This Spanish dictionary includes over 250,000 words and phrases; 450,000 translations; fuller coverage of Latin-American Spanish and American English; thousands of example sentences carefully selected to illustrate the full range of meanings and typical contexts; special emphasis on modern idioms and colloquial usage; extensive treatment of specialist and scientific vocabulary; detailed labelling for easy identification of senses, style levels, and regional expressions; full and clear guidance on key constructions, complementation, and difficult points of grammar; and a 100-page guide to self-expression in Spanish and English.
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"Outstanding reference work; particularly good for synonyms. Correspondence formats and examples are also very helpful."--William Forbes, University of New Hampshire
"An excellent, up-to-date dictionary for all users."--James A. Cummins, Professor of Spanish, Westminster College
"The Oxford Spanish Dictionary is without a doubt the best dictionary of its kind that I have encountered. Just reading the dictionary constitutes a course in Spanish. You can be assured that I will recommend it to students as well as to colleagues."--Melba Buxbaum, Chair, Modern Language Department, Blackburn College
"I am delighted by the currency and range of this dictionary, which appears to be up to date in everything from vulgarisms to technology. The sentences illustrating the use of each word constitute in themselves almost a course in each of the languages. From now on I will always have it within arm's reach in my study."--Roberto Gonz lez Echevarria, Bass Professor of Hispanic and Comparative Literatures, Yale University
"Deftly designed, this dictionary, no doubt the very best of its kind, is a splendid lesson in bilingualism, a bridge between disparate civilizations and tongues, a place of arrival and departure. Prophetically, every single word uttered in Spanish and English right now, every novel and poem written, can already be found in its inexhaustible, magical pages. I am condemned to return to it time and again, always in search for clues to the puzzles of language and the universe."--Ilan Stavans, author of The Hispanic Condition
"De estructure admirable, este diccionario, sin duda el mejor en su tipo, es una espl((e'))ndida lecci((o'))n de bilinguismo, un puente entre civilizaciones y lenguas diapres, un lugar de arribo y partida. Cada palabra pronunciada en espa((n-))ol o en ingl((e'))s ahora mismo, cada movela o poema escritos, tienen ya, profeticamente, un sitio en sus inexhaustibles, m((a'))gicas p((a'))ginas. Estoy condednado para s
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The best Spanish-English English Spanish dictionary!
24 May 2000
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After reviewing a lot of dictionaries, each one claiming to be the best and most authoritative in its kind, my choice was the Oxford Spanish Dictionary. It has entries for the uses of Spanish from different countries, including Latin America, Spain and also, "old/archaic" entries, and idioms. Plus, it shows you how to apply a particular word or phrase, which could be the same for everybody, but could have all sorts of different connotations depending on the context or the country where you are. It is absolutely great and I had recommended it to anyone that has asked me for a good Spanish-English dictionary.
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Simply the best!!!
8 Sep 2000
By Víctor Hugo Rangel
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I have several other Spanish dictionaires, but not one of them can compare to the 'El Diccionario Oxford'. Coming from a person who utilizes Spanish for a living, I don't know where I would be without it.
I purchased the 1st edition impulsively about six years ago, the year it came out. I had never heard of it, but there was only one on the shelf right next to about a dozen LaRousse's. I scanned through the pages of the Oxford one, comparing it to the ever-popular LaRousse. My immediate instict after examing them was to go with Oxford. To be sure, for the last six years of intense college essays and other reports, it provided accurate translations, useful colloquial phrases and phrases I didn't know a dictionary contained!!! Oxford has been at my side ever since, proudly outranking LaRousse. Now that was the 1st edition, I can only imagine the 2nd!
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Before undertaking a study abroad program in Bogotá, Colombia (5 years ago), I spoke almost no Spanish. I took an older edition by this author with me at the time. Several other authors claimed to have the best resource, but this author proved to be well above the best. Within 3-4 months time, I was speaking fluent Spanish while taking college level courses. A great deal of vocabulary could be learned by asking questions in everyday society, yet a good portion needed to referenced the old-fashioned way. I was able to succeed in my courses because of the vastness, depth and broad range of terms and phrases in this resource. Not only did this resource help me to excel in college, but in everyday life as well. It exemplifies all words and phrases in a multitude of contexts virtually exhausting all possible utilizations. In addition, it recognizes region-specific terms and phrases when necessary. Unlike any other publication, this dictionary references vulgar terms, which I found to be a priceless tool. These are parts of everyday living, and should be able to be referenced like any other part of spoken language. I have shown this publication to a plethora of individuals from all walks of Hispanic culture, and all have been equally impressed. This, of course, including individuals ranging from ages 16-65, from lawyers and optomologists to bakers and cab drivers. I still have my 1994 edition and it hasn't outdated one bit. This edition only capitalizes on the previous edition. I can't recommend this publication enough. It is very well though-out, written and organized, yet it doesn't take a biochemical engineer to decipher its contents. If you don't shell out the measly 30-some odd dollars for this one, then you really aren't that eager to learn another language.
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