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by Maria F. Allen (Author)
Revised 2014 Reprint
Thoroughly revised in 2014, this compact and up-to-date two-way dictionary provides a comprehensive and modern vocabulary. It is the ideal reference for all users of Portuguese.
The dictionary includes an extensive coverage of practical terminology from a diversity of fields including; business and economics, law, medicine and information technology as well as common abbreviations, toponyms (place names), nationalities, numerous idiomatic expressions and slang.
Key features:
- Completely up-to-date reflecting the recently-agreed orthographic changes between Brazil and Portugal.
- Definitions and differences in both variants clearly signposted.
- Brazilian Portuguese vocabulary where it differs from European-African Portuguese and some American English terms.
- Coverage of colloquial and slang registers.
- Useful notes on grammatical points and false friends, as well as boxes with cultural knowledge relating to the U.K., U.S.A., Brazil, Portugal and the other Portuguese-speaking countries.
The Routledge Portuguese Bilingual Dictionary provides the maximum information in the minimum space, making it an invaluable reference source
Author Biography
Maria F. Allen has lectured for 30 years in the School of Languages at the University of Westminster. She developed and co-ordinated the Portuguese -Language and Culture courses, as well as teaching the prestigious PG/MA Conference Interpreting course from Portuguese into English and other Latin idioms. Also for the UoW Maria Allen has taught the PG/MA Technical and Specialized Translation into English, for 21 years, (covering areas such as economics, legal, medicine, etc); also PG bilingual translation and other courses. She is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Linguists and a former member of its Council, currently a member of its Translation, Interpreting and Business Divisions. She was a member of the Associação Internacional de Lusitanistas and a member of Iberian Studies Association.
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