Just not enough words
This is a reliable dictionary and has IPA pronunciations of every word. It is unfortunately less (maybe much less) comprehensive than the other Collins bilingual dictionaries (German and Spanish anyway).
Not very good selection of words.
There are many words that the default apple Portuguese-Portuguese dictionary gets but this paid product doesn’t. Like “viúva”
lacks advertised functionality
there is currently no icloud sync. both the bookshelf and individual collins dictionaries by the same developer advertise syncing favorites and transferring them to other devices but this function is broken which, for an app with this price tag, is unacceptable. the developer responded to an email inquiry letting me know that they are aware and have no timeline as to when a fix can be expected. i have many favorites in an individual dictionary app and after buying another one of their expensive dictionaries i am unable to use them both in the bookshelf app because there is no way of transferring all the favorites. the favorites also don’t sync between the iphone and ipad versions of the dictionary or bookshelf apps. the developer either needs to provide a fix, which honestly is not that serious of a coding job, or update the store description before people spend $18 for each of their dictionaries expecting the advertised features.
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Speech doesn’t work
App crashes when trying to use the speak function. Waste of $20
Disappointing
I had high hopes for this dictionary unfortunately it was a bit of a let down. What kind of a dictionary in this day and age doesn’t offer a feature to hear the word’s pronounced? The only way to get this feature is by highlighting the word then scroll to find “speak” option. Very clunky. They should learn from Pleco dictionary app!
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Good, not great
This is dictionary’s better if you speak British English as opposed to American English because terms are different. Also, it oftentimes has the definition of phrases but those only appear if you put in a particular word, e.g. falar; the definition doesn’t appear when searching for the phrase.
Oops!
I said in my last review that I couldn’t move back from conjugations to the general dictionary. Completely wrong! It is exceptionally good and I can’t fault it
It takes time to appreciate this...
As someone who has been living in Brazil for a number of years now, I have learned to appreciate this app. Yes, it’s relatively expensive, and yes, there are alternatives out there, for sure, but they are mostly dependent on internet connectivity and very often lacking. This is a standalone with all the features included. The conjugation explanations are often limited, but I’ve discerned the reasoning behind the omissions: the uncommon usage of such verbs and their conjugations. Moreover, most of the conjugations in Brazilian grammar are for literary purposes. If you are studying the language, as a foreigner, to completely master it like a highly educated native, then you are going to need a lot more than an app. Even most Brazilians don’t know all the conjugations, just like most English speakers cannot explain most of the english grammar rules. This app is for someone who plans to live in Brazil for a long time, as it is (IMO) a VERY good, and well thought-out reference application. And btw, it is linked to the internal ios Portuguese-English dictionary, which makes it a full dictionary in addition to a conjugator. I use this app EVERY day and my return on investmemt has been 100 percent!
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Poderia ser mais completo!
Acabo de baixar o dicionário pra ter uma versão off line disponível e, nos primeiros 10 minutos de uso, precisei consultar 3 palavras que não existem no dicionário: to hone / proclivity / havoc ....
Puxa... me arrendi da compra !
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Gostaria de ter feito uma pesquisa melhor a respeito do aplicativo e, ter escolhido uma opção mais completa e melhor.
Puxa... me arrendi da compra !
:(
Gostaria de ter feito uma pesquisa melhor a respeito do aplicativo e, ter escolhido uma opção mais completa e melhor.
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Waste of $18 for European Port
This dictionary gives only the Brazilian pronunciation of words. So if you want to learn European Portuguese, this is useless. They could very easily include both IPAs for Brazilian and European Portuguese. Until this happens, it’s 1 star for me.
Brazilian v European Portuguese
Mostly I am enjoying the Portuguese Dictionary. I am roughly at intermediate stage in my acquisition of the language so it is serving my purpose well. Occasionally I find more obscure words are not listed. My main concern is the pronunciation guide and audio. Both draw on the Brazilian system and I am desperate to learn European Portuguese. The pronunciation of European Portuguese is markedly different and very difficult to get right. The ideal would be a facility to switch between the two. I tried to see if there was a separate European one to download but have failed to find such a version.
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Disappointed
I bought this dictionary because I have used Collins dictionaries for other languages which are excellent. Unfortunately this one was unable to translate 90% of the names of fish on restaurant menus and was poor on other items too. Not as good as a premium product should be
Excellent
Excellent, especially with the conjugations. I use it all the time.
Great app, with one little issue
This is easily the best Portuguese dictionary app. A lot of care was put into making the interface clean and intuitive.
The only issue is that it's clumsy to close definitions. You open a definition by tapping on the word, but to close you have to click on a little "arrows" button on the other side of the screen. The definitions also stay open forever, so after awhile a bunch of definitions are open. I'd expect them to be closed automatically at some point, like when you open the app.
The only issue is that it's clumsy to close definitions. You open a definition by tapping on the word, but to close you have to click on a little "arrows" button on the other side of the screen. The definitions also stay open forever, so after awhile a bunch of definitions are open. I'd expect them to be closed automatically at some point, like when you open the app.
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App keeps shutting down after recent update
It keeps shutting down after installing the recent update. It shuts down immediately upon clicking on the app- I cannot use it at all now.
Initially Unhappy with Update but Now I'd Kiss the Developer
I work in Brasil & have been using this dictionary for over a year now & found it to be indispensable before the update.
I was a bit jarred by the completely new user interface & then I clicked on a verb to conjugate & found that the developers have added an extremely important element for verb conjugation which is missing in EVERY single book (including 501 Portuguese verbs.)
This dictionary now includes Portuguese & English conjugations side by side for most of the verb forms in the dictionary!
Now you don't need to know the meaning of preterit, mais que perfeto, subjunctivo, etc.
This makes your learning experience a ton easier!
Compared to most iPhone/iPad apps this app is expensive; but if you need to learn Brasilian Portuguese, don't be a cheapskate & cough up the dough!!!
You only pay once & you can use it on both the iPhone & iPad...
I was a bit jarred by the completely new user interface & then I clicked on a verb to conjugate & found that the developers have added an extremely important element for verb conjugation which is missing in EVERY single book (including 501 Portuguese verbs.)
This dictionary now includes Portuguese & English conjugations side by side for most of the verb forms in the dictionary!
Now you don't need to know the meaning of preterit, mais que perfeto, subjunctivo, etc.
This makes your learning experience a ton easier!
Compared to most iPhone/iPad apps this app is expensive; but if you need to learn Brasilian Portuguese, don't be a cheapskate & cough up the dough!!!
You only pay once & you can use it on both the iPhone & iPad...
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Excelente
Prático e completo! Recomendo!
Latest version doesn't use up-to-date accents
In 2009, brazilian Portuguese went through some major updates, which include taking the dots off words with ü. Astoundingly, this dictionary has the OLD versions of words, despite having been recently updated. I find the new update more stable than the last version, but it's actually quite confusing to navigate. I also feel that the explanations have become shorter & that there are key English words missing, which then do appear when the Portuguese word is entered. E.g. 'To distance (oneself) - afastar-se. Afastar-se is only given if you search the English 'to remove' but there is no option to search 'to distance', even though this is given as an English translation when you search 'afastar-se'.
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Muito caro
Muito caro e incompleto. Muito investimento para o conteúdo q apresenta. Michaellis é mais barato e melhor, mas infelizmente ainda não há um dicionário realmente bom e completo nos apps pra iPhone e iPads. Continuamos a ser 3o. 4o. ou 5o mundo!
