Franklin Speaking Merriam Webster Spanish English Dictionary
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Franklin Speaking Merriam Webster Spanish English Dictionary
- Speaks 5,000,000 Spanish English Translations
- Speaks 4,800 common phrases
- 240,000 word English Dictionary
- Advanced Verb Conjugations
- Phonetic Spell Correction
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Whether you’re a student, professional or first-time traveler, this speaking Spanish-English Dictionary helps you learn English and Spanish words quickly and easily. Perfectly sized so you can slip it into your pocket or bookbag, yet powerful enough to provide 5 million translations to build your vocabulary – and 4,800 recorded phrases to perfect your pronunciation. Create your own personal word lists and dictionary entries by connecting the device to your PC or Mac… More >>
Franklin Speaking Merriam Webster Spanish English Dictionary
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I have always liked the Franklin data base for Spanish/English study, eventhough in the past their screen clarity left much to be desired. I plan to purchase this model. I did contact Franklin directly and the rep said the size is much smaller than listed on Amazon. ACTUAL SIZE IS 4″ X 3 7/8″
Rating: 3 / 5
I speak construction Spanish and wanted this to help me with more common phrases like eating lunch or talking about the weather. The first thing I noticed about this Dictionary was how extensive it was. The words and phrases that come with it are vast. I’ve almost always been able to find the word or phrase I was looking for. I like the speaking function of it also. It really comes in handy if you are not able to pronounce everything you read. It has a lot of Pros going for it.
The Cons:
It is slow to navigate and the user interface is not intuitive. One example are the soft menu buttons at the top of the keyboard. They are suppose to be corresponding to the graphic buttons on the bottom of the screen that change functions as your navigate different functions of the device. The problem is that they do not physically line up under one another. The hard buttons are smaller and shifted to the right. You have to pause a moment to make sure you push the correct soft button. After awhile you get used to it and are faster with it, but try letting someone else use it and they will be confused.
The buttons are too small. There are too many buttons and too many functions that this translator has. It should be much more simpler. If it were a study aid only then it should be laid out that way and being a little slow wouldn’t be an issue. If it were mainly for use while actively talking to someone then it should be laid out much more simpler and be much more faster to navigate. It is simply to slow to navigate around to get to the words or phrases you are trying to speak to be of practical use. I find myself not using it more times that using it simply because I find it cumbersome.
This translator is best used to study beforehand or after a conversation but not during. The games on it are only mediocre and I rarely find myself wanting to pull it out and study or speak Spanish with its help.
Rating: 2 / 5
I was looking for a simple English to Spanish translator to teach my young child a few words in Spanish. This little machine contains a huge library of information with all of the different options to look up words, phrases, hear the pronunciation as well as a dictionay and a host of games. I am guilty of taking it out of the package and trying to use it immediately without reading the instructions. I fumbled around and was able to navigate a little bit but I did have to get the instructions out to really figure out how to use it properly. I think that this will be a very useful item for my son as he starts school and learns to speak Spanish.
Rating: 4 / 5
I am of course fully fluent in Spanish, and attend Mass in Mexico, and have been so for decades, as a fourth language, and the most human tongue yet. It is for one unlike English a phonetic language: what you see is what you hear. That is how I am called upon to be a lector at Mass: what you see is what you read, like Latin, the mother of Spanish, who did not stray far from home.
And so I in my arrogance normally eschew such toys as these, while enjoying my excellent Velazquez Spanish and English Dictionary (Spanish Edition). Nevertheless, the Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (Red Kivar Binding with Jacket) is where I most often turn to examine the accepted subtleties of the contorted English warrior tongue, and its presence here made this more inviting when I found it listed among the recent Vine selections. Notice please that this is a Vine review, written in fulfillment of my years of Vine selection and commitment as a reviewer. Although it will immediately receive numerous negative votes from other Vine reviewers, it should not, as a Vine review, receive the same old tired insults and repetitious attacks from the troop of troll who have followed me doggedly for years, often daily.
