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Features include:,*All the latest words in both languages, such as carbon footprint, social networking, credit crunch, and with Portuguese updated in line with the new Portuguese spelling reform,*User-friendly Phrasefinder supplement for travellers, including a new menu-reader section,*FREE download of Collins phrases for your iPod or mobile phone,*Clear colour layout, useful examples, language and cultural notesCombining the best traditions of Collins dictionary-making with the latest innovations in technology, the COLLINS GEM PORTUGUESE DICTIONARY has been designed to give travellers, students, business people and the general user alike all the information they need in a handy, take-anywhere format.Includes all the latest words reflecting changes in modern lifestyle, as well as all the features you would expect from a Collins dictionary: an easy-to-read colour layout, special treatment of difficult words such as get, some, estar, por, and notes about life in Portuguese-speaking countries.The Phrasefinder section has been developed to give travellers on business and leisure trips all the essential phrases they need. Divided into sections such as Getting Around, Accommodation and Complaints, this is an instant reference available when you need it most. Also, new to this edition, is a menu-reader section - a quick guide to the most common words and phrases you will find in Portuguese and Brazilian cafés and restaurants, ensuring you always get what you expect from a meal out.Available free from collinslanguage.com: a trial version of our iPod and mobile phone downloads of the Phrasefinder supplement - the perfect audiovisual guide to all your essential travel phrases. Also available in the Collins Portuguese dictionary range are COLLINS POTUGUESE DICTIONARY ,COLLINS PORTUGUESE POCKET DICTIONARY and COLLINS PORTUGUESE PHRASEBOOKfor mobile phone and iPod.