Merriam-Webster's Spanish-English Dictionary

by Merriam-Webster

Merriam-Webster's Spanish-English Dictionary is a completely new dictionary designed to meet the needs of English and Spanish speakers in a time of ever-expanding communication among the countries of the Western Hemisphere. It is intended for language learners, teachers, office workers, tourists, business travelers--anyone who needs to communicate effectively in the Spanish and English languages as they are spoken and written in the Americas.

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

741 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

Reviews

[fayre · Rating 5 out of 5]

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Draco x Harry
Harry falls into a depression after the war and his friends kind of suck
He drinks with Draco in a pub, they fly together a couple times
Draco takes him on a muggle vacation around the UK
Draco loves ‘wonderwall’
They rent a camper van toward the end

[Cameron Galvan]

now I know Spanish

[Cheyanna Wickman]

Merriam-Webster, Inc. (1998). Merriam-Webster's Spanish-English dictionary. Springfield, Mass: Merriam-Webster.
Citation by: Cheyanna Wickman
Type of Reference: Dictionary
Call Number: 463
Content/ Scope: A dictionary that is targeted to a general audience with over 100,000 translations and 80,000 entries. There are also sample sentences for students or learners who are trying to learn more about sentence structure. This dictionary also contains pronunciations for words that students may struggle to learn to say.
Accuracy/ Authority/ Bias: Merriam- Webster is a well-known dictionary publisher. They have been creating not only English dictionaries but also dictionaries with translations and other languages such as this one. Many schools and libraries utilize these dictionaries.
Arrangement/ Presentation: This dictionary is arranged alphabetically with the Spanish words being first then the English translation. The pronunciations are after each word to aide students in learning to say the word as they encounter it. There are also some example sentences following words, as well as the definition of each word following it. The definitions are what each word means in Spanish.
Relation to other works: There are many dictionaries for students and many Spanish dictionaries but students in middle school are typically just starting this new language for the first time or they could be ELL learners coming to us. They need the support of a great comprehensive dictionary to help them. This dictionary would serve the purposes of both student groups well.
Accessibility/ Diversity: This dictionary will allow students who are learning to speak Spanish to utilize it as well as students who are ELL learners and native speakers of Spanish. Students who are native speakers of Spanish will be able to utilize this dictionary to see what words mean in English and students who are just learning to speak Spanish will be able to use this dictionary to help aid them in their studies or in being able to speak to our ELL learners.
Cost: $6.99
Professional Review: Charles, J. (1999). [Review of Merriam- Webster’s Spanish- English Dictionary]. Library Journal.

[Jill Messer]

Name: Jill Messer
Title: Merriam-Webster (Ed.). (2011). Webster’s everyday Spanish-English dictionary. Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster.
Type of Reference: Dictionary
Call Number: R 463.21 W399
Brief Description: This reference guide is a Spanish to English dictionary, which offers translation on thousands of Spanish words. This is a wonderful source of information for any student enrolled in a Spanish class or anyone interested in learning a new language.
Citation of a Review:
Cost: $3.99
Relevance and Relationship: The relevance of a book like Webster’s Everyday Spanish-English Dictionary is that East has a large number of Spanish speaking students who are still learning English and Spanish is the only foreign language offered a the school.
Purpose: The purpose of this dictionary is to be an every day tool for students to use who are learning Spanish or who are learning English for the first time.
Validity: The Merriam-Webster dictionaries have been a staple in classrooms and libraries for years and will continue to be there.
Format: The format for this text is print.
Arrangement and Presentation: The arrangement of this text is that the words are written in Spanish and then offer an English definition or vice versa.
Diversity: This dictionary is perfect for East because it will aide almost every student in the school at some point in their time at the school.

[Jamie Richardson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Federal Street Press. Webster's Spanish -English Dictionary.
Springfield, Mass. : Merriam-Webster, 1998.

Citation by: Jamie Richardson
Type of Reference: Dictionary
Call Number: R423 Mer

Content/Scope: A great resource for Spanish to English translation. Over 80,000 entries.

Accuracy/Authority/Bias: Company is known world-wide for various publications.

Arrangement/Presentation: It is arranged in alphabetical order. Presented in an easy to follow format.

Accessibility/Diversity: It is accessible for all those that need help in translating from one language to another.

Professional Review:
Charles, J. (1999). Book reviews: Reference. Library Journal, 124
(19), 62.

[Jessica Cooper · Rating 4 out of 5]

Title: Merriam-Webster's Spanish-English Dictionary. (2003). Springfield, MA : Merriam-Webster.

Reviewer: Jessica L. Cooper

Type: Dictionary

Call Number: 463.21

Brief Description: This Spanish-to-English, English-to-Spanish dictionary contains over 80,000 entry words and phrases.

Cost: $6.50

Format: Print. 18 cm. (making it easy to carry)

Arrangement and Presentation: There are two sections in the dictionary--English to Spanish and Spanish to English. Entries in both section are arranged alphabetically.

Diversity: Will appeal to native-Spanish-speaking ESL students and to students who are learning Spanish.

[Avel Rudenko · Rating 5 out of 5]

When Spanish II came along, it was imperative that I had some sort of reference to words I wasn't familiar with. Eventually, my use of it gave me an "A" in Spanish class. My rating is in accord with my satisfaction of this concise pocket-sized but quite thick of-a-book. History shows anything "Webster's" is a pleasure to hold while in doubt about words. Helped me greatly up until my purchase of an electronic "Franklin Spanish-English/English-Spanish Tes-120" which soon-after took over. Darn technology. Both became prized-possessions, a part of the ever-growing library.

[Kim Davidson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Having a growing number of Spanish speaking students each school year, this book has helped me so much. I received a student this year that moved from Mexico to our school. She had very limited English and this reference book helped both of us, trememdously! I recomment this book for anyone with a Spanish speaking population in their school. It is also inexpensive, in comparison to other reference books, and I actually purchased one of these for my student to take home and use with homework and to help learn the language with her family.

[Brandi Ethridge · Rating 3 out of 5]

Merriam-Webster’s Spanish-English Dictionary

Type of Reference: Dictionary

Call Number: Ref 463

APA Citation:
Merriam-Webster's Spanish-English Dictionary. (2003). Springfield, MA : Merriam-Webster.

Description: Merriam-Webster is a well-known trusted name in dictionaries. This dictionary is a bilingual guide to words in Spanish and English. With more than 80,000 entries and 100,000 translations, this dictionary is a must have. The cost of this item ($6.18) makes it very accessible to Spanish and English speaking patrons.

[Batya]

Handy. Doesn't include everything. Tends to have more Mexican vocabulary, according to my South American instructors of Spanish at Morehouse College in summer, 2008. They recommended the unabridged Larousse dictionary.

[Efrain Guzman-Rosario · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good book to supplement any self-help book that teaches you how to learn Spanish. It is one thing to say words, it is another to understand them.

[Minervinij]

I LOVE Spanish!!! But I didn't know what shelf to put this on because I wouldn't actually sit down and read the dictionary.......

[Peggy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great little dictionary and I'm finding it very helpful. I especially like the long list of verbs in the front of the book that are conjugated for the reader.

[Choc Elle · Rating 1 out of 5]

still reading of course

[Abby Martin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good for wanting to translate words. Of course I didn't read the whole thing, but I read at least 50 pages.

[Judy Tarver · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very thorough in comparison with other similar books. This one has a lot more words than others and bonus information about the language that helps with learning Spanish.