Written specifically for Argentinian and Uruguayan learners of English. Clear, accurate and up-to-date translations, based on analysis of the British National Corpus. Clear division of senses within each individual entry. A user-friendly design with entries in colour and extensive cross-references that help you find your way round the dictionary. Illustrations and over 500 notes on grammatical points, vocabulary and the culture of the English-speaking world.

This is a new, enlarged edition of the popular bilingual pocket dictionary for Spanish-speaking learners of English. It has been thoroughly updated to include new vocabulary, new appendices, and new study pages. It retains the clear, helpful notes written in Spanish to explain grammar,vocabulary and cultural points that might cause difficulty for Spanish learners.

More than 48,000 words, expressions and examples More than 61,000 translations Up-to-date words, phrases, and translations reflecting today's Latin American Spanish and American and British English More than 450 usage notes on grammar, culture, and difficult or confusing words and phrases Shows students how to pronounce words correctly, and shows where British English pronunciation is different Study pages include expressions using numbers, geographical names, and an irregular verbs table

New pocket-sized bilingual dictionary with wide, up-to-date coverage of Latin American Spanish and American and British English.

Drawn from the highly acclaimed Oxford Spanish Dictionary, this new desk edition is more comprehensive, authoritative, and up to date than any other dictionary of comparable size, with over 80,000 words and 115,000 translations. Employing an extensive electronic database, The Oxford Spanish Desk Dictionary accurately reflects how both languages are spoken and written in all contexts, from literature to informal speech to technical and scientific publication. This edition offers: the fullest treatment of Latin-American Spanish; thematic boxes dealing with key areas such as age, time, countries, and sports; thousands of examples drawn from real speech and written sources; invaluable practical help, including sample letters, resumes, advertisements, job applications, and more. Compact and comprehensive, The Oxford Spanish Desk Dictionary is ideal for travelers, professionals, business people, and students of either language, from Kansas City to Caracas, and from Manchester to Madrid.