Merriam-Webster's Spanish-English Dictionary

Well, allow me to join the enthusiastic chorus of supporters for this book. I selected it because I'm in a college Spanish 201 course and was looking for the best-reviewed of the lot, and this was it, and I was not disappointed!As detailed in the product description, there are over 80,000 words - quite a lot! I've had to turn to it rather often (Hey, I never said I was -good- in the class) and it has not disappointed yet. Then again, I'm still learning, so I'm not searching for anything too obscure or technical. The dictionary is quite up-to-date (or at least, as far as dictionaries go - they do evolve rather slowly.) However, it didn't include only words and their translations, it provided quite a thorough introduction to Spanish grammar as well! Careful perusal of this dictionary could probably take the place of a Spanish 101 course (and a bit of 102), something I'd wish I'd known a year ago!Also helpful is the ability to look up conjugated verbs - sometimes they can look very different from their root words! Also included are reflexive verbs, and how they change the meaning. Furthermore, for more common or more complex words, this dictionary will include sample sentences, as many words can change meaning based on how they are used.One thing to note is that only the English side of the dictionary includes IPA pronunciation - for the Spanish side, you'll need to trust your Spanish knowledge (so, maybe not a complete substitute for Spanish 101.)On the technical side: The book is well-bound, though it's quite wide so if you find yourself on a certain page very often the spine might not hold well for more than a few years. As with most dictionaries, the font is small, so you may find yourself squinting, or pulling out the magnifying glass if your reading-vision isn't quite up to scratch.Bottom line: A strong supplement to Spanish coursework, or even travel in a foreign land, this dictionary sets the bar for all others, in the opinion of this reviewer.PS: Reading other reviews, I see that this dictionary seems to skip over vulgarity, or include words that may be misinterpreted based on the region. However, before traveling anywhere, it is always best to read up on that locale's customs and language to avoid any embarrassing missteps!

Very helpful translating English to Spanish and vice versa. It’s easy to use. Makes good sense. Learning Spanish and this book is really helpful. Duo Lingo is system using. Sometimes need help This little book is excellent English to Spanish. Excellent Spanish to English. Useful for definition too. Really happy w this purchase. Deserves 5 stars.

Merriam-Webster's dictionaries are known throughout the world for their thorough and researched presentation; and this is no exception. The Merriam-Webster's Spanish-English Dictionary is an indispensable aid for anyone who is learning Spanish and also for the ones who speak it natively but are new to an English-speaking environment.The dictionary has got separate sections for English>Spanish and Spanish>English translations\meanings which are quite detailed and well worked-out, apart from the fact that vulgarities and profanities have not been included. The dictionary also has some very handy lists at the end, such as Units of Measurements, Countries of the World, Numbers, along with Days and Months.The biggest shortcoming of this dictionary is that it fails to provide pronunciation guides for Spanish words, I think it was critical to include them as the dictionary feels incomplete without them. The only other problem that I had with this book was that the typeset was a bit too small, they can afford to bring it a notch up.

This dictionary is small, and easy to carry around. The Spanish in this book is like common, mainstream usage.If you buy one of these, buy the most recent one. Because that will have more and more, of the newer common usage words.The next best thing after this would be the VOX Spanish/English dictionary. Because that is a very general, common usage dictionary. The problem with the VOX is that you have to lug it around. It is like 2 and a half pounds.

Dear Amazon.com customers:I already have this dictionary, the Kindle version, in my own Kindle tablet, but I bought the book version for a high school student. I was tutoring her and she asked me for a good Spanish - English Translation Dictionary, to use in her language art class at school. I recommended this one. I like this dictionary because it has Pronunciation Symbols for vowels, stress marks, and consonants for both languages. In the section of Spanish Grammar, it shows accentuation, punctuation, and capitalization. Also the use of Articles, definite and indefinite, singular and plural, masculine and feminine. It also has Conjugation of Spanish Regular Verbs in simple and compound tenses for the three different verbs terminations (-AR, -ER, -IR), like verbs as "hablar", "comer", and "vivir", and also explanation about irregular verbs in Spanish (90 of them), that is very convenient when we need a correct translation from English to Spanish. This dictionary, also show us if Nouns are masculine (nm), or feminine (nf), in order to use adjectives in the masculine or feminine correct form. I am so delight that my student has this practical and easy to use dictionary.Cordially, ANA ROJAS