The New World Spanish-English, English-Spanish Dictionary: Completely Revised Second Edition [Spanish]

by Salvatore Ramondino

Book Overview

The completely revised, second edition of the largest mass market Spanish/English, English/Spanish dictionary available-with over 3 million copies in print! The most up-to-date, most detailed dictionary of its kind with over 3,000 new words, phrases, and meanings and more than 70,000 entries.Ideal for Students and travelers. . Up-to-date vocabulary, including idiomatic phrases, expressions, and slang . Selective labeling to show nuances of meanings...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN: 0451181689
• ISBN13: 9780451181688
• Release Date: August 1996
• Publisher: Berkley Books
• Length: 1376 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.2" x 4.1" x 6.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Complete and easy to use

I've been using this dictionary since I began learning to speak Spanish in the early 1990s, and since then it has found a permanent position on my desk. An important thing to remember with a language-to-language dictionary is that you're not looking up definitions, but rather synonyms in another language. For this reason the accuracy and completeness is important. This dictionary does a good job of accounting for mulitple definitions and uses of individual words in both languanges, and goes some of the way in outlining phrases. The layout is easy on the eyes, and there is also a very useful section in the middle between the Spanish and English sides on Spanish grammar.

One of the most popular Spanish Dictionaries

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.

HANDY--BUT NOT FOR LITTLE HANDS

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.

¡un clásico verdadero!

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).

Great bargain, clear, bold text, idioms, grammar, and CD !

Foreign language study stops for many students when they get tired of flipping through vocabularies and dictionaries. Finally a publisher has combined a great text with today's technology. Wow! Speed beyond any reasonable expectation. Instant definitions Spanish to English or vice versa. If you are serious about Spanish study, get this bargain ASAP. Let's hope the concept of dictionary with CD takes hold fast