Franklin Spanish Professor DBE-1440 - Manual (Page 11)

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Translating Spanish Words
➤ Understanding Definitions
Dictionary entries consist of head-
words, parts of speech, the transla-
tion, and/or definitions. Other forms
of the word may follow the headword.
Capitalized words indicate the cat-
egory for which the word is used. Af-
ter the translation or definition, you
may see a list of usage examples.
1. Type saber.
2. Press
enter
.
Translating English Words
You can also use the Spanish Professor
to translate English words into Spanish.
1. Press
lang
to change the entry
language from Spanish to English,
if needed.
2. Type a word (e.g., read).
To erase a letter, press
back
. T
O
type
accents, type the letter (e.g., e) and
press repeatedly until the accent
you want appears (e.g.,
é). To type a
capital, hold
cap
and press a letter
key. To type a number, hold
f n
and
press q - p . To type a hyphen, hold
f n
and press j .
3. Press
enter
to view the Spanish
translation.
Press
space
or to scroll.
4. Hold
f n
and press or to
view the next or previous defini-
tion.
5. Press
clear
when done.
➤ Explanation of Genders
Spanish nouns are different than
English nouns in that they must either
be masculine or feminine. Each
definition of a noun indicates which
gender it is with
m or f.
➤ Misspelling Words
If you enter a misspelled word, a list
of corrections appears. Highlight the
word you want and then press
enter
to see its dictionary entry.