Collins Spanish English, English Spanish dictionary

by Colin Smith

With more than 230,000 references and 444,000 translations, the HarperCollins Spanish Unabridged Dictionary provides in-depth treatment of all areas of modern Spanish, including the specialized vocabulary terms used in the fields of computers, business, politics, and medicine. In addition, incorporated within the main text of the dictionary are 1,000 sidebars that offer readers a deeper understanding of life and culture in Spanish-speaking countries and help unravel the complexities of the language.

Featuring a comprehensive coverage of phrases and idioms, a full treatment of Latin-American Spanish, and an exceptionally user-friendly layout, the HarperCollins Spanish Unabridged Dictionary is an invaluable source for students and professionals alike.

Genres: Reference, Language, Nonfiction, Spanish Literature, Dictionaries

908 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1975

About the author

Colin Smith was one of Britain's leading authorities on medieval Spanish literature, and the compiler of the best and most widely used Spanish-English/ English-Spanish dictionary, the Collins dictionary. His unusually wide range of interests included archaeology and entomology, and led him to joint authorship of The Place-Names of Roman Britain (1979).

Christopher Colin Smith, Hispano-medievalist, lexicographer: born Brighton, Sussex 27 September 1927; Assistant Lecturer, Department of Spanish, Leeds University 1953- 56, Lecturer 1956-64, Senior Lecturer 1964-68, Sub-Dean of Arts 1963-66; University Lecturer in Spanish, Cambridge University 1968-75, Professor of Spanish 1975-90; Fellow, St Catharine's College, Cambridge 1968-97; Hispanic Editor, Modern Language Review 1974-81, General Editor 1976-81; married 1954 Ruth Barnes (three daughters, and one son deceased); died Cambridge 16 February 1997.

Reviews

[Christopher · Rating 5 out of 5]

This review describes the third edition of the COLLINS GEM SPANISH DICTIONARY, English-Spanish and Spanish-English, which appeared in 1993 and was reprinted in 1995.

The dictionary contains over 40,000 references and 70,000 translations. Like the Collins Gem German dictionary, this one adopts the helpful feature of boxing out "keywords", Spanish words with many idiomatic usages, and giving them appropriate coverage. The pronunciation of English and Spanish words are given in phonetic transcription (IPA). For English the Received Pronunciation is given, while for Spanish one finds the standard Castilian pronunciation of Spain. This is understandable, as Collins is a British publisher. An appendix at the end of the dictionary has a table of irregular Spanish verbs and gives numbers in English and Spanish along with information on telling time.

I've had this dictionary for a decade now, and while the paper has yellowed somewhat, it has not become brittle and the cover has withstood getting knocked about in my pocket or suitcase. It proved very useful during a residence in Spain, and I still refer to it in reading Spanish texts without encountering many limitations, though if you are reading literature you'll also want a large table dictionary I'd recommend seeking out a copy, it's well represented on the used market. Also, if you are a foreigner grappling with Spanish, I'd recommend the book COLLINS GEM SPANISH VERB TABLES AND GRAMMAR (ISBN 0-00-459340-5) which complements the dictionary well (and matches it in appearance).

[Lisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Harper Collins Spanish Dictionary/Spanish-English English-Spanish (HarperCollins Bilingual Dictionaries) by Harper Collins Publishers (1990)

[Fibrina Damayanthi · Rating 3 out of 5]

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[for-much-deliberation ... · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a good reference dictionary for high school spanish

[Steve Clark]

1986