| Title | : | Spanish-English Bilingual Visual Dictionary |
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| ISBN | : | 0756612985 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780756612986 |
| Language | : | Spanish; Castilian |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 360 |
| Publication | : | First published August 1, 2005 |
The Spanish-English Bilingual Visual Dictionary features:
A quick and intuitive way to learn and remember thousands of words. A complete range of illustrated objects and scenes from everyday life. Fast and effective learning for any situation, from home and office to shopping and dining out. Detailed index for instant reference. Handy size ideal for travel. The illustrations in the Spanish-English Bilingual Visual Dictionary provide a quick and intuitive route to learning a language, defining the words visually so it is easier to remember them and creating a colorful and stimulating learning resource for the foreign-language and EFL/ESL student.
Spanish-English Bilingual Visual Dictionary Reviews
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Oh, this dictionary is so awesome! I have so much geekish fun with it you wouldn't believe it. A genius-like idea (words grouped by theme, each with a matching picture), flawlessly executed.
Though a slightly worrying side-effect is that one starts to lust after the items in the pictures (not the people, who are all remarkably healthy, (except if you're looking at the section about going to the doctor, or being in the hospital), but in a completely cheerful, non-erotic kind of way).
But the things. Everything is so top-of-the line. If DK include a photo of a bathrobe, it's so klassy you immediately start to krave it. Their pastry display makes you drool. You don't just want to know that "la masa brisa" is filo pastry, or that "trifle" is "el postre de soletillas, gelatina de frutas y nata", you want the damned trifle itself. Even the fast food ("comida rapida") looks uncommonly mouth-watering. The "albaricoque" picture is of the most perfect apricot you have ever seen. Even the ugli fruit ("el ugli") is beautiful. Over in the section about the bank, "el director de banco" is kindly and avuncular. "Las plantas podadas con formas" (topiary) are uniformly exquisite. Even the watering can ("la regadera") is an aesthetic delight. "La montaña rusa" (the roller-coaster) is a canonical example of roller-coasterdom.
You get the picture. Actually, you get thousands of them, each more attractive than the next.
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I LOVE visual dictionaries. DK uses photographs, which is a huge bonus. This volume is small and easy to carry. I bought it for my classroom, as I have the ESL room in my building. Highly recommended.
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As bilingual dictionaries go this is a great little one, either I have a massive big dictionary or a tiny one that's unreadable. This is just the right size as I like to carry it around with me. This is perfect, as it is in colour and has pictures and examples, much easier on the eye. I see it as a challenge to learn all the vocabulary and phrases (over 6000) It's interesting (for a dictionary), easy to read and cheap to buy.
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We LOVE this book! We got it at the library for homeschool this year and has helped my children tremendously to increase their vocabulary. Great great book!
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Wonderful collection of vocabulary
