I'm just now starting to learn Spanish. Can anyone tell me who are the dictionary authorities in the Spanish world? I'm looking to purchase an application for macOS. As an example, for French I use Le Robert and Antidote products. I'm looking for similar quality for Spanish.
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English - Spanish (Latin America) Dictionary
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Just to followup on my original post in case anyone else is looking and comes across this.
I found and purchased two that are both high quality options, and have used them now since not long after my original post. As far as I can tell, these two options are the best available. I also have another that I purchased from the macOS App Store that I don't really like and don't use.
I do a lot of lookups everyday and having a local dictionary is much faster and more efficient than using online dictionaries.
Ultralingua (http://www.ultralingua.com):
The iOS version is available from the App Store, but the macOS version is not. I downloaded it directly from Ultralingua. The app is basically a shell and within it purchased dictionary modules are available from a few dictionary vendors, in several language. I have Ultralingua Spanish - English, Collins Pro Spanish - English, and Vox Comprehensive Spanish.
I love using this dictionary and do so every day, primarily using Utlralingua Spanish - English, but sometimes referencing the Collins dictionary. The interface is great allowing searches in either language, fast conjugation look-ups, and it has a nice feature that allows typing in a numeric number and returning the spelled out equivalent.
4/5 stars. Excellent, highly recommend. Runs perfect on Apple Silicon.
Vox (https://www.diccionarios.com):
Vox also is a shell that allows your choice of dictionary modules. Modules are various Vox dictionaries. I have Diccionario Advanced Español - Inglés, Diccionario Global de la lengua española, and Diccionario Enciclopédico.
This is a bit more pricey than Ultralingua, but the content is extensive and the formatting is excellent, making reference lookups fast. I don't like the conjugation table format and don't use it often, primarily using the extensive dictionaries. There are some native audio samples included for fair number of words.
3/5 stars. Again, recommend. It also runs great on Apple Silicon.
I found and purchased two that are both high quality options, and have used them now since not long after my original post. As far as I can tell, these two options are the best available. I also have another that I purchased from the macOS App Store that I don't really like and don't use.
I do a lot of lookups everyday and having a local dictionary is much faster and more efficient than using online dictionaries.
Ultralingua (http://www.ultralingua.com):
The iOS version is available from the App Store, but the macOS version is not. I downloaded it directly from Ultralingua. The app is basically a shell and within it purchased dictionary modules are available from a few dictionary vendors, in several language. I have Ultralingua Spanish - English, Collins Pro Spanish - English, and Vox Comprehensive Spanish.
I love using this dictionary and do so every day, primarily using Utlralingua Spanish - English, but sometimes referencing the Collins dictionary. The interface is great allowing searches in either language, fast conjugation look-ups, and it has a nice feature that allows typing in a numeric number and returning the spelled out equivalent.
4/5 stars. Excellent, highly recommend. Runs perfect on Apple Silicon.
Vox (https://www.diccionarios.com):
Vox also is a shell that allows your choice of dictionary modules. Modules are various Vox dictionaries. I have Diccionario Advanced Español - Inglés, Diccionario Global de la lengua española, and Diccionario Enciclopédico.
This is a bit more pricey than Ultralingua, but the content is extensive and the formatting is excellent, making reference lookups fast. I don't like the conjugation table format and don't use it often, primarily using the extensive dictionaries. There are some native audio samples included for fair number of words.
3/5 stars. Again, recommend. It also runs great on Apple Silicon.
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