Concise Oxford Spanish Dictionary 3RD Edition

Based on the acclaimed Oxford Spanish Dictionary, this new concise edition retains all the unique features of the parent volume. The result of over ten years' research, the dictionary has been compiled from a unique electronic database of current language, providing a truly fresh description of contemporary Spanish and English. With thousands of authentic example sentences carefully selected to illustrate the full range of meanings and contexts, this new version offers coverage of 24 varieties of Spanish as it is written and spoken throughout the Spanish-speaking world.

Features:

Over 170,000 words and phrases, and over 240,000 translations

Completely up-to-date coverage of contemporary Spanish and English, both written and spoken, including new expressions such as ethnic cleansing, glass ceiling, virtual reality, and serial killer

Fuller coverage of Latin-American Spanish and American English than any dictionary of comparable size

Thousands of example sentences carefully selected to illustrate the full range of meanings and typical contexts

Full and clear guidance on key constructions, complementation, and difficult points of grammar

Guide to personal and business correspondence, including job applications, business faxes, making reservations, and making complaints

Full verb tables

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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.

An essential tool for those who need an authoritative and concise guide to Spanish, this reference is now printed with color throughout.