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Santiago
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Need recomendations for spanish dictionary
I have a small english-spanish-spanish-english dictionary from random house - it will fit in your shirt pocket but the print is so small no one my age
or older can read it anymore. I am also unhappy that I see so many words on signs that aren't in my current book. Anyone have one they are happy
with?
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bajaguy
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Went to Wal-Mart and picked up a book by American Education Publishing titled: The Complete Book of Spanish-Grades 1-3.
http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Spanish-School-Specialty-Publ...
Has photos, excercises and a glossary. A really great learning tool
This is one of the book reviews:
"I teach Spanish at a community college. I also, from time to time, teach specialized courses in legal, medical, police, you-name-it Spanish. This
would be a terrific supplement to the materials necessary for those courses. In addition to writing my own curriculum for each, this would give a
needed boost to lots of concepts in a workbook format. I wish I could require it for my beginning college students! They would love it!"..............
[Edited on 12-16-2007 by bajaguy]
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bajabound2005
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I have several Spanish/English Dictionaries. My fave is the University of Chicago Spanish Dictionary. So many of the Dictionaries are using English
from Great Britain and Spanish from Spain; you want to be sure you get one that is a least American English.
[Edited on 12-16-2007 by bajabound2005]
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Oso
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LaRousse, unabridged. Added benefit of great exercise carrying it around. (Just kidding, they also have a small one.)
All my childhood I wanted to be older. Now I\'m older and this chitn sucks.
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Russ
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Not a true dictionary but I like "501 Spanish verbs". Lots of good info on sentence structure and how to conjugate the verbs too. Very helpful for
those just starting out. I also like "Spanish for Idiots". Certainly not a text book but really kind of fun to work in.
I forgot the dictionary, DUH! Franklin battery opperated. It doesn't translate well but is small and handy.
[Edited on 12-16-2007 by Russ]
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losfrailes
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As mentioned above, the University of Chicago English-Spanish Dictionary is superb!
Very complete, both directions (Eng-Span, Span-Eng) with a well organized list of common phrases with specifics for Mexico, along with other idiomatic
applications for Spain, Cen America, etc.
It is also not mind boggling huge.
It can be found easily by Google, and there are lots available.
Here is one: http://www.amazon.com/University-Chicago-Spanish-English-Dic...
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[Edited on 12-16-2007 by losfrailes]
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bajamigo
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Russ
Not a true dictionary but I like "501 Spanish verbs". Lots of good info on sentence structure and how to conjugate the verbs too. Very helpful for
those just starting out. I also like "Spanish for Idiots". Certainly not a text book but really kind of fun to work in.
I forgot the dictionary, DUH! Franklin battery opperated. It doesn't translate well but is small and handy.
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I have a Franklin, but the display is virtually unreadable, even when backlit. Does yours have that problem? BTW, when you can read it (such as in a
dark closet), it's a pretty good tool.
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DENNIS
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Velázquez is popular at the university level here. My neighbor, when I lived in town, was a professor at UABC and he used it. The one I have
should come with a wheelbarrow. It's huge. I have no doubt it's available in smaller sizes. Many dictionarys are compiled for Spain rather than
mexico.
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Loretana
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Dictionary
Webster's New World Spanish Dictionary
and 501 Spanish Verbs by Christopher Kendris.
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Hook
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These are helpful, but they are not cheap. And you cant already have a generic one around the house.
http://www.latinbrides.com/
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Santiago
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Hook????? I appreciate the link and all that and in fact I have a generic one but what's the connection??
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elizabeth
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Another vote for the University of Chicago dictionary. I also think 501 Spanish Verbs is a great resource.
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Russ
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bajamigo , This one the screen in fine but I had one of the talking ones that the screen was very dim. New batteries worked for awhile but ended up
in the trash. The one I have now is 5 years old and works well ----- today.
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debindesert
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30 years now. It has served me well.
Maybe I need a new one?
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Hook
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Santiago
Hook????? I appreciate the link and all that and in fact I have a generic one but what's the connection?? |
Well, these could act as your translator.
There are other uses, I have heard...............
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debindesert
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Bought this little beauty for 75 cents at a used bookstore across the street from Whittier College. I noticed that on the right corner (when
purchased) it listed 60 cents. Considering inflation and this 74th edition (1961), I think I got a deal.
Unfortunately, I spent most of my tuition money on Toga parties. Little left for stupid things like books. Maybe that’s why I still need a Spanish
dictionary?
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vacaenbaja
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Go Poets! My vote goes with University of Chicago. All my professors endorsed the same.
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vgabndo
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I vote for the Chicago too. That said, if I spent any reasonable time with any of the twenty books on Spanish on my shelves, any ONE would be
adequate.
There are eighteen of these on E-Bay right now starting at fifty cents. Renew, reuse...recycle.....
[Edited on 12-17-2007 by vgabndo]
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It has been our (Mrs Miller and I) experience in traveling thought out the world that if a dictionary is large enough to read is too large to carry in
a pocket, if it is small enough to be carried in a pocket it is difficult to read and essentially useless. Therefore we posses a number of large
school book size indexed dictionaries which are always with us in our Baja travels.
The most usefull therefore the one most often relied on for Baja travel is the "Oxford-Duden Pictorial SPANISH and English dictionary" ISBN #
0-19-864514-7 ( hard cover) 0-19 -864515-4 (paper back), 677 illustrated pages plus over 100 non numbered pages.
The key word is Pictorial...each page is devoted to a line drawing of a particular area of interest with each item identified with a number. On the
same page or another page the item is identified in both Spanish and English
These "Pictionaries" as they are commonly referred to are generally available at upscale book stores in the US--They are not inexpensive-- Price
$21.95 US Yankee dollars for the soft cover.
But who ever said a good tool was inexpensive?
sdm
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BajaWarrior
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Santiago
Hook????? I appreciate the link and all that and in fact I have a generic one but what's the connection?? |
No dictionary needed, language of love...
Haven't had a bad trip yet....
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