Velazquez Spanish and English Dictionary (Spanish Edition)

Este diccionario, renovado y puesto al dia por Mariano Velazquez de la Cadena, quien fuera Profesor de Espanol en la Universidad de Columbia, es, a mi juicio, la obra mas sobresaliente en su categoria. Este es un diccionario sin par, con una increible y acertada riqueza de vocabulario contenida en una encuadernacion esmerada y cuidadosa. La calidad de sus paginas es excelente, y el hecho de ser el mas exhaustivo y avanzado trabajo de referencia que hasta nuestros dias yo haya visto, todo esto en conjunto, hacen de esta obra de referencia bilingue una obra fundamental y un verdadero clasico. Por lo demas, su precio es bastante razonable. Le invito a que lo compre y lleve a su casa, a su oficina, a cualquier sitio en que se vea precisado a buscar una palabra o una frase que la ejemplifique. No se arrepentira. Se lo aseguro!


Good dictionary with bargain price!   October 24, 2004
 12 out of 12 found this review helpful

I found this dictionary at my local Barnes & Nobles. I heard of Velazquez dictionary before but have never use it. I compared it with Oxford, VOX and Harper Collins; Velazquez has more entries and it costs less. Many words I couldn't find at others, I could find them at Velazquez.
It's a bargain to buy this dictionary at Amazon because my local Barnes & Nobles charges $26.95 plus tax.



Should have bought this sooner   April 19, 2002
 10 out of 10 found this review helpful

This would have saved me a headache or two. It gives the pronounciation from both sides of the language and gives extensive word usages throughout.


Good support website   July 30, 2006
 10 out of 10 found this review helpful

Nowadays I find myself look up words online more often then checking my hardcover dictionary. It is fast and costs me nothing. Buying a dictionary seems less important.

Velazquez Spanish and English Dictionary have a support website called AskVelazquez.com. It is free, and I can ask questions, either for the new words that I can't find in the dictionary or grammar issues when I do the translation. I find this site very useful, and it makes my Velazquez Dictionary even more useful.

Velazquez Spanish and English Dictionary also contain words from not just Spain and Mexico, but usages from Puerto Rico, Peru or Argentina. It is a very complete reference dictionary. I only wish there is an electronic version.


Simply the best   August 26, 2003
 9 out of 9 found this review helpful

I work for a bilingual newspaper in Puerto Rico and this is by far the best Spanish/English dictionary I've ever encountered. Concise and linguistically modern, this dictionary will save you plenty of momentary confusion.