Collins Portuguese Dictionary

The Collins Portuguese Dictionary offers extensive coverage of todays English and Portuguese, with thousands of phrases and examples guiding the user to the most appropriate translation. The Dictionary is designed for intermediate learners of Portuguese, whether at school, at home, or for business. It is the ideal text for anyone who needs easy access to a comprehensive and user-friendly dictionary. Clear signposting of meanings ensure that learners go straight to the correct translation.

With 51,000 words and 110,000 translations, this dictionary provides the user with wide-ranging, practical coverage of current usage, including business and IT terminology, and a comprehensive selection of common abbreviations, acronyms and geographical names. You will also find irregular forms of Portuguese verbs and nouns with a cross-reference to the basic form where a translation is given.

A search tool
Featuring various search options to help you find the words you need more easily, including

* A quick search of words while you type
* A ‘fuzzy filter’ when you are not sure of the correct spelling of a word
* A ‘keyword’ search for finding key words within compound words
* A wild card search facility which can replace a letter or a group of letters

A learning tool
The dictionary app includes a number of features which help you to grow your vocabulary further

* A ‘Favourites’ feature allows you to create your own categories and lists of words from the extensive library, which includes all cross-curriculum words
* Your last visited words are all saved in your ‘History’, so that you can quickly look back at recently checked words
* Discover more about language with the special language notes and ‘Word of the day’ feature
* Fun and engaging word games like ‘Hangman’, ‘Word scramble’ and ‘Anagrams’ give the opportunity to use newly learnt words