Harrap's Spanish and English Dictionary (ISBN 0071440720)

Just what I needed!:
This was the perfect bilingual dictionary for my composition class. It not only gives you a definition and the gloss, it also gives you examples of how to use it. The book came in a timely manner and in excellent condition. I highly recommend it to students.

Best dictionary with New World definitions:
I just finished a month long trip to Chile and found this dicitonary to be quite useful. This dictionary is not truly pocket sized, but it is more compact than most. It has many definitions by region (e.g. ostión = pacific oyster in Mexico, but scallop in Chile; frutilla = strawberry in Bolivia, Ecuador, Southern Cone; llanta = wheel rim, but tire in Americas). It has a useful center section of verb conjugations and a wonderful conversation-travel phrase guide. Word definitions are often accompanied by their use in combination with other words both in english and spanish (e. g. spring, the lid sprang open, to spring a leak, to spring up, are all covered together; tiempo, a tiempo, a su tiempo, a un tiempo, al mismo tiempo, al poco tiempo, antes de tiempo, con el tiempo, cuanto tiempo, demasiado tiempo, estar a tiempo de, hacer tiempo, and many more uses are all covered together. Most of the time I find every thing I am looking for and the few instances where I can't find a word in this dictionary I simply use the web to find the definition.

a great resource:
A book no traveler or expat should be without! Can fit in most purses and all back packs. Most words are found and some have a simple sentence with it. I had thought the book would be much smaller, but it hasn't been a big issue.

Harrap's Spanish and English Dictionary:
This dictionary is very thourough. It has easy pronunciations and covers much more words and phrases than other dictionaries. I would definitely recommend it to anyony wanting to learn Spanish/English.

Great value for the money:
This Spanish and English Dictionary is very comprehensive and up-to-date. It is certainly a dictionary you can have by your desk, and use when the need arises. It also has a whole section on Spanish grammar and tables of conjugated verbs in various tenses. It is easy to follow.