Gran Diccionario Oxford Espanol-Ingles, English-Spanish 3rd Edition (CD-Rom)

Gran Diccionario Oxford Espanol-Ingles, English-Spanish 3rd Edition (CD-Rom)
Publisher: Oxford University Press; 3 Edition
Language: Spanish-English-Spanish
ISBN-10: 0195219570
ISBN-13: 978-0195219579
Format: RAR-ISO
Size: 85 MBs
* Over 300,000 words and phrases and over 480,000 translations that provide comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of Spanish and English
* An extended guide to effective communication, including a wealth of model letters offering help with a wide range of topics--from compiling job applications to booking hotel rooms
* Up-to-the minute information on the cultures of the English and Spanish-speaking worlds, including a new section on the Euro
* In-text boxes that provide detailed guidance on grammar and usage
* American English throughout, with British English alternatives given where relevant
Compiled by expert teams of Spanish and English lexicographers, the Oxford Spanish Dictionary provides the richest, most contemporary coverage of Spanish from around the world. The result of thorough research using sophisticated computer programs to search for new terminology and ensure that all the latest vocabulary from Latin American Spanish and American English is covered, this brand new edition covers over 24 varieties of Spanish as it is written and spoken throughout the Spanish-speaking world--from Spain to Mexico, from Peru to the River Plate.

This groundbreaking edition of the Oxford Spanish Dictionary features 20,000 new entries (10,000 in each language), with the updating focused particularly on business, IT, and scientific terminology. Special entries on life and culture explain the differences between institutions, administrative systems, educational systems, and general life in the Spanish and English-speaking worlds, offering vital background to the language. With a newly designed user-friendly format, the dictionary is more accessible than ever. Each entry is in color making it easy for the reader to distinguish between and search for words. With half of the entries in English and half in Spanish (including the frontmatter), the Oxford Spanish Dictionary is the ideal reference for native speakers of either language

Este diccionario le permite:
- Encontrar las palabras y frases más relevantes del inglés.
- Obtener traducciones más precisas y actualizadas.
- Resolver dudas de gramática y uso idiomático.
- Distinguir entre los diferentes matices de las palabras según el contexto e identificar correctamente el que busca. - Elegir entre inglés británico e inglés americano.
- Redactar cartas y correos electrónicos sin temor a equivocarse, usando los modelos de correspondencia y las plantillas para la redacción de mensajes y currículum vitae que ofrece el diccionario.

Providing the richest coverage of English and Spanish from around the world, this third edition of the Gran Diccionario Oxford builds on the ground-breaking editions of 1994 and 2001, compiled by expert teams of lexicographers.

Key features:
- New user-friendly design and colour layout give improved accessibility.
- Over 300,000 words and phrases provide comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of Spanish and English.
- Extensive amounts of electronic web-based text have been searched for new up-to-date terminology, as well as confirmation of frequency and usage.
- A Readers' panel made up of language experts has provided invaluable feedback on content and design.

CD-ROM:
- The CD-ROM contains the complete text of the Gran Diccionario Oxford.
- User-friendly full text and advanced search features.
- Over 20,000 new entries covering the very latest vocabulary.
- More than 300,000 words and phrases.
- Pronunciation of more than 30,000 entries in English. - Cut and paste from hundreds of sample letters in the comprehensive correspondence guide, which also includes guidance on using email and the Internet, and on text-messaging.