This dictionary has been expanded and updated to provide increased contemporary coverage of Spanish and English. Over 75,000 references and 110,000 translations, including business and computing terms, ensure wide-reading, practical coverage of Spanish and English. Entries are clearly laid out in a "user-friendly" topography. Meaning and style levels are signposted permitting fast and easy selection of the most appropriate translation. The emphasis of this dictionary is contemporary usage of Spanish and the book includes thousands of constructions and idioms and vocabulary to help the reader understand Spanish newspapers, magazines and literature. Common abbreviations and acronyms are explained and translated and pronunciation is given in the International Phonetic Alphabet.