This is a practical, modern dictionary. From the number one publisher in Italy, this compact dictionary is right for all general purpose uses. In addition to covering common language, it includes specialized vocabulary for business and the arts. Designed for assisting users with speaking, reading, writing, and translating, the dictionary provides pronunciations and examples for all entries. This product has approximately 40,000 boldfaced entry words and forms.
Users can quickly, easily scan for the exact equivalent of each word.
Idioms, phrases, and example sentences offer valuable assistance in the idiomatic use of both English and Spanish. Extensive Latin American coverage is an important feature. English usage and spelling follows US conventions with the UK variants clearly marked. The dictionary databases are formatted in SGML to make them easily adaptable to many environments. Highly compressed dictionaries are flexible and available in a variety of sizes to meet the needs of many types of implementations - handheld devices for travelers and students, information retrieval systems, word processors in multilingual markets, reference bookshelves, and online systems.