English and Spanish Dictionaries and Glossaries
Thursday, March 11th, 2010A dictionary is a simple tool which helps us with the pronouciation, spelling and grammar needed for correct and effective communication. A glossary is an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge. The list below are helpful resources for general and specialized terminology in English and Spanish aimed for students, teachers, professionals and the general public.
English and Spanish Dictionaries and Glossaries
Biology Glossary English – Spanish glossary of technical terms used in ecology, evolution, and systematics
Business Dictionary English to Spanish terminology and vocabulary
Child Welfare Glossary English – Spanish child welfare terms from the Child Welfare Children’s Bureau
Deaf & Blind Glossary English – Spanish glossary of concepts and terms from the National Consortium of Deaf-Blindness
Dental Terms Glossary English – Spanish dental glossary to improve dentist and patient communications Courtesy of Wake Forest University
Election & Voting Glossary English – Spanish glossary of key election terminology from the US Election Assistance Commission
Fannie Mae Glossary of English and Spanish Industry Terms Mortgage, lending and borrowing terms
Financial Glossary English and Spanish terms from the Financial Monetary Fund website
Forestry & Wildlife Glossary English – Spanish terminology used in forestry, range, wildlife, fishery, soils, and botany from the USDA Forest Service
Free Dictionary Online English to Spanish dictionary
HUD Glossary of Mortgage terms English to Spanish glossary of mortgage and financing terminology from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development
Internal Revenue Service Glossary English – Spanish glossary of terminology used in Publications issued by the Internal Revenue Service
OSHA Dictionary-Construction Industry Terms English – Spanish glossary of Occupational Safety & Health Administration construction industry terms
Political Science Glossary English – Spanish glossary of important political science terms from Thompson Wadsworth Learning
Royal Spanish Academy Dictionary Spanish language dictionary
Special Education Glossary English-Spanish glossary of special education terminology provided by the Van Buren Intermediate School District
Superfund & WQARF Terms English – Spanish environmental quality glossary from the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
Technical English – Spanish Glossary Technical terminology courtesy of the Technological Institute of Buenos Aires
Tomisimo English-Spanish & Spanish-English dictionary
WordReference English to Spanish & Spanish-English dictionary
English Spanish Glossaries Portals and search engines that take you to a large number of glossaries on every topic imaginable, as well as general dictionaries, encyclopedias and other resources for translators. If you are looking for a very particular glossary that does not fall in the other categories, check the portals in this section
