The Best Bilingual Dictionary for
Home, School, and Office

Revised and updated for 2006, this edition provides accurate, up-to-date coverage of the current core vocabulary of American English and Latin-American Spanish. Perfect for teachers and learners, travelers, and businesspeople at all skill levels, this dictionary is an essential reference source for anyone who needs to communicate effectively in Spanish and English as they are spoken and written in the Americas today.

• More than 80,000 words and phrases with over 100,000 translations
• Bidirectional - Spanish to English and English to Spanish
• Special emphasis on the Spanish terminology and idioms unique to Central and South America
• Concise, clearly written definitions make this dictionary accessible to all skill levels
• Thousands of examples of words and phrases in context clarify the subtle distinctions between similar words and show how to use them properly
• Special sections cover Spanish grammar and conjugation of Spanish verbs extensively

Merriam-Webster, Incorporated is America’s oldest and most respected publisher of dictionaries and other language reference products. Our staff of full-time lexicographers is the largest in America and our database of more than 16.5 million examples of words used in context is the most extensive in the world. With more than 170 years of accumulated knowledge and expertise this distinguished company represents a tradition that dates back to Noah Webster.