Franklin BES-1840 Speaking English->Spanish dictionary with an 8-line display. Easy and fun to use. Includes over 350,000 translations, ClariSpeech™, Advanced verb conjugations, Cultural notes, Travelers` phrases, Grammar Guide, TOEFL Test word list, and much more. Translate words instantly and hear how they are pronounced. Conjugate words at the touch of a button. Use the Grammar Guide to learn parts of speech and verb tenses. Listen to a variety of helpful travelers` phrases in human voice. Use the Culture notes to read about Spanish culture. Create your own study list of words. Highlight a word and instantly find its translation. Learn a new Spanish word each time you turn the unit on. Find a word even if you misspelled it. Improve your Spanish vocabulary and spelling using Franklin Learning Exercises. Solve crossword puzzles. Play seven fun-filled games.
Franklin's BES-1840 Speaking Desktop Spanish Master with the Larousse dictionary is a portable electronic Spanish dictionary with an eight-line display. Its features include over 2.5 million translations, ClariSpeech, advanced verb conjugations, cultural notes, travelers' phrases, grammar guide, Test of English as a Foreign Language word list, and much more.
With this electronic dictionary you can translate words instantly and hear how they are pronounced or conjugate verbs at the touch of a button. You can use the grammar guide to learn parts of speech and verb tenses. You also have access to a variety of helpful travelers' phrases recorded in a human voice.
To expand your knowledge of Spanish culture, you can explore the built-in cultural notes. This unit allows you to create your own study list of words and instantly highlight a word and find its translation. Franklin's BES-1840 teaches a new Spanish word each time you turn the unit on. This dictionary is so powerful it can find words for you even when you've misspelled them.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0
obselete ; buy the new one:
Got this model about two years ago. It was the only choice at the time that could pronounce words. It worked OK, the vocabulary was limited ; probably OK for spanish intermediate level at the most. It was plagued with poor design though. really bad battery door design resulting in intermittent operation. Hard to use volume control. unreliable connecter in the back for inserting other books, poor contrast made it difficult to read, and my son at one point adjusted it to minimum while playing with it and the... more info
second year spanish student:
I had great hopes for this machine. Immediately I noticed that the first line of the entry always seemed to be in a dark shadow and I had to try tipping the unit to get light into the inner screen to make it readable. It too often doesn't have the words --- even many very common ones in its database. The voice is extremely fuzzy when you try the audio pronunciation feature. It only has a few forms of many of the the words I am seeking. If this unit really has 250,000 words -- as they tell us---then they... more info
Better than a paper dictionary:
I like being able to find words quickly, in either English or Spanish, with this dictionary. It contains a large number of words, and it conjugates verbs. There have been quite a few times it has not had a word I requested. Its important weaknesses are that it translates only words and does not recognize phrases; also, the speaking voice is fuzzy. I also noticed that it mispronounced one Spanish word (pajaro). On the up side, mine has worked well for 3-4 years, and it does not require frequent battery... more info
Good Translator:
Yes, This is a good translator gave it has a gift to my girlfriend and she loves it and it really helped my spanish writing skills.Only downfall is battery removal & install. The Screen could be better.
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