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Was a good resource...
But now it crashes ALL THE TIME. Used to crash after a long while, now crashes immediately just about very other search. This version is nigh unusable. And still no updates to fix the bugs...shhshjjd
new version crashes frequently
the latest version seems to accumulate errors and regularly crashes after use for about 25 words. needs a fix! other than that, it's a great app!HeyJudeJES
update removes compatibility
The newest update makes this app incompatible with my device. I realize this is probably a move that allows you to offer more features, or at least update more easily. But me? I'm basically out $20.
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Another reviewer suggested an in-app form for reporting missing words. This would be great! Please implement this!
Reflexive verbs should be listed as their own, individual entries (see the irse complaints) perhaps in addition to being listed under their non-reflexive forms. I know that I will always look for reflexive verbs as individual entries, but when I was a less experienced student I would have looked up the non-reflexive verb, and I imagine many self-taught speakers would, too.
This dictionary seems better geared toward formally educated students than self-taught students or travelers. To make this more friendly toward the latter groups, pronunciation guides would go a long way.Show lesspdRydia
Collins Spanish-English Dictionary
The new version that i just updated with keeps crashing very quickly. It has always worked well in the past.AJIIJA
Robust and Feature Packed
The design is simple, intuitive, and uncluttered.
Definitions are thoroughly explained with plenty of examples, regional usage, and some idiomatic explanations.
The ability to click a word in a definition, then define or conjugate it is very useful. After finding one definition, I often find myself browsing more just for fun. The same tool allows for searching on Google, but I've found that the content is this application is very rich and more than sufficient.
The Recent Word List can double as a "Favorites List," since single entries can be deleted.
The Verb Conjugation tool is extremely useful, and actually a completely separate reference book.
I hesitate to recommend the following as an improvement, because this is a translation dictionary, and such references are usually separate books: A more integral cross-referencing of idiomatic expressions might be nice.
Originally, I balked at the price of this application. But the iPad/iPhone integration and its proven usefulness and reliability have made me come to think of it as a bargain instead!Show lessBunny Boot
Version 1.4.1 is Super
This is one of the best dictionaries around. It isn't perfect (I stump it occasionally), but on the whole it is pretty comprehensive. And I really like the iPad interface.
John
I purchased an earlier version that worked well. Unfortunately, as soon as I upgraded to 1.2.5, I started having problems:
1. Locks up. From time to time it just stops responding. No matter what I do (including rebooting the iPhone)...
2. Interface frequently doesn't update the status bar that tells which language you are translating from and to... so even though the dictionary IS switching from Spanish to English or vice versa, the status bar does not update.
Overall, I like the app. I love having an excellent dictionary in my pocket. The interface takes some getting used to, but once you figure it out, it works (prior versions). I'm looking forward to getting a repaired version. Right now it is unusable.
My iPhone is an original with OS version 3.1.2
P.S. I really like the new way that the status bar changes from "English - Spanish" to "Spanish - English". The animated change is obvious whereas the earlier version was less noticeable, and I sometimes flip-flopped a couple of times thinking I had missed the switch button (which is too small).Show lessJohnOfAnnapolis
Where is the entry for "irse"?
I would have given this iPhone app 5 stars, as it is what the previous reviewer states. It is easy to use, seems to be comprehensive in its coverage and the conjugation feature is very useful for someone learning a language. This app is so much handier than flipping through pages of a dictionary. My only complaint so far is that a search for the word "irse" does not come up with anything. Although the word and definition can be found under "ir", way down the page, if one wasn't familiar with the word, it can't be found in the dictionary using the search function. Odd, because when you type in the word, it shows up in the "suggestion" menu, but when you click on the word, it does not take you to a definition. Clearly, an error.
There might be other errors as well. This is just the first I've run accross.Show lessSin irse
Unbelievably useful, especially the conjugations!
First, it contains clear examples of pretty much every expression, figure of speech, and the dozens of different uses for words with multiple meanings. Second, it has every conjugation of every tense of every verb... I don't know what I'd do without that. The conjugations are much easier to access in the iPad version, but with a couple extra taps you can get there on the phone as well. Also, it is truly bi-directional: The entries are equally as detailed whether going from English to Spanish or Spanish to English.Show lessgif32
Awesome
I used to use a translator by Franklin it was expensive bulky and not easy to use. This app is the best, it's worth every dime.Connoisseurmusical
One feature would make this a six (if that were possible)
To the creators of the app: Great product, I love it. Wish I had had this in high school and college.
One suggested improvement: sometimes I'll enter a word that isn't in the dictionary. It would be great, and I think doable, if you had a feature wherein I could "Report an unlisted word" - if I've looked up a word and it doesn't appear, then I click on the "Report" button and I would get a form where I could also (optionally) add the source and perhaps also the surrounding text where the word was used. Maybe also a suggested definition?
Then you would know what words are the priority to add to the dictionary.
If you have the definition in your database, but just not listed in the app, you could even email me back the definition automatically.
Second improvement suggestion: allow searching by all the verb forms. E.g., if I put in "pongo" the dictionary does not give me "poner". You have all the data in the app in the verb section - just make it searchable in the definition section.Show lessDaily Gratitude
