Disappointing Dictionary Weak in Many Areas
This dictionary is not nearly as accurate or as good as the Oxford Spanish English dictionary.As a Ph.D. in Spanish/English linguistics, being US Court Certified in Spanish and English, and being a professional translator for over 20 years, this dictionary is quite weak in meaning discrimination. There are many words that have several translations without explaining when the words are actually used.On more than one occasion incorrect deceptive cognates are given as "correct translations", such as "actual" for "actual", etc.Both the Oxford and Larousse are much better. The former, the Oxford, is one of the very best in the different sociolinguistic levels regarding usage, as well as differences in different countries and/or regions.The Simon and Schusters is not bad in its inclusiveness, but overall it is an average dictionary, not a good dictionoary like Larousse, and no where near an excellent dictionary like Oxford.