The Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 2030 pages
• Published by: Oxford University Press, USA
• Edition: 3rd Edition April 30, 2003
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0198604750
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0198604754
• Book Dimensions: 10.4 x 7.7 x 3.1 inches
• Weighs: 6.2 pounds

From School Library Journal
Grade 7 Up--When the Oxford University Press produced the expanded second edition of its Spanish dictionary in 2001, it was broadened to include 275,000 words and phrases and contained 450,000 translations. The hefty tome covered both European and Mexican Spanish. This edition expands the second by 25,000 words (about half on each side of the dictionary) and 50,000 translations. To catch contemporary words and usages, a combination of Web-based technology and vetting by native speakers was employed, resulting in the addition of technological and business vocabulary, as well as slang and buzz words. Covering all 24 varieties of regional Spanish, the dictionary also sports a new layout, with words in blue and definitions in a clean, though small, black type. Cultural notes as well as boxes containing information on grammar and usage--such as phrasal verb forms--extend the coverage of the work. [] Collections with the second edition of the Oxford or with other unabridged dictionaries such as the Collins Spanish-English, English-Spanish Dictionary (HarperCollins, 1997) may not need to add the third Oxford. However, given the comprehensive coverage, it is worth consideration for most libraries.--Ann Welton, Grant Elementary School, Tacoma, WA
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Product Review
`the dictionary is a fantastic piece of work, full of good examples, very instructive, and carefully done.' Dr Ignacio M. Palacios Martinez, Universidad de Santiago

`this new edition of the Oxford Spanish Dictionary will prove an excellent, fully reliable working tool for us all.' Helena Miguelez Carballeira University of Edinburgh

`Given the global reputation of Oxford lexicography, the first edition of their Spanish dictionary signalled the birth of another future giant; but the speed of its growth is vertiginousThe already rich coverage in the previous edition has been enhanced with 20,000 new entries, which cover the latest vocabulary across hundreds of topicsDefinitions are presented in the most lucid manner. ' TLS

`I have since invested in the CD-ROM version of the Oxford Spanish Dictionary and found it incredibly useful.' Winner of the OUP Oxford Spanish Dictionary Quiz 2004

Reader Reviews
Absolute best Spanish-English dictionary on the market. This dictionary was recommended to me as a graduate student in Spanish by my advisor, one of the leading Spanish linguistics professors in the country-and it has never disappointed me. When buying a foreign language dictionary, it is extremely important to look up a variety of words with multiple definitions, and see whether you are clear which Spanish word corresponds to which definition. A good test case is a word like "kid": be sure that you know the word in Spanish that corresponds to "child" and the word meaning "young goat". ... Comment | | (Report this)