A Portuguese-English Dictionary (English and Portuguese Edition) [Hardcover]

James L. Taylor (Author), Priscilla Clark Martin (Collaborator)

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Text: English, Portugese

Product Details

• Hardcover: 684 pages
• Publisher: Stanford University Press; Revised & enlarged edition (June 1, 1970)
• Language: English, Portuguese
• ISBN-10: 0804704805
• ISBN-13: 978-0804704809
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 6.8 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,104,428 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource for learning Portuguese., December 21, 2001

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Christopher Wanko "-C" (Nutley, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Portuguese-English Dictionary (English and Portuguese Edition) (Hardcover)

The Collins Pocket Gems are good at quick English<->Portuguese translations, but eventually you will advance beyond translating things back and forth and start to read Portuguese literature. At that moment, it is essential that you have a good dictionary on-hand to help with learning new words and their meanings.

This book offers tens of thousands of words, with pronounciations, English meanings, and usage examples. The first section also has a helpful pronounciation guide, and the back section has a list of verb conjugations that seems very complete. Overall, a worthy desk reference that bridges the gap between pocket translation and native language dictionaries.

11 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Gee, Awfully one way, February 2, 2004

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Robert Miller (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Portuguese-English Dictionary (English and Portuguese Edition) (Hardcover)

OK. Call me a moron. But I bought this book... assuming it translated Portuguese and English back and forth- who would only want to translate portuguese into english?... you mean for $80, I only get a one way trip.

This book is excellent for a university book translator living in the US or Britain. For a field businessman or engineer looking to become a colloquial speaker and writer.... look elsewhere.

Stanford University press... you cheap turkeys... didn't Leland Stanford, your robber baron railroad founder, leave you enough land and resources to include things going from English to Portuguese... Well you have my $80, and now I know how Leland made his money.