Vox Compact Spanish and English Dictionary : English-Spanish/Spanish-English

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• ISBN13: 9780071396523
• ISBN10: 0071396527
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-07-02
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Summary

The most practical and up-to-date Spanish and English dictionary available Throughout the world, the Vox dictionaries are acclaimed as the finest Spanish and English references published. The new edition of theVox Compact Spanish and English Dictionaryis large enough to serve as your preferred reference at home or at the office, yet its compact size and vinyl cover make it easy to take to class or on your travels. Additionally, theVox Compact Spanish and English Dictionaryis edited to serve your needs as a beginning or intermediate student--whether you are an English-speaking student of Spanish or a Spanish-speaking student of English. Its convenient size and format, as well as clear typography and layout, make this dictionary an excellent value. Here you'll find: An up-to-date word list that gives special emphasis to everyday language, idioms, and current technical, scientific, and business terms Approximately 85,000 headwords, phrases, and examples Irregular verb forms--in both Spanish and English--presented in convenient tables Complete grammar overviews of both Spanish and English A special 45-page section of 3,500 of the most frequently used Spanish and English idioms and expressions English pronunciation indicated in the International Phonetic Alphabet Useful appendices that add to the dictionary's value as an all-purpose reference

Table of Contents

Preface	p. V
Prologo	p. VI
How to consult this dictionary/Guia para consultar este diccionario	p. VII
Ingles-Espanol/English-Spanish
Observaciones	p. XI
Abreviaturas usadas en este diccionario	p. XIII
Signos de la A.F.I.	p. XV
Resumen de la gramatica inglesa	p. XVII
Principales sufijos de la lengua inglesa	p. XXXIV
Verbos irregulares	p. XXXVII
Diccionario	p. 1
Nombres geograficos	p. 289
Idioms and Expressions/Modismos y Expresiones
Spanish-English	p. 1
Ingles-Espanol	p. 23
Spanish-English/Espanol-Ingles
Remarks	p. III
Abbreviations Used in This Dictionary	p. V
Key to Pronunciation in Spanish	p. VII
Overview of Spanish Grammar	p. IX
Common Spanish Suffixes	p. XXI
Spanish Verb Tables	p. XXIII
Dictionary	p. 1
Geographical Names	p. 275
Appendices/Apendices
False Cognates and "Part-Time" Cognates	p. 283
Monetary Units/Unidades monetarias	p. 285
Weights and Measures/Pesas y medidas	p. 287
Numbers/Numerales	p. 290
Temperature/La temperatura	p. 291
Maps/Mapas
North America/America del Norte	p. 292
Central America/America Central	p. 293
Mexico/Mexico	p. 294
West Indies/las Antillas	p. 295
South America/America del Sur	p. 296
Spain and Portugal/Espana y Portugal	p. 297
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