apps.AppDB

Get in a single application the most comprehensive offline Portuguese and English/Portuguese bilingual dictionaries: the "Michaelis Moderno Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa" and the "Michaelis Moderno Dicionário Inglês". Together, these dictionaries contain more than 1 million definitions, translations, expressions and examples.

The contents of the entire dictionaries follow the Portuguese Language Orthographic Vocabulary (VOLP, 5th edition, March 2009), respecting the changes introduced by the Portuguese Language Orthographic Agreement of 1990.

Made with scientific and lexicographical rigor, both dictionaries are up-to-date with neologisms and the newest technical terms of areas such as Computing, Economics, Marketing, Arts, Communication, Sciences, Technology etc.

The application was created using state-of-the-art technology, presenting results immediately when querying for a word, with a clean and objective user interface optimized for iPhone/iPod and iPad users.

Get the complete contents of the printed edition of both dictionaries, with the same quality and presentation, and requiring only a small space in your gadget!

These are the main features of "Michaelis Moderno Dicionário de Português e Inglês":

• complete contents without requiring Internet connection;
• more than 500,000 clear definitions, with numbered meanings;
• more than 330,000 translations;
• more than 350,000 expressions and examples;
• syllable division of the entries;
• references to more than 100 areas of knowledge;
• part of speech and government of verbs;
• etymology of the words, detailing its origin and structure (Portuguese);
• plurals, feminines, irregular augmentatives and diminutives;
• idiomatic expressions and slang;
• complete conjugation of all Portuguese and English verbs in the dictionary;
• synonyms and variants;
• extra texts (Portuguese):
– rules of syllabic division;
– usage of crasis, punctuation and capitalization;
– forms of address, collectives, voices and noises;
– words and phrases from Latin and other languages;
• extra texts (English):
– tables of mathematical symbols and numbers;
– conversion tables of weights and measures;
– regular and irregular verbs in English and Portuguese;
– gender, collective and voices of animals;
– proverbs and popular sayings;
• Practical Guide of the Portuguese Language Orthographic Agreement;
• advanced query for Portuguese by spelling approximation;
• query by beginning, ending, or middle of entry or by definition of the entry;
• option to configure the colors of information displayed;
• history, bookmarks and index of entries;