This document discusses different types of dictionaries and how to effectively use a dictionary. It outlines that there are bilingual dictionaries that translate between two languages, monolingual dictionaries that define words within one language, and specialized dictionaries focused on areas like phrasal verbs, Spanish cognates, or technical terms. The document recommends that when using a dictionary, the reader should check all meanings of an unfamiliar word in context, look up translations of foreign words in an English dictionary, write notes to review word meanings, and first guess a definition before confirming in the dictionary.

1. THE DICTIONARY 

3. Different
Types of
Dictionaries
Bilingual
Thesaurus
Monolingual
others

4. Dictionary of PhrasalVerbs

5. English of Spanish False Cognates
locución,

6. English Picture Dictionary (Pictionary)

7. Technical English Dictionaries

8. Thesaurus

9. Thesaurus

10. Dictionary of Collocations

11. Bilingual Dictionaries

12. Monolingual Dictionaries

13. How
Should I
Use my
Dictionary?
Check If a word has more than one meaning in English, check
them against the context.
Look If you get many Spanish words, look for their meaning
in an English diccionary to decide which one to use.
Write Write an annex to the new word, every time you see it,
review its meaning.
Guess Guess meaning first. At the end, corroborate its
meaning in the dictionary.

16. Information taken from:
• PP presentations made by Prof. C. Navas and D. Morales
• https://www.amazon.com/Merriam-Websters-Spanish-English-
Dictionary-copyright-Spanish/dp/0877792976
• dictionary-parts_PARTS.pdf