The New World Spanish/English, English/Spanish Dictionary (El New World Diccionario español/inglés, inglés/español)

This Spanish-English/English-Spanish dictionary is incredibly useful. Having both languages in a single volume makes it so convenient for quick lookups. The print is clear and easy to read, which is a big plus. I appreciate the comprehensive vocabulary included in this edition. It's a great tool for students, travelers, and anyone learning either language. This dictionary feels sturdy and well-made, ensuring it will last. I highly recommend it for its practicality and value.

I bought an older edition of this English-Spanish Dictionary in 1982, when I was a freshman in college, majoring in Zoology, but had to take Spanish as a requirement in my school's College of Arts and Sciences. I fell in love with the language and my professors who taught it, many of of whom were graduate students who were born in Puerto Rico. Thanks to those wonderful teachers, I visited Puerto Rico and fell in love with the language, the culture, and the island more than I ever imagined I could. I earned my degree in Zoology, followed by a doctorate degree, and I stayed fluent in Spanish over the years. So, to keep my library updated I recently bought the lasted edition of this English-Spanish Dictionary, and I was pleasantly surprised to see it's even better than before! It has not only a tremendous number of words, but also excellent Spanish language grammar lessons and other helpful information. I love this book, and I'm especially happy to see that the orange-and-yellow book cover still looks the same now, in 2021, as it did in 1982. What a gift.

Incarcerated person requested to look up words he would come across while reading or hearing people speak in Spanish that he didn’t know

As mentioned by other reviewers what could be an ideal midsize study dictionary small enough to easily browse as the one-stop shop for looking up words in either language is hampered by the inexplicable decision not to include the gender of Spanish nouns when looking up words in the English-Spanish section. I own the Oxford New Spanish Dictionary, Webster's Spanish-English Dictionary for Students, and Merriam-Webster's Pocket Spanish-English Dictionary, all 3 of which are smaller but include the gender of Spanish nouns when you're looking up an English-Spanish translation. On the plus side, of the 4, The New World contains the most entries, it is about the same size book as the Oxford, standard paperback novel size, but about twice as thick. Besides that, one major reason I am glad I got this dictionary and keep it by my side is that unlike the other 3, it includes IPA pronunciation in parentheses for both English AND Spanish. Oxford & Merriam Webster only include IPA pronunciation for the English words in the English-Spanish part, strange in dictionaries designed for Anglophones who hopefully already know how to pronounce English & are studying Spanish. Yes, unlike English, Spanish pronunciation is consistent & straightforward, but there are still times when a Spanish word is giving me trouble, and when I look it up in here, there in parentheses is the IPA pronunciation to clear up confusion. It even includes both Castilian and Latin American pronunciations in cases where they differ. This is my go-to paper dictionary for looking up Spanish words, but due to the one big aforementioned flaw, I'll go to the Oxford or Webster for English-Spanish, lest I be forced to look up a noun twice in The New World first to get the English-Spanish translation then flip to look up the gender in the Spanish-English section because this dictionary couldn't include a simple f or m next to the Spanish noun translation.

Holy cow this is a beefy book! This dictionary has, honestly, everything you could need while you're studying Spanish. I'll be studying abroad in Costa Rica this summer, and will have this with me for sure.

El diccionario El Nuevo Mundo es muy completo y práctico. Tienes uIdeal para usar en la escuela o en casa, especialmente para quienes están aprendiendo inglés o mejorando su vocabulario. ✅ Lo que me gustó: Contiene muchas palabras actualizadas. Explicaciones claras y fáciles de entender. Muy útil para clases, tareas y estudio diario. Buen tamaño y presentación. En resumen, un diccionario excelente y educativo que recomiendo 100 % para estudiantes y personas que quieren mejorar su inglés o español.

99.9 % of the words (either English or Spanish) that I look up are in this book--and that's rare. It is intelligently designed and written. There are additional pages of explanation that are priceless. The print is entirely readable. It will not fit in your pocket (unless you wear cargo pants) but it is very compact for the thoroughness and usefulness. The price for this item is so relativity low, it seems like a mistake. Buy it, you will not be sorry.