Here where I work in a school on the border, a teacher rightfully wished to make her room literature enriched as research encourages but the fire marshal forbids. She therefore labels everything in the room (and I mean everything) but could not come up with the word for light switch. I with my strong experience in the Spanish speaking streets from Lima to Cambridge Massachusetts to Quebec, replied I must often had heard it called a “sveech” which of course is unacceptable. Late one night in a flash it came to me, the Word I had seen on boxes in the Ciudad Juarez Home Depot (where Walmart’s has also taken over what was for decades a bullfighting stadium), and that I had heard in some more technical applications, and which I believed I recalled as “interrumptor” yet the teacher said a particularly sour teacher’s aid told her it was an apagador. My objection of course was that it also turns ON the light, but let it go, until this marvel arrived in the mail.
My testimony to you proves that this instrument is intuitive, as I quickly opened the box (needing only one machete to separate the heavy security plastic covering) and loaded the batteries included (not the really cheap and never-ready batteries, AAA, but actual Energizer(R) Max(R) AAA Alkaline Batteries, Pack Of 12 or the equivalent, only two of course. Within moments I had found the right one of the eight reference books included, WITHOUT READING THE MANUAL FIRST! and located the definition for switch. The main definition oddly is that one found in the Southeast and old Richard Pryor routines, that of a thin flexible rod for beating someone, but a bit of scrolling brought me to what I was looking for: “interruptor” or “llave.”
The teacher has not yet decided whether to risk offending this particularly sour teacher’s aid or to go with Merriam Webster, but I am glad to have recalled correctly, even if it came to me as a midnight revelation with lightening attached, and an extra m.
Good tool. Very portable (i.e., concealable), and highly recommended.
But what are all these cords for, this USB cable and these tiny headphones? I find this aspect not yet intuitive. OMG! Must I read the fine MANUAL??
As the Roman Catholic Church in the USA increasingly by attrition and implosion becomes Spanish-only, this tool is especially useful for pastors visiting the sick and preaching to the choir.
Rating: 5 / 5
[This review was contributed by my son who is studying Spanish in middle school, and is the primary user of this device.]
The Good:
· The first thing I’ll talk about is it’s functionality as a Spanish-English translator. You type in a word on the QWERTY style keyboard (no touch screen), and a list of possible words show up. This is very handy with long words when you do not want to type the whole thing in.
· At start up, a random word (along with definition and Spanish equivalent) will pop up, with translation and definition, to help you with your English/Spanish learning.
· The device also comes with a `conversational phrases’ list. This is used to find Spanish/English equivalents to various common phrases, from 32 different categories. Most of these categories have subcategories. This very-easy-to navigate UI will allow you to communicate like a local.
· After 3 minutes of inactivity, the device will shut off, thereby saving battery. This is very useful if, let’s say, you forget to turn off the device overnight. There is also a miniature battery symbol in the bottom-right corner of the screen, showing how full the battery is.
· Finally, the device includes a Grammar Guide, which, as the name suggests, helps you learn the grammar of the desired language. There are thirteen Spanish lessons and five English lessons. This part is useful as a virtual-Spanish teacher.
The Bad:
· The first thing I would have to point out is the bad Spanish sound quality. The English sound quality is much better, but it is really hard to understand Spanish words from the device.
· Secondly, there is no backlight, which leads for some eyestrain at times. The device requires a fully illuminated room to work in, which is an obvious downside. Also, this doesn’t have a color screen.
· Thirdly, the dictionary turns off unexpectedly to save power when you don’t want it to, such as when reading the manual or writing this review. Sure, there is an option to change how long it waits before turning off, but it’s very limited. The only options are to postpone the turn-off to 1, 3, or 5 minutes. There is no option to disable power-save mode. So, this means that you have to press a button on the device every 1-5 minutes.
Overall, I would say that this device is a decent product, and deserves 3 out of 5 stars.
Rating: 3 / 5