Cambridge COMPACT is a bilingual dictionary specifically written to meet the needs of Spanish intermediate to advanced learners of English. This Spanish-English dictionary includes not only thousands of words, phrases and examples together with their translations, but also extensive notes highlighting the most common mistakes made by Hispanic learners of English all over the world, informed by the Cambridge Learner Corpus. At the same time, Grammar boxes focus on the most difficult and problematic aspects of English providing simple explanations and examples. The dictionary has an excellent coverage of British and American English as well as Spanish spoken in Spain and Latin America. In addition, Cambridge COMPACT includes a thorough 64-page Conversation Guide which contextualises common conversations and communications, showing the most frequent expressions and structures as well as essential vocabulary. This resource allows students of English visiting an English-speaking country for the first time to communicate successfully in various situations. The 16-page full-colour section of maps is designed to help students with the geography of English-speaking countries. It boasts a comprehensive index of geographical names showing the spelling and pronunciation of the different countries, regions, capital cities, oceans and other geographical features. Furthermore, the inside covers provide an easy-access list of irregular verbs and usage. The English-Spanish dictionary section is filled with ´clues´ in Spanish showing the different meanings of a word as well as real examples taken from the Cambridge International Corpus of more than a billion words in order to ensure students choose the correct word for any given situation.