre-pub item.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!

A nice dictionary with beautiful tables and cultural information inside. Needs more extensive vocabulary inside for trees, fruits, vegetables, and animals. There are many nice features to this dictionary but the limited (and occasionally inaccurate) list of vocabulary and definitions leaves this dictionary as an incomplete choice for middle school, high school, and undergraduate studies. It is thoroughly inadequate for graduate work.

This is the best medium size Spanish dictionary I have ever seen. In addition to a detailed history of the language, pronunciation, and variations of use in Spain and the Americas, it contains the most comprehensive and easy-to-use section on conjugation of both regular and irregular verbs of any dictionary of its size and price range on the market. I would recommend it to both the beginner and advanced student of Spanish.

I have used this dictionary for many years and find it superior to all others. I am a bilingual teacher and have studied Spanish formally. This dictionary has beautifully served all translation needs.

I've lived in the Rio Grande Valley (Hidalgo County, Texas) for 30 years, most of the time residing about a 20-minute drive to the Mexican border. I had taken three years of Spanish in high school before moving here from Michigan, but like many Northerners, I wasn't bilingual because of a lack of exposure to Spanish and little opportunity to practice it.

When I moved here, I made up my mind I was going to get bilingual. I watched a lot of Mexican TV stations, listened to Spanish language hit songs, watched Spanish language movies. And I interacted with a lot of people who spoke no English at all -- which forced me to speak Spanish.

And in the beginning years, I did most of it with this little gem of a dictionary in my pocket or purse. For a pocket sized dictionary I found it to be quite thorough, and was usually able to find the words I heard and didn't know.

This dictionary is not meant to be the only one for a Spanish language student. But it has a practical, comprehesive vocabulary, and includes a number of other important items about phonics in both languages. Add to that a useful listing of proverbs, expressions and idioms for both languages, and you have a gem of a resource.

I'm bilingual now, and I owe a lot of it to having this fine little book. I highly recommend it.

I have this dictionary and also find it has the words I need to look up most times.For its size it has a lot of entries so is useful to carry around.The short history of the Spanish language is for me most interesting and the list of idioms very useful. I would thoroughly recommend this dictionary for everyday usage.

This is the best dictionary for practical use in Puerto Rico. The low ratings are for literature: that may be true, but if you're trying to figure out the note your kids brought home from school or write a letter, this is the one you want (review of orange 4th edition).

This is one of the better Spanish-English (and English-Spanish) dictionaries around. The book is concise, plain, useable, and portable. I like that it provides valuable information on verb conjugations, spellings, irregular verbs, etc. It also includes a list of common idioms and some information on the differences between the language between nations. A weakness for some readers is the smallness of the print - hardly unusual for translation dictionaries that fit into your pants pocket. Still, overall, this is a decent choice.