Mistake Three: Believes that there is a simple and easy answer Because beginner inventor believes “Get Rich Quick” furor and is unaware of risk, effort, money and resources required to bring a product to market, beginner inventors also believes that there is a simple and easy answer to this end. However, again multi-billion manufacturing sector of economy would employ those simple and easy answers. But they know all too well of risk, effort, money and resources required to bring a product to market. Even as part of their grand effort that they employ, they are also endlessly trying to simplify and make easier these costly processes because of need to maximize profits. It is expense and hard work to bring new products to market and there are no simple and easy answers. Someone has to take risk for new product, execute work and pay for all resources and this is neither simple nor easy.

Mistake Four: “Hearing what we want to Hear” Beginner inventors are especially vulnerable to typical human trait fault of “Hearing what we want to Hear”. This vulnerability is driven by belief in “Get Rich Quick” furor and as beginner inventors slowly becomes aware of risk, effort, money and resources required and learns that there maybe are no simple and easy answers, they fall victim of “Hearing what we want to Hear”. It is only when beginner inventor fully accepts that there is no “Get Rich Quick” solution and it requires a grand amount of risk, effort, money, and there is no simple and easy answers, will beginner inventor stop being vulnerable to “Hearing what we want to Hear”.

These four mistakes made by beginner inventors are a recipe for disaster. These four mistakes can cause for beginner inventors to loose money (big money) and never get their patented new product manufactured or placed into market place. Beginner inventors should not fall prey to to typical human trait fault of “Hearing what we want to Hear”. Beginner inventors should understand that there no simple and easy answers to bring a new product to market. Beginner inventors should understand that multi-billion manufacturing sector of economy employs many professionals that work hundreds hours and spend many hundreds of thousands of dollars per each new product launched. Most important of all, beginner inventors should not believe Get Rich Quick” furor. So, what should beginner inventors do, at very least they should not make these four mistakes.

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That's usually difference between glossaries and dictionaries. Glossaries are lists of translations while dictionaries have definitions included.

4. Determine language(s). Obviously this article is all about English Spanish dictionaries. However, you do need to ask yourself:

Do I need (or want) dictionary to be a monolingual one or a bilingual one?

This may sound like a silly question at first but it's important to realize that there are a lot of specialized dictionaries that are written in only Spanish or only English.

Legal dictionaries are an excellent example of this. Because laws are different in different parts of Spanish-speaking world, inividualized resource books have been written which explain laws of that particular region. These will undoubtedly be different from other regions and will usually be monolingual (as opposed to an English Spanish dictionary).

It's important, then, to have a good library of reference materials in both languages because that will help you translate more effectively.

For me personally, I like to have both bilingual and monolingual dictionaries in order to cross-reference them with each other on meanings of words.

5. Determine medium. Where do you do most of your translation work?

Do you like to work at your home office?

At park?

In library?

Outside by pool?

In your bed?

The last thing you want to be doing is carting around every English Spanish dictionary you own wherever you go to work on your translations.

Thanks to this technology age, however, there are many options to choose from. Electronic Spanish English dictionaries, computer software, or even programs for your pda all will help you with your needs.

There are still plenty of books, too, if you like feel of having a book in your hand while your doing your research.