Pretty upset with the "definitions" some words have (some do not have any at all). If you're looking for the definition of a word in Spanish, guess what, you have to look for that word in the English section to get the definition of it IN SPANISH! It is a lot of back and forth and it drives me nuts but my kids seem to enjoy doing the extra work so they can learn new words.... I was hoping it would be separate sections with the words and definitions in that specific language not how it is. Other than that, it does its job and my kids are learning how to communicate with me in Spanish.

Percepción:Este diccionario está bastante bien, y mucho mejor que otros diccionarios más caros, que ocupan mucho más espacio y de que han publicado otras editoriales con un supuesto mejor prestigio. Indispensable tanto para angloparlantes para aprender o mejorar su español/castellano, como para hispanohablantes que quieren aprender o mejorar su inglés. Hay que decir, que más específicamente este diccionario no es del tipo de español de España (aunque también tiene cosas), ni del inglés de Oxford o Cambridge (aunque también tiene algunas cosas), de hecho la propia editorial es una subsidiaria de la Penguin americana. Con esto no quiero decir que otros diccionarios no sean fantásticos, como los Longman, Collins u otras editoriales específicas de diccionarios muy buenos, que clasifican sus diccionarios según su tamaño, y según su nivel de inglés (básico, medio, avanzado, profesional), este diccionario no tiene ninguna de estas clasificaciones, pero se podría considerar como bastante avanzado, lo cual en su pequeño tamaño ya tiene su mérito. Yo tuve una edición antigua hace unos años, pero el diccionario desapareció, por eso me he alegrado tanto de volver a encontrarlo, aunque en una versión nueva. Este diccionario, según mi apreciación es uno de los mejores que he visto en relación calidad/precio a lo largo de los años, y tiene bastantes cosas que comento a continuación: Descripción del diccionario: Es un diccionario avanzado, y tiene 1360 páginas, y sin embargo pesa poco, como un libro de bolsillo estrecho, pero profundo (las 1360 páginas tienen que ocupar su sitio!!). No se pierde mucho en explicaciones, pero es claro y conciso. Tiene una introducción, una gramática española resumida con verbos y con pronunciación del español, un listado de prefijos y sufijos españoles con su explicación en inglés, un listado de nombres geográficos (listado de países, ciudades, mares, océanos, lagos, golfos, cordilleras y picos), que van en inglés con su traducción al español. Todo esto, en esta edición segunda está entre las páginas 511 a 623. Ya en la página 1266 tenemos lo mismo que lo anterior, pero en su versión en español. Con respecto a su tamaño son unos 10,3cm de ancho x 17,5cm de alto x 5,0cm de grueso, y es muy manejable, aunque si no se tiene cuidado se puede despegar alguna hoja. Como conclusión, creo que es un diccionario indispensable en todo hogar y a un precio fantástico.

My wife and I wore out our first copy during our 2 year stay in Bolivia. It has a very helpful section of 72 models for conjugating Spanish verbs, and every irregular Spanish verb is linked to one of the models. We replaced our first copy with a Bantam New College Spanish-English Dictionary since that one is smaller and has more entries. Unfortunately the print in the Bantam is annoyingly small and the model verb conjunction links aren't as helpful. For example, for the verb arrancar the Bantam tells you to look up model 73 and you would then have to find model 73 which happens to be tocar. The New World on the other hand tells you to look up model 7 tocar. So if you already know how to conjugate tocar you don't have to waste time finding model 7. We ended up buying a new New World dictionary as a result.

I always wanted such foreign bilingual dictionaries which have IPA Pronunciation of all foreign words at least & this one has for both the languages as well as grammatical portion & some initial information of how to use dictionary is an extra feature. I am overjoyed with this purchase of mine.

Muy completo, de acuerdo a su descripción

This is still portable despite the thickness of it. A lot of reviews have pointed out this an a complaint, however the additional pages all provide useful information, particularly for first time learners of Spanish, this is a wonderful resource. I would 100% bring this with me on my travels, and refer to this often during online classes of learning. Although some words you need in Spanish because they are not in the English side, and vice versa, one cannot say this dictionary doesn't make you learn something new. I would encourage using this. Might as well have a solid book.