Langenscheidt Universal Dictionary Portuguese/English-English/Portuguese [Paperback]

Langenscheidt (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0887291643 | ISBN-13: 978-0887291647 | Publication Date: October 1984 | Edition: Vinyl

Langenscheidt Universal Dictionary Portuguese-English/English-Portuguese: Over 30,000 references on 400 pages *Modern vocabulary *Brazilian usage *The best compact reference work for use at home, in the office, at school, and for travel

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About the Author

Since 2000. Hammond, American Map, Langenscheidt Dictionaries, Insight Travel Guides, Delorme – the famous names in the Langenscheidt family. These represent the most authoritative, up-to-date, and extensive travel and reference products available. In January 2003, the renowned Berlitz Publishing became part of the Langenscheidt Group. The Langenscheidt Publishing Group, the premier group of map and travel companies, offers over 4,000 North American and international street maps, road maps, atlases, language-learning, bilingual dictionaries, and travel-related products covering countries, cities, and languages in every continent.

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Langenscheidt Publishers; Vinyl edition (October 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0887291643
• ISBN-13: 978-0887291647
• Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,005,114 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good for price and size, August 16, 2004

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A. Streenz - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Langenscheidt Universal Dictionary Portuguese/English-English/Portuguese (Paperback)

I was barely a beginer at portugese when I left on ym trip, and this dictionary was a huge help. When I didn't know a word all I had to do was look up the word and if all else failed point to it so that a Brazilian could explain. It worked beutifully for being able to stick it in my pocket and not having it get in the way for the month I was there. Small, portable if you are looking for somethign to take with you get it, if you are studying, get a better one.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Missing key Portuguese->english feature, November 16, 2003

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P. Norton (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Langenscheidt Universal Dictionary Portuguese/English-English/Portuguese (Paperback)

Overall a good dictionary, but lacking in one key area.

First the good. The words are broken up by syllable, and in portuguese that's very important because of how important stressing the penultimate syllable is in portuguese.

Now the bad: If you're an english speaker like me, and you're trying to figure out past tense of portuguese, you're out of luck. Common past tense words like "foi" (past tense of portugese's "to be" verb, ser which is irregular) do not get referenced to their infinitive. In fact theydon't get referenced at all. In the english to portuguese section of the book, they list irregular verbs and their other forms so that portuguese speakers can learn them, but a similar feature is absent in the portuguese to english section.

This bad point makes this reference useless for me as a beginning student. I have bought this, but I'm going to have to get another dictionary.

Note: the dictionary I have is last copyrighted 1989 and doesn't feature such recent common words as "internet".

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Very disappointing, November 15, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Langenscheidt Universal Dictionary Portuguese/English-English/Portuguese (Paperback)

I've always been very impressed with Langensheidt's dictionaries, but this one is terrible. The editors did not do a very good job in streamlining it to make it a tiny pocket dictionary. Some definitions appear to be simply wrong. Many common words are missing. And words that are in the English section are not necessarily in the Portuguese section and vice versa. (For instance, look up the English word "helmet," and you are given the Portuguese word "elmo." But "elmo" is not listed in the Portuguese section of the dictionary. My Portuguese-speaking friend and I find this book of little help in trying to communicate with each other. Look elsewhere.