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This app is designed for both iPhone and iPad

Price: $5.99

Category: Reference

Updated: Apr 30, 2012

Version: 2.3.1

Size: 258 MB

Seller: Word Magic Software Ltda.

Rated 4+

Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.Requires iOS 4.0 or later.


Customer Ratings

Current Version
     

(9 Ratings)

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English-Spanish Reference Dictionary by Word Magic Software

English-Spanish Reference Dictionary Screenshots



Description

For a LIMITED TIME ONLY! Our General Reference Dictionary with a 20% Discount! Take your chance NOW!

In the long-standing perfectionist tradition and attention to detail of Word Magic Software, the General English-Spanish dictionary shines as the reference beacon for students, scholarly people and even the competition. Always innovating itself, ever vast and reliable, the newest features expand on its pre-existing greatness.
* Recommended by Apple in Apps for Learning English as a Second Language and also featured in the elite section of New and Noteworthy.

With over 639,000 entries, 1.2 million translations, 2 million synonyms, and a huge collection of idiomatic expressions in both languages, this work constitutes currently the largest English-Spanish dictionary in existence, with the exception of our Unabridged Version.

WORKS OFFLINE. Connection required only for images, voices and spell-check.

Unique Features:

Conjugation of Spanish and English verbs, all persons & tenses.
Enabled Search for plurals, feminine forms and verb conjugations.
Embedded Tutorial.
Natural-sounding voices for entries, definitions and examples in both languages (British and American English, European and American Spanish)
Covers International, European, Latin American and Mexican Spanish.
Covers American and British English.
Intelligent Word List Display: identifies multiple forms of plural and feminine as well as Spanish verb conjugations, with, without or even with misplaced accent.
Words which are spelled identically in both languages are displayed twice in the List, marked with a flag at the side.
Fuzzy Search: Detects misspelled words simultaneously in English and Spanish, offering close suggestions.
Innovative Scan Function for conceptual search of idioms and related phrases.
Over 40,000 Phrasal Examples cross-linked to more than 200,000 phrases & their translations (Optional In-App purchase)
Shake for random word.
Share via Facebook and Twitter.
Search History.
Mark Favorite Words easily.
Choose from 19 different themes for Background color and font.

Dictionary Display:

- Translations, Definitions, Synonyms, Antonyms, Pictures, Examples and Quotes
- Clear-cut separation of meanings, identified with WMs Descriptive Tags
- Part of Speech and other grammar attributes: Noun, Verb, Adj, etc.
- Noun type classification: Concrete, Abstract, Animate, Animal, etc.
- Color Code icon indicates word usage: Easy, Normal, Difficult or Technical
- Field Classification, indicates area of usage: Zoology, Chemistry, Domestic, etc. - Idiomatic Use tags: Idiomatic, Slang, Figurative, Formal, Inf., etc.
- Colloquial words indicated with flag icon of each country
- On/Off display of slang, foreign or offensive words. Default OFF.
- More than 55,000 color pictures help identify word meanings and context.

Some Dictionary Curiosities:

- 1,332 fish names & their translations
- 1,917 names of foods and dishes around the world & translations
- 8,248 names of famous historic characters
- 13,100 famous people of today in arts, movies, sports, politics, etc
- 10,672 geographical names, cites, countries, nationalities, etc.
- 4,255 names of largest corporations in the US and Europe
- 3,322 names of largest universities in the US and Europe
- 24,000 + bird names in English, Spanish and Latin. (as separate In-App purchase)
- 4,500 + new difficult words (as separate In-App purchase)

Voices powered by iSpeech.

What's New in Version 2.3.1

* Fixed problem with in-app purchases of dictionaries. Now all the words are properly displayed and searchable.

Previous Additions for Version 2.3.0 and older:

★ Supports New iPad’s Retina Display
★ Several in-app purchase enhancements
★Now you can see a list and even search for terms before buying an in-app dictionary
★ Fixed problem searching for words with letter "ñ" in Spanish
★ Fixed minor voice pronunciation problems
★ New option to hide accents bar
★ Fixed problem (flicking) tilting the iPad
★ Fixed conjugation problem with Spanish verbs like AMARSE, LEVANTARSE, etc
★ Now the flags for the word catalog are the same you select in the settings screen
★ iPhone interface improvement: New Keyboard Function button available on bottom area of screen – previous access point forced the user to reach for the top area of the screen-
★ Fixed minor interface sensitivity problems when clicking on the buttons on the top toolbar (iPhone only) –
★ Now you can track your history of searches back to even the first searches
★ New option to abbreviate display of noun gender and number
★You may now add to 4,500 new difficult words as separate In-App purchase
★Over 24,000 birds with their English, Spanish and Scientific Latin names as separate In-App purchase
★ Optimized Search Speed: 400% faster in most words.
★ Optimized iPhone Interface: saves you two taps on Search Box!
★ Optimized iPad Interface: saves you one tap on Search Box on Portrait Mode!
★ iPhone’s screen has been thoroughly revamped for efficiency.
★ One toolbar instead of two allows for larger display area.
★ “More” button hides less-used functionalities, for iPhone.
Optional - hide or show Twitter and Facebook buttons.

IN-APPS *

★ Now you can purchase In-Apps to upgrade to our Unabridged Dictionary.
★ In-App: You may add and merge individual field-specific dictionaries one by one to the General Database:
Medical
Business
Legal
Computer, Telephony & IT ** coming soon
Birds of the World ** coming soon
★ You may add additional Usage Examples, Themes, and much more

Customer Reviews

Great app (4 stars)
Big dictionary very scholarly

Spanish (5 stars)
Excelent resource for words and phrases with complete explanations and pronuciations.I highly recommend this for students of spanish.

Very useful (5 stars)
This dictionary is just what I was looking for, and has contained most all of the answers to the questions that I have asked up to this point. I have recommended it to others. Thank you!

I Continue to enjoy this dictionary. I purchased the additional update and have been very satisfied.

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