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A critically acclaimed guide to English usage. Includes more than 2,300 entries presenting the history, analysis, and recommendations regarding noted usage controversies. Entries are illustrated with more than 20,000 quotations from prominent writers.

THE BASIC NEWBURY HOUSE DICTIONARY develops vocabulary with clear sample sentences and an abundance of graphics and full color art. With the inclusion of an Activity Guide, this resource eases and motivates the transition from picture and bilingual dictio

The largest, most comprehensive American dictionary available in print! The great, unabridged dictionary includes over 476,000 entries, including an expanded and updated Addenda Section of new words and meanings. The dictionary features 140,000 etymologies detailing word origins, 200,000 verbal illustrations and quotations, and over 3,000 illustrations. Includes a complimentary one-year subscription to Merriam-Webster Unabridged.com.

The first English-Spanish translation dictionary of accounting terms to cover the differences in accounting terminology for Spanish-speaking countries This bilingual Accounting Dictionary offers not only English-Spanish and Spanish-English translations of accounting terms but also a Spanish-Spanish section correlating the different terms used in major Spanish-speaking countries. The only accounting dictionary to offer such coverage, this useful reference provides accounting practitioners and students with easy, accurate guidance for translating in and among: Argentina  * Chile * Colombia * Mexico * Spain * Venezuela. Ideal for translating financial statements, conducting audits, and performing accounting functions in multinational companies, Accounting Dictionary is an essential tool for all accountants, financial managers, and students participating in the burgeoning Spanish-speaking market. Order your copy today!

This book will be a valuable resource for nurses and other healthcare professionals who deal with Spanish speaking patients. It is a guide that contains the key and most frequently used healthcare terms. It will also be useful for Spanish speaking nurses who want to have a better communication while interacting with English speaking healthcare professionals.

With more than 1,700 words, terms, and phrases, this dictionary is the most comprehensive compilation of terminology used by lawyers, attorneys, legal assistants, and other professionals in the legal services and law enforcement in the United States. Whether one works as a prosecutor, defense attorney or in other aspects of the legal and law profession, the correct use of Spanish-language words, phrases, and terms is vital. This is the vocabulary of success in business. Learn these words and phrases. Practice using these words and phrases. In short order they will become part of your vocabulary, and others will see that you are fluent in legal and law Spanish and can speak with the assurance that conveys leadership and success. From "altercation" (disputa) to "voidable contract" (contrato anuable), from "motion for a new trial" (petici n para un nuevo juicio) to "petitioner" (demandante), from "injunction" (prohibici n judicial) to "failure to appear" (incumplimiento de comparacer), communicating with Spanish-dominant clients and colleagues is now a breeze. This book is primarily intended for U.S.-born Latinos who are English-dominant. It is also a useful refresher for non-Hispanic Americans who learned Spanish in school, or who want to refresh their legal Spanish vocabulary and usage. This dictionary is as indispensable as a computer password.

Pocketbook sized and updated Spanish to English and English to Spanish reference dedicated to the world of food and wine - an indispensable addition to the library or backpack of any traveler, chef, sommelier, or writer. Contains over 7,000 entries, including local idiomatic expressions. As with any reference, this is an eternal work in progress.

With more than 2,300 words, terms, and phrases, this dictionary is the most comprehensive compilation of terminology used by bankers, financiers, investors, and other professionals in the banking and finance industry in the United States. Whether one works in banking, finance, or investments, the correct use of Spanish-language words, phrases, and terms is vital. This is the vocabulary of success in business. Learn these words and phrases. Practice using these words and phrases. In short order they will become part of your vocabulary, and others will see that you are fluent in business Spanish and can speak with the assurance that conveys leadership and success. From "accelerated depreciation" (amortización acelerada) to "yield spread" (diferencia de rendimiento), from "currency risk" (riesgo cambiario) to "placement on commission" (colocación a comisión), communicating with Spanish-dominant clients and colleagues is now a breeze. This book is primarily intended for U.S.-born Latinos who are English-dominant. It is also a useful refresher for non-Hispanic Americans who learned Spanish in school, or who want to refresh their business Spanish vocabulary and usage. This dictionary is as indispensable as a computer password.

The purpose of this book is not only to serve as an English-Spanish reference work to look up a term when needed, but also as a guide to learn the most frequently used legal terms. Learn just a few terms every day, and soon you will be acquainted with the most common legal terminology in English and Spanish.

This exhaustive dictionary contains over 22,000 terms in English with their Spanish translation and definitions in English. Also included is a Spanish / English index. It is derived from our Words R Us database and based on Microsoft's Dictionary of Computer Terms.English terms and Acronyms do not always translate to a Spanish language computer, which as any programmer knows could mean big confusion. This dictionary is designed as a tool to promote understanding between people of different cultures and languages who are working in the computer field. This dictionary will be indispensable to any international company doing business in Mexico and Central America, Peru, Argentina, Chile and other South American countries, as well as Spain.

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