Collins Spanish-English, English-Spanish dictionary = Collins diccionario Espanol-Ingles, Ingles-Espanol.

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BookPublisher: Glasgow : HarperCollins Publishers, 1993Copyright date: ©1993Edition: Second edition.Description: xviii, 1098 pages ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0062755145 (hardback); 0004701151 (hardback); 8425326540 (hardback); 8425327725 (hardback).Other title: Collins spanish concise dictionary Spanish-English, English-Spanish.Uniform titles: Collins concise Spanish-English, English-Spanish dictionary. Subject(s): Spanish language -- Dictionaries -- English

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Reference	MTU Bishopstown Library Lending	463 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Reference		00017007
Reference	MTU Cork School of Music Library Reference	463 (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Reference		00101991

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These new and popularly priced dictionaries, unparalled for their accurate reflection of the living language, offer more than 133,000 entries. Concise definitions and numerous phrases and examples provide an exceptionally clear format. The inclusion of the most recent vocabulary from such fields as economics, politics, computers, and medicine makes this series an invaluable and affordable resource for students and professionals alike. Each edition comes with comprehensive verb tables and is thumb-indexed.

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HarperCollins Spanish Unabridged Dictionary, 8th Edition Introduction Since it was first published to great critical acclaim in 1971, the COLLINS SPANISH DICTIONARY has become one of the most highly-respected reference works of its kind. The extent of its coverage together with the clarity and accuracy of the information it gives have made it a recognized authority in the field of Spanish-English EnglishSpanish lexicography. While building on all the strengths that have made the COLLINS SPANISH DICTIONARY so popular, including features such as the Language in Use guide to self-expression and the recent innovative encyclopaedic and usage boxes, this latest edition marks an exciting new step forward. As well as adding a wealth of new words and expressions which have come into the language since the last edition, we have used the huge English and Spanish databases developed through the groundbreaking research into computational linguistics carried out by COLLINS in partnership with the University of Birmingham since the 1970s to refine existing entries, senses and phrases. These multi-millionword corpora are collections of texts held on computer, which provide numerous examples of how words are actually used in the widest possible variety of contexts, be it in newspapers, in literature, in official reports or in ordinary spoken language. In much the same way as scientists who analyse objective data to confirm their hypotheses, dictionary editors now have access to vast databases of hard facts and evidence to back up their own linguistic intuition. The result is a degree of accuracy and depth of coverage that would be impossible to achieve using traditional methods alone. One of our greatest challenges, given the sheer wealth of information to be presented, was to make such a sophisticated reference work simple and quick to use. The result is a completely new layout, designed to make different senses, set structures and idioms easier to locate even in the longest entries, which have been given a special treatment all their own. By combining the tried-and-tested strengths of the existing dictionary with a new and innovative approach, we feel we have taken the most significant step forward in Spanish-English lexicography since our first edition in 1971. We are confident that the COLLINS SPANISH DICTIONARY will continue to be a valued companion for students, teachers, translators and language enthusiasts alike. HarperCollins Spanish Unabridged Dictionary, 8th Edition . Copyright © by Wayne HarperCollins. Reprinted by permission of HarperCollins Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved. Available now wherever books are sold. Excerpted from Spanish Dictionary by HarperCollins Staff All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.