Diccionario Oxford Compact

Provides translations of over ninety thousand words and phrases into European and Latin American Spanish, as well as information about grammar, culture, and communication.

An easy-to-use two-way Spanish bilingual dictionary containing 40,000 up-to-date words and phrases, and 60,000 translations.

A compact, intermediate-level dictionary covering over 90,000 words and phrases, and 120,000 translations ideal for the home, office, or school.

Up-to-date coverage of more 170,000 words and phrases, and 240,000 translations, as well as notes on the life and culture of countries of the Spanish-speaking world, are provided in an authoritative, concise dictionary.

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

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Entradas destacadas in color. Mas de 40.000 palabras y frases y 60.000 traducciones. Ideal para usuarios en general, para la gente de negocios, de vacaciones y viajeros el Diccionario Oxford Mini es la mini guia perfecta del ingles. Esta nueva edicion del Diccionario Oxford Mini ofrece una cobertura actualizada de todo el vocabulario esencial de uso diario con mas de 40.000 palabras y frases y 60.000 traducciones. Se han incorporado las mas recientes palabras en cada idioma, reflejandotodos los aspectos de la vida de hoy. Notas culturales proporcionan un trasfondo esencial de la vida en el mundo anglosajon. Se ha incorporado una seccion para entender una carta de restaurante de manera que se sepa exactamente lo que se va obtener para comer y la muy aclamada lista tematica de frases que da un acceso rapidisimo a todas las palabras y expresiones que se necesitan para las situaciones de cada dia - compras, viajes, preguntas de como llegar algun lugar o como encontrar un lugarpara quedarse. Now in color with over 40,000 words and phrases, and 60,000 translations. The latest words in each language have been added, reflecting all aspects of life today. An easy to use phrasefinder gives you superfast access to all the words and expressions you need for everyday situations - shopping, travelling, asking for directions, or finding a place to stay. The conversion charts for distance, weights and measures, and clothing and shoe sizes make travelling abroad easier than ever before. New guides to roadsigns and a shopping guide make this compact and portable dictionary ideal for holiday makers, and travellers, as well as general users and business people.

Offers definitions for English words and phrases, along with observations about the evolution of the dictionary since its first edition and tables that contain information for such topics as countries and chemical elements.

The standard dictionary of the English language micrographically printed in one volume

The Concise Oxford English Dictionary is a world-famous bestseller, chosen by thousands of users for its up-to-date and authoritative coverage of the English language. This package includes the latest edition of the Concise Oxford English Dictionary in print and CD-ROM formats. It contains over 240,000 words, phrases, and definitions, providing meanings for everyday words plus scientific and technical vocabulary, as well as English from around the world. This revised edition of the dictionary has been updated with hundreds of new words and phrases drawn from research findings from the Oxford Reading Programme and the two-billion word Oxford English Corpus. The CD-ROM version of the dictionary offers full-text search functionality, instant look-up from WindowsRG documents, including email and the internet, and high-quality spoken pronunciations for thousands of words, making it ideal for family use, as well as for homework and school use. The CD-ROM is also Mac compatiblefor the first time, due to brand new software. This edition also features a new supplementary section, with quick-reference word lists (containing, for example, lists of Unusual Words, and Onomatopoeic Words), and a revised and updated English Uncovered supplement, which presents interesting facts about the English language.

Provides definitions of words in contemporary use in English-speaking countries throughout the world, with examples of idiomatic uses, guides to irregular forms, notes on grammar and preferred usage, and lists of related terms.

This second edition--the most current and detailed for its size--is perfect for classroom use.

This work is the most authoritative and up-to-date dictionary of linguistics available. Written by Peter Matthews, Professor of Linguistics at Cambridge University, the book provides concise and informative entries across the whole field of linguistics form phonetics to formal semantics andincludes world-wide coverage of languages and language families.