Collins Spanish Dictionary: Complete and Unabridged

Clear, detailed definitions. Many usage cases given for each word. Related words given also. Both American & British spellings in English section. A nice Language Usage section.

Nothing makes this language nerd happier than flipping through an excellent dictionary! The print is a bit small, but not impossible to read. I'm loving all the idiomatic expressions and the middle section on daily life etc. The substantial pronunciation guide leans toward the Iberian, but does discuss the differences on this side of the world. It's a big, heavy hard cover book with a bright orange-red cover. The bottom corner arrived a bit bent but not a big deal.

I highly recommend this dictionary! It's one of the best and most complete Spanish dictionaries I've seen.

I speak almost only Spanish to my 15 month old son. I grew up speaking Spanish but my vocabulary is definitely lacking when that’s all I’m trying to speak, day in & day out. I own 3 copies of Vox Spanish English dictionary & always found myself frustrated & turning to google translate when the word I was searching for wasn’t there. I hesitated spending $60 on a dictionary I’ve never thumbed through but I figured it was worth a shot. It has been the best dictionary I’ve ever used, hands down! It is enormous & has not failed me in translating a single word since I bought it 2 months ago. I like that each noun has either m. or f., to indicate whether it’s a masculine or feminine word, & it has translations noted which are used in only specific countries. The only trouble I find in using it is that if the word I’m searching for is a compound word, or 2 words combined, it can be hard to find under the original 1st word, if that makes sense, like the word bell pepper. It has been probably the best $60 I’ve ever spent & highly recommend buying it

Very small print.. It's a keep-at-home dictionary. Bigger print and one Spanish, one English would be more practical i.m.o.

This is a huge dictionary which give huge clear examples of the usage for each word, idiom, and phrasal verb.. I've never seen anything like it. Even the simplest words are shown, as in any language, to have immense meanings and variations. A gold mine for advanced students and translators.

I speak fluent Spanish and this is a wonderful resource for my personal library

You can't judge a book by its cover. The cover on this book is unprepossessing but the content very good. I speak as a student of Spanish rather than a native speaker so can't judge the accuracy of translation but I do own several Spanish dictionaries and this is the most comprehensive as you would expect from the top level Collins dictionary.