The Oxford Spanish Dictionary

This is an outstanding dictionary. I have been using it, in one format or another, for many years. (I now have the Palm PDA version on my handheld - not as full of features as the CD Rom version, but just as complete, and super when I'm on the go).

One outstanding feature is that the CD Rom version permits you to click on words in other text you are reading on the computer, and immediately see the translation of that term in the dictionary (see below).

The CD Rom dictionary is very easy to install on your PC, does not need much memory or disk space, and is very easy to use.

Some of the Best Features:
* Type a word in English or Spanish and it appears in the definition pane immediately.
* Click on a word in the definition pane, and THAT definition appears immediately.
* Select the "advanced search" feature to type a phrase or partial phrase. You will see a list of all words in which that phrase appears somewhere in the definition.
* Open the dictionary and turn on the "Watch Clipboard" option. As you read text in a Word document or in an internet document, if you double-click on a word in that document, the translation will pop up in the dictionary definition pane. This feature makes word lookup immediate - no more flipping through pages and losing your concentration. An excellent tool for language-learners (like me).
* The "Realspeak" feature pronounces the Spanish words. (This is not available for English words)
* Spanish verb tables are available with a click of the mouse.

I highly recommend this dictionary, and especially the CD version, for professionals and learners alike.

I purchased this cd-rom dictionary to replace a very old Spanish dictionary - with no computer terms, no less !! I had never used a CD-rom dictionary before. The content are superior - including both South American and Spanish Spanish terms. Also, it includes many useful technical terms in a range of fields. You can quickly get used to the CD-rom approach to looking up words - and even phrases. Both into and from Spanish are easy. Also the nice thing is that associated words appear alongside. I am a longtime Spanish scholar and have been reading Spanish for over 40 years. This is the best dictionary I have had so far.

took a paper dictionary and converted it directlly to digital. poor seach engin.
couldn't use for verb tenses, a franklin electronic dictionary has more use. Taking a rosetta stone course and half the words I would look up the dictionary would not find, or not defined in a simalar manner. Used my wifes five year old franklin and it understood the rosetta stone words . Returned it hope I get money back

Very useful definitions and a great display of common usage in a proper sentence. Great design and layout of the text and cover.

This dictionary does have an enormous vocabulary, verb tenses and other nuances of the Spanish language...which is great.

WHAT IT DOES NOT CONTAIN IS A SYSTEM OF PRONUNCIATION FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL SPANISH WORD. It does give the information for pronouncing the English words which was little use for me as a native speaker of the English language.

I am just learning Spanish and need a dictionary which tells me how to pronounce the Spanish words. This does not.