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Title: Clave diccionario de uso del español actual by Concepcion Maldonado, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Nieves Almarza Acedo, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, C. Maldonado Gonzalez ISBN: 8-4348519-3-8 Publisher: I B D Ltd Pub. Date: October, 1996 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $60.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.88 (8 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A very student-friendly dictionary
Comment: I heartily concur with the praise heaped upon this dictionary. I've taken to recommending it to my upper-division (undergraduate) Spanish students as a way of weaning them away from Spanish-English dictionaries. Many of them really do want to take their Spanish further, and this dictionary's definitions and usage examples are so clear that, in most cases, students can understand them without feeling the need to sneak a peak at a bilingual dictionary. In that way it's a tremendous confidence builder, as well as an excellent reference tool.
It's really a shame the comparatively affordable paperback version isn't available through Amazon.
Rating: 4
Summary: Very good but beware the 4th printing (edición: marzo 2000)
Comment: Clave Diccionario is a very good dictionary. Particularly nice is its clear distinction of words you may hear and words you should use--e.g., privacidad (anglicism) vs. intimidad. I recommend it for all the reasons stated in the comments below.
One caveat, however, if you do obtain a copy. Do your darndest to check that the volume is complete. My copy, printed in March of 2000, is missing pages 77 - 124 and has duplicates of pages 125 - 172.
Rating: 5
Summary: Outstanding
Comment: It's really a shame that this gem of a dictionary is not readily available through Amazon. Clave strikes a remarkable balance of thoroughness and simplicity, which makes it the most useful and enjoyable Spanish dictionary I own.
There are not many Spanish words which Clave does not include. Each entry is defined in the simplest way possible, referring to the most common contemporary usages of each word, and every definition comes with a sample sentence in italics.
Students of Spanish should make it their aim to switch from an English/Spanish dictionary to an all-Spanish dictionary as soon as possible, and Clave is "the" dictionary to move up to. It's so well-written that students will find it enjoyable just to browse through at leisure to improve their vocabulary. People who are already well-versed in Spanish will find it very useful as well. The Manuel Seco and María Moliner dictionary sets are more thorough and certainly not to be dismissed (like Clave, they borrow liberally from the DRAE without being enslaved to it), but for most practical purposes Clave fits the bill of an excellent arm's-reach dictionary. Seco and Moliner are like owning a Humvee, the ultimate vehicle that will do just about anything but is rather large and difficult to park. Clave is like the Ford Taurus that gets you to work and around on errands efficiently, providing you with a decent amount of comfort and amenities along the way.
Now, how to acquire a copy? Clave is readily available in Spain and other Spanish-speaking countries in either the paperback or CD-ROM version, and the paperback version seems to be available from some Amazon sites by special order. The book version is easier for just leafing through and building vocabulary, but the CD-ROM version is very handy as a reference if you work at your computer a lot. One little drawback to the CD-ROM version is that the entry box does not erase or reset itself like other dictionaries, i.e. to look up the next word you have to hold down the backspace button and erase the previous word-- weird. Speaking of the CD-ROM format, Editorial Gredos has just released a second version of Moliner on CD-ROM, for those who want its thoroughness without the bulk of the paper version.
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Title: Diccionario de la Real Academia Espanola (2 Volume Set) by Spanish Royal Academy, Real Academia Espanola ISBN: 8423968146 Publisher: Espasa Calpe Mexicana, S.A. Pub. Date: 2001 List Price(USD): $54.95 |
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