El Diccionario Oxford Compact

More than 48,000 words, expressions and examples More than 61,000 translations Up-to-date words, phrases, and translations reflecting today's Latin American Spanish and American and British English More than 450 usage notes on grammar, culture, and difficult or confusing words and phrases Shows students how to pronounce words correctly, and shows where British English pronunciation is different Study pages include expressions using numbers, geographical names, and an irregular verbs table

A compact, intermediate-level dictionary covering over 90,000 words and phrases, and 120,000 translations ideal for the home, office, or school.

The Oxford English Dictionary is the internationally recognized authority on the evolution of the English language from 1150 to the present day. The Dictionary defines over 500,000 words, making it an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, pronunciation, and history of the English language. This new upgrade version of The Oxford English Dictionary Second Edition on CD-ROM offers unparalleled access to the world's most important reference work for the English language. The text of this version has been augmented with the inclusion of the Oxford English Dictionary Additions Series (Volumes 1-3), published in 1993 and 1997, the Bibliography to the Second Edition, and other ancillary material. System requirements: PC with minimum 200 MHz Pentium-class processor; 32 MB RAM (64 MB recommended); 16-speed CD-ROM drive (32-speed recommended); Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, 200, or XP (Local administrator rights are required to install and open the OED for the first time on a PC running Windows NT 4 and to install and run the OED on Windows 2000 and XP); 1.1 GB hard disk space to run the OED from the CD-ROM and 1.7 GB to install the CD-ROM to the hard disk: SVGA monitor: 800 x 600 pixels: 16-bit (64k, high color) setting recommended. Please note: for the upgrade, installation requires the use of the OED CD-ROM v2.0.

Drawn from the highly acclaimed Oxford Spanish Dictionary, this new desk edition is more comprehensive, authoritative, and up to date than any other dictionary of comparable size, with over 80,000 words and 115,000 translations. Employing an extensive electronic database, The Oxford Spanish Desk Dictionary accurately reflects how both languages are spoken and written in all contexts, from literature to informal speech to technical and scientific publication. This edition offers: the fullest treatment of Latin-American Spanish; thematic boxes dealing with key areas such as age, time, countries, and sports; thousands of examples drawn from real speech and written sources; invaluable practical help, including sample letters, resumes, advertisements, job applications, and more. Compact and comprehensive, The Oxford Spanish Desk Dictionary is ideal for travelers, professionals, business people, and students of either language, from Kansas City to Caracas, and from Manchester to Madrid.

Offers definitions of more than 90,000 English and Spanish words and phrases, along with information on grammar, Spanish- and English-speaking countries, and sample letters and other communications.

Drawn from the highly acclaimed Oxford Spanish Dictionary, this new desk edition is more comprehensive, authoritative, and up to date than any other dictionary of comparable size, with over 80,000 words and 115,000 translations. Employing an extensive electronic database, The Oxford Spanish Desk Dictionary accurately reflects how both languages are spoken and written in all contexts, from literature to informal speech to technical and scientific publication. This edition offers: the fullest treatment of Latin-American Spanish; thematic boxes dealing with key areas such as age, time, countries, and sports; thousands of examples drawn from real speech and written sources; invaluable practical help, including sample letters, resumes, advertisements, job applications, and more. Compact and comprehensive, The Oxford Spanish Desk Dictionary is ideal for travelers, professionals, business people, and students of either language, from Kansas City to Caracas, and from Manchester to Madrid.

The Compact Oxford English Dictionary of Current English contains 145,000 words, phrases, and definitions.