Spanish-English/English-Spanish (The Concise Oxford Spanish Dictionary)

by Carol Styles Carvajal (Editor), Carol Styles Carvajal (Editor), Jane Horwood (Editor)

• Used

  Hardcover
  1998

  $4.16

  Based on the Oxford Spanish Dictionary , this concise edition retains all the features of the parent volume. The result of over ten years' research, the dictionary has been compiled from a electronic database of current language, providing a fresh description of contemporary Spanish and English. Containing 170,000 words and phrases, and over 240,000 translations it has full coverage of Latin-American Spanish and American English. It offers thousands of example sentences selected to illustrate the full range of meanings and typical contexts and full and clear guidance on key constructions, complementation, and difficult points of grammar. A guide to personal and business correspondence, including job applications, business faxes, making reservations, and making complaints is also included as are full verb tables.

• Used

  Hardcover
  2004

  $3.22

  Drawing on the major new edition of the highly acclaimed Oxford Spanish Dictionary published in 2003, this third edition of the Concise Oxford Spanish Dictionary contains up-to-date coverage of over 170,000 words and phrases, and 240,000 translations, with hundreds of new words in each language. New additions include bioterrorism, rate tart, spread betting, stability pact, and stealth tax. This new edition also includes the introduction of some popular features of the Oxford Spanish Dictionary such as a spread on text messaging in Spanish, and notes on the life and culture of countries of the Spanish-speaking world. The design has been transformed by the use of colour and a new presentation of the dictionary information, making this dictionary more accessible and easier than ever to use, and an essential tool for those who need an authoritative and concise guide to Spanish and English. The Concise Oxford Spanish Dictionary is also available as a Curriculum Online accredited CD-ROM: Pop-up Oxford Spanish Dictionary on CD-ROM (Windows only), ISBN 0-19-860953-1.