The Concise American Heritage Spanish Dictionary

by American Heritage Dictionaries, Edit

• ISBN13: 9780618117697
• ISBN10: 0618117695
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-08-10
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Summary

This edition has been newly revised to include the most current computer, telecommunications, and Internet vocabulary in both English and Spanish. Featuring American English and Latin American Spanish, it contains 70,000 entries, with more than 120,000 meanings.

Author Biography

The Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries and of other reference titles published by Houghton Mifflin Company are trained lexicographers with a varied array of interests and expertise. Most of the editors hold graduate degrees and have studied at least one foreign language. Several have degrees in linguistics or in the history of the English language. Others have degrees in science or sometimes other disciplines. All the editors familiarize themselves with the vocabulary in specific subject areas, collect materials on new developments and usage, and work in association with consultants to ensure that the content of our publications is as accurate and as up-to-date as possible.

Table of Contents

Preface & Guide to the Dictionary	iv
Prefacio & Guia para el Uso de este Diccionario	v
Abbreviations / Abreviaturas	vi
Spanish Pronunciation Guide	viii
Guia para la Pronunciacion Inglesa	ix
Spanish Verb Table	x
Verbos Irregulares del Ingles	xvi
Places, Peoples, and Languages	xvii
Lugares, Pueblos e Idiomas	xx
Geographic Labels / Rotulos Geograficos	xxiii
Weights and Measures / Pesas y Medidas	xxiv
Spanish-English Dictionary	1	(294)
Diccionario Ingles-Espanol	295