Bantam New College Spanish/English Dictionary

This dictionary was on my sons school list as a must have. It was bought used, although it looked brand new. Shipped in a sealed plastic bag, it was received in great condition.

This is the best paperback dictionary around: it's not an abridgement of a larger dictionary, but the full version of a hardback dictionary. It's also available in a somewhat compact hardback edition, which is handy. A previous reviewer is wrong: all nouns show the gender, both in the Spanish-English and English-Spanish parts of the dictionary. There are lots of phrases, English and Spanish, that are translated into idiomatic, natural language. If you can love a dictionary, this is the one.

This book is excellent. I refer to it often in order to clarifyfine nuances in the Spanish language. The work has a beginningsection which focuses on pronunciation of the Spanishalphabet. Afterward, the Spanish word is listed and translatedinto English for A-Z. At the midway point, the English wordis listed and translated into Spanish. In addition, there isan extensive section on verbal tenses. The origin of wordsis fully described . For instance, there are distinctionsfor Spanish/American, Cuban and Puerto Rican vocabulary.

This dictionary is an excellent choice for the price. Of course you can get better ones, but certainly you will need lot of additional money and an additional backpack exclusively for carrying it around! This Williams dictionary is by far better than Oxford's Compact English/Spanish dictionary and other "pocket" dictionaries one comes up with. Overall, a good dictionary.

As a Spanish student of 5 years, the Bantam New College Dictionary is the best dictionary I have seen yet. It never fails to have the word or phrases that I am looking for. It is necessary for truly understanding the Spanish language.