Comprehensive Bilingual Dictionary of Spanish False Cognates

False Cognates are words which are similar in both languages but have a different meaning: rent (alquiler)/renta (income). Those seemingly friendly words offer an easy but deceiving translation and present the most frequent pitfalls to the builingual-speaking person. An indispensible tool for tranlators, interpreters, and serious students of spanish. Includes over 2,000 English and Spanish false cognates with over 10,000 definitions. The most comprehensive work of this type to date. The dictionary is completely bilingual and has separate Enlish and Spanish sections.

Dr. Bernard H. Hamel has graduated with hightest honors from several educational institutions. His education includes: B.A. from Universidad de Las Americas, Mexico, M.A. from the University of California at Los Angeles, and his Ph.D. Universidad Autonoma de Madrid. Dr. Hamel is also the author of the following bilingual dictionaries: Bilingual Dictionary of Mexican Spanish, Comprehensive Bilingual Dictionary of False Cognates and Bilingual Dictionary of Latin American Spanish.