Collins Spanish Concise Dictionary, 3e
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Practical, user-friendly, comprehensive
- The HarperCollins Spanish Concise Dictionary, 3rd Edition offers up-to-date coverage of contemporary Spanish -- from broadband to designer baby, botellón to emoticón
- Special entries throughout highlight aspects of Spanish life and culture
- Exclusive keyword feature provides additional help with translating the most essential vocabulary
Extra help with grammar:
- Step-by-step guide to Spanish grammar includes hundreds of examples
- Extensive examples are given for grammatical constructions and idiomatic usage
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Collins Spanish Concise Dictionary, 3e
By Margaret HarperCollins PublishersHarperCollins Publishers, Inc.
Copyright © 2008 Margaret HarperCollins PublishersAll right reserved.
ISBN: 9780060575786
Introduction
You may be starting Spanish for the first time, or you may wish to extend your knowledge of the language. Perhaps you want to read and study Spanish books, newspapers and magazines, or perhaps simply have a conversation with Spanish speakers. Whatever the reason, whether you're a student, a tourist or want to use Spanish for business, this is the ideal book to help you understand and communicate. This modem, user-friendly dictionary gives priority to everyday vocabulary and the language of current affairs, business, computing and tourism, and, as in all Collins dictionaries, the emphasis is firmly placed on contemporary language and expressions.
How to use the dictionary
Below you will find an outline of how information is presented in your dictionary. Our aim is to give you the maximum amount of detail in the clearest and most helpful way.
Entries
A typical entry in your dictionary will be made up of the following elements:
Phonetic transcription
Phonetics appear in square brackets immediately after the headword. They are shown using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), and a complete list of the symbols used in this system can be found on page x. The pronunciation given is for Castilian Spanish except where a word is solely used in Latin America, when we give the Latin American pronunciation. A further guide to the differences in types of Spanish pronunciation is given on page x.
Grammatical information
All words belong to one of the following parts of speech: noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, article, conjunction, preposition, abbreviation. Nouns can be singular or plural and, in Spanish, masculine or feminine. Verbs can be transitive, intransitive, reflexive or impersonal. Pans of speech appear in italics immediately after the phonetic spelling of the headword. The gender of the translation also appears in italics immediately following the key element of the translation, except where this is a regular masculine singular noun ending in "o", or a regular feminine singular noun ending in "a".
Often a word can have more than one part of speech. just as the English word chemical can bean adjective or a noun, the Spanish word conocido can bean adjective ("(well-) known") or a noun ("acquaintance"). In the same way the verb to walk is sometimes transitive, ie it takes an object ("to walk the dog") and sometimes intransitive, ie it doesn't take an object ("to walk to school"). To help you find the meaning you are looking for quickly and for clarity of presentation, the different part of speech categories are separated by a shaded square.
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