All the help you need with speaking and writing Spanish. This innovative dictionary will help you: learn all the essential vocabulary: 120,000 terms and references, 200,000 translations, abbreviations and proper nouns; express yourself effectively: thousands of idiomatic expressions; avoid common errors: 120 boxed notes on :false friends"; understand Spanish-speaking culture: 120 encyclopedic entries; and write well in Spanish: a 64-page communication guide on writing letters, advertisements, resumes and text messages.