Collins Gem Portuguese Dictionary: English Portuguese/Portuguese English

By Collins and HarperCollins

Book Overview

The world's best-selling little dictionaries Get it right -- find all the words and phrases you need for travel and study Get there fast -- clear, accessible new layout Have confidence -- with... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0004587138
• ISBN13: 9780004587134
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Length: 623 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 4.6" x 1.2" x 3.1"

Customer Reviews

Lots of words and definitions, great price!

I was quite impressed by this tiny dictionary. I am currently in 4th semester Portuguese at a university, and so far this dictionary has been all I needed. Unlike some dictionaries that privide only one definition for the word, this one gives the commonly used synonyms as well (in both English and Portuguese). You can't go wrong for the price!

perfect travel dictionary

if your plan is to buy a dictionary for studying portuguese, i would buy something a little bit more thorough, but the collins gem is the perfect size for taking on a trip (tiny!) and is the best on the market in this class... during my travels in portugal and brazil, it was a great aid, and i even found lots of unusual words that i didn't expect of a dictionary like this (including the most common brazilian colloquial words that a lot of dictionaries just leave out due to academic snobbery, but which are essential for basic understanding)... the size is unbeatable since it will even fit in your pocket, the pronunciation guide is perfect (though it's in brazilian if that is important to you), variants for portugal are given when needed, and irregular verbs are given in a table at the end...what else could you ask of such a small little dictionary!

The only English<->Portuguese dictionary worth owning

Collins makes great pocket dictionaries. They have a handheld version of their Spanish Pocket Gem that sets the bar for handheld dictionaries, so buying the Portuguese Pocket Gem (paperback) was a no-brainer.It lists colloquialism, slang, pejoratives, sets important words off from others with bolding, has verb tables in the back, has a pronounciation guide for both Continental and Brazilian Portuguese as well as English (so Portuguese speakers can find the book useful as well), and so much more.The translations and definitions are very accurate and extremely helpful, and the pronounciation of each word is essential to students of either language.An exemplary representative of the Gem dictionary series.

Essential and suprisingly comprehensive.

Translation dictionaries usually have to compromise between size and completeness. The GEM series from Collins is particularly good at maximizing information content in small spaces, and this dictionary is no exception.It has English, Continental Portuguese, and Brazilian Portuguese pronounciation guides in the front. I've seen other guides; these are effective and accurate.The word lists are suprising; many words are included and omissions (due to size constraints) are very infrequent. Particularly important or useful words are set off with bolding and a typeface change, a helpful touch.The back has conjugation tables, quick references to phrases and category lists (months, days, numbers, etc.) It's small enough to keep in a jacket pocket, but you'll wear it out from constant use.Tip: be on the lookout for Palm Pilot versions of Collins Gems. They have one for Spanish-English, and it's nearly as good as the actual book.

Handy

This little book fits in the palm of your hand, and has a convenient, water-proof binding. It is very easy to use, with bold print for the words you're trying to find, and regular print for the definitions. It translates from Portuguese to English in one half of the book, and from English to Portuguese in the other half -- a useful feature in case someone needs to communicate something to you.