Invest in yourself and advance your career with this essential business tool! Stop stumbling in "Spanglish" - a Spanish-English Dictionary is the key to success. The need to speak and understand Spanish is essential in business and everyday life. Communicate effectively with access to 5,000,000 total translations to and from Spanish at your fingertips, coupled with 4,000 examples of word usage. Also contains an updated Merriam-Webster Dictionary with over 274,000 definitions for quick English language reference. Phonetic spell correction function lets you enter words as they sound; also includes Grammar Guides and Quizzes, Verb Conjugations and Word Lists so you can speak and write with confidence. Large 8-line screen offers added visibility; includes protective lid.
The Franklin DBE-1490 Merriam-Webster Spanish-English Dictionary is the perfect companion for the business person working often with Spanish-speaking clients, or for the student learning the basics. The DBE-1490 puts 5,000,000 translations at your fingertips, including conversational phrases and along with 4,000 examples of word usage. A large eight-line screen displays all the information clearly, reducing strain on the eyes, and a protective lid is included to prevent scratches.
The Franklin DBE-1490 also contains the Merriam-Webster Dictionary with more than 274,000 English word definitions. A phonetic spelling correction feature lets you enter words phonetically. Also included are grammar guides and quizzes, verb conjugations, and word lists for help with correct usage. Games and learning exercises help you keep your language skills sharp; a crossword puzzle solver helps you when you get stuck in a crossword puzzle. The Franklin DBE-1490 Spanish-English dictionary runs on two CR-2032 batteries (included).
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Almost happy!:
I ordered this product because of all the positive reviews I read on Amazon.com. However, it's a bit short when you can't look up the word England, isn't it??!! So I have to say it's good but not wonderful.
Good:
It is exactly what I needed,it has a lot of words and translations and the price is great.I'm happy about my purchase.
English Dictionary Sucks!:
The Spanish to English and vice versa is ok but extremely low level. Many times I would input a word in English and it gave me a very similar word in Spanish, only adding the a for the gender difference (masculine or feminine). The batteries always died within a month. When I called the company they said "sorry, we don't cover that." Also, the English dictionary is horrible. There were more words that I could not find than find. I constantly had to keep going to a regular dictionary.
Human interface is terrible:
With all due respect to Marlon Brando's character in On The Waterfrom, "This coulda been a contender." But like his character, it turned out to be a bum. The dictionary seems to be OK, but the claim of 5 million translations can only be marketing hype. There must be some funky way of counting "translations" to get to 5 million. Franklin, by the way, not Merriam-Webster, is responsible for this deception since they are the ones marketing the device. The foremost problem with the device is the... more info
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