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The Sharp PW-E250 electronic dictionary is a compact, all-in-one, lightweight pocket reference, containing the full contents from four Oxford University Press reference books, creator of "The World's Most Trusted Dictionaries." With PW-E250's easy search features and large viewing screen, it's never been easier to access a dictionary & thesaurus, Spanish/English translations, geographical dictionary and a puzzle solvers guide.
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The Sharp PW-E250 Pocket Oxford Spanish English Dictionary & Thesaurus is a compact and lightweight reference that contains the full content of four Oxford University Press reference books. With a small form factor, a large easy-to-read screen, and easy search features, you'll never be without the right word wherever you go. The PW-E250 features the Oxford Pocket American Dictionary and Thesaurus, which has more than 150,000 entries, synonyms, and senses. The Oxford Pocket Spanish Dictionary includes 90,000-plus words and phrases and more than 130,000 translations. For crossword enthusiasts, the Oxford Essential Guide for Puzzle Solvers arranges words by the number of letters. And the Oxford Essential Geographical Dictionary is newly revised with pronunciations.
The PW-E250 has features that make it a cinch to find what you need. The QWERTY keyboard lets you input words quickly and comfortably. The Super Jump feature enables quick cross-reference between dictionaries, and a Quick View lets you display the first line of each definition. For the crossword solver, you can search for words you are unsure of by inputting a "?" into the spaces that you don't know, and a list of possible words with the right amount of letters will appear. A Zoom Key makes switching between small and large fonts a snap. The Sharp PW-E250 Pocket Oxford Spanish English Dictionary & Thesaurus runs on one battery and is backed by a 1-year warranty.
K Kelly
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 5, 2024
This is nowhere as good as the machine I was given as a gift some 20 years agoWhat I did find interesting was that on the inner packaging was a price ticket for a shop called circuit city for the sum of$44.49. Can't quite figure that
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2016
My old Sharp dictionary/crossword solver recently died and this "new and improved" version is a poor replacement. Everything is now in categories so if a name comes up, you can't just look it up unless you know who, or what, this person is and then you have to navigate through dozens of sub-categories ,and hope there aren't too many letters in the name since they're listed by number of letters and you can be scrolling forever. It is, truly, a stupid format full of time wasting turns. Even the category titles are too large for the display so there's a more than good chance that you won't find what you're looking for. There are NO names in the dictionary at all! You would think that if all names are omitted from the dictionary, there'd be more room for words but that's not the case. Several clue words, and as many answer words, are just not here having been purged from the dictionary and placed into a sub-catagory. Unfortunately, the whole thing ends up being a complete mess and incredibly frustrating. Someone tell me why you'd need a Span/Eng dictionary to do a crossword puzzle. This thing is just a bunch of features that are all lacking in sense and workability, with too little words to be effective as a dictionary or anything else. It's like riding a bike with tons of cool bells and whistles that forces you to walk because the wheels don't have enough spokes to support the junk. Here are a few ideas that might help: Eventually, someone will develop a crossword puzzle app which will be constantly updated by the people who use it or you can use Google to answer questions like "What is Hadrian famous for" since he won't pop up, because he's not listed in the dictionary(!!!) unless you already know he was a Pope and then go to 'famous people'> religious figures> pope's and scroll down (7 letters, so he's WAY DOWN the list) to find near zero info on the guy. So go with a smart phone or wait for the app or just look at the answer in the back of the book. All of these will be more satisfying than using this thing which can best be described as a pointless product that owns many features that ALL fall short. This item actually makes doing a crossword puzzle less fun than it should be and that's what you'll get with this. Lots of so-so with zero wow and no improvements anywhere. However... If you like to do super E-Z puzzles with incredibly simple words (including Spanish) with no expectations of a challenge, or even a simple answer, then this is for you. Otherwise, it also works well for propping up a wobbly table.
Hairy Larry
Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2008
I bought it because the price after rebate was pretty low. I guess that you get what you pay for.However, this is somewhat larger than needed. It probably could be done in 2/3 to 1/2 the dimensions. It does not fit in a shirt pocket or front pocket. It does fit into a hip pocket; but I am not sure that is a good thing to do.It has a lot of functions that are not needed if you are looking for a Spanish/English translator, as I was.
Rebecca
Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2007
I have found Oxford dictionaries to be fantastic resources over the years. Unlike many other Spn-Eng dictionaries, Oxford consistantly gives enough contextual and meaning cues that it is easy to pick out the precise word you are looking for more often than any other dictionary I have run into. I had tried an Oxford dictionary on my PDA and did not like the format and search time, so I resisted buying an electronic dictionary until I ran across this one.Good features:1. Easy to locate blue buttons direct you straight to the dictionary you want--they also dub as power buttons so you can go straight to the dictionary without pressing on/off.2. Brings up matches as you type so you don't have to finish the whole word once the word is recognized.3. Quick search time (this is a big plus you don't appreciate until you use some lower quality dictionaries where you have to wait for it to process).4. Has a history feature (nice when you want to go back to make up a vocabulary list or flash cards from words you've just looked up)5. Has an English geography dictionary--this can be handy when reading about unfamiliar places because it does have many Spanish-language world sites.The negatives:1. I am still waiting for a full screen viewscreen like my Japanese Canon wordtank dictionary has. On this one, on zoom, you can get five lines of type. Without zoom, you can get eight but it's hard to see. You have to scroll for most definitions.2. It only has a partial cover--the cover does completely cover all the buttons that could be used to power on your dictionary but does not cover the letter keys, etc.3. The calculator doesn't show your whole calculation as you work even though it has the space to do so (but hey, who other than me uses the calculator function on a dictionary anyway?)4. I wish it had a flash card function and some language games for those of us who need to stay on top of vocabulary or who get bored easily!I use this dictionary at home for reading Harry Potter, websites, and whatever else I happen to be doing and cart it to school daily to use in my classroom if I need to quickly check the spelling of a word or if a student asks about something I'm not quite sure about. Just like my paper Oxford dictionaries, it has most of the words I need. (I still keep around my Oxford desk dictionaries for those really tricky words.) I also let my high school Spanish students who need extra support in the classroom use it during class assignments--it gives them enough of an edge that they can keep up and is "cool" to use.
John Draper
Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2007
I am an English and Spanish teacher. I bought this pocket dictionary mostly for my Spanish students. I now have four of them. All of the functions are easy to use, and the definitions are fairly complete and offer the words used in context. The problem is that there are a lot of words that are not in this dictionary. I find that when I try to use this myself, most of the words that I look up are not in the Spanish-English dictionary.This is a good product for beginning/intermediate users. For advanced users, I recommend getting a Spanish-only dictionary. These, in electronic form, are very difficult to come by, and very expensive.The English dictionary/thesaurus functions are easy to use and fairly complete. Overall, I recommend it, while acknowledging its limitations. I would prefer something with fewer functions, and a larger, more comprehensive Spanish-English dictionary.
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