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<\/a><\/h2>\niOS<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Android<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n This app tops my list for a number of reasons.<\/p>\n I’m a lazy guy, and if I want to tell people that I can look up the word in this app and get not just the principal translation\u00a0pregui\u00e7oso<\/em> but also a huge variety of other translations for concepts like “lazy day,” “lazy\/sloppy work,” “lazy eye” or a “lazy river.” A number of these come with examples of the words used in context.<\/p>\n The chief advantage of this app over others in my book is that at the bottom of such an entry you will also see user discussions of phrases containing the word “lazy.” It turns out others have already had questions about rather unusual or creative uses of the term, what they mean and how to translate them. Plus, if you don’t see your question answered there you can create a free account and ask yourself.<\/p>\n There seem to be plenty of smart translators lurking around the\u00a0forum just itching to answer\u00a0your strangest questions\u2014in the past I’ve found this incredibly\u00a0useful for arriving at an understanding of\u00a0vulgar spoken Portuguese as well as some flowery song lyrics.<\/p>\n Also useful for Portuguese learners are the provided conjugations and the links to Google Image searches at the bottom of definitions. That’s a lot of info from one simple lookup; perfect for a guy like me.<\/p>\n As of this writing, this app only works when connected to the internet; the iOS and Android apps are basically just windows into the excellent WordReference.com<\/a> website.<\/p>\n Website<\/a> |<\/strong>\u00a0iOS<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Android<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n You probably already know this as a translation website, where you can type text to have it translated or speak into it for live translation.<\/p>\n My favorite use ever was taking a photo of a menu to better understand\u00a0what sort of glorious seafood I was\u00a0about to be served on a beach in Pernambuco.<\/p>\n Don’t, however, discount this as a dictionary app. If you look up a single word you’ll get a dictionary-style entry with a variety of translations (though without the contextual examples that WordReference provides). Google Translate is also great at predicting what you meant to type, if, say, your Portuguese spelling is not so hot.<\/p>\n You can save Portuguese and English to your device and use this offline; the only drawback is that voice recognition doesn’t work offline in iOS.<\/p>\n iOS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n This app is handiest when you have a phrase in Portuguese or English that you want to see\u00a0how a great number\u00a0translators have handled in the past.<\/p>\n For example, if you look up “laze around” you’ll discover a\u00a0number of interesting ways that this was handled in Portuguese, depending on the context:\u00a0descansar<\/em>,\u00a0deitar-se, relaxar<\/em>, etc.<\/p>\n I’ve found that this app\u00a0tends to be particularly\u00a0useful for seeing how official Portuguese government bodies and terms tend to get translated into English and vice-versa. Still, it’s harvesting information from the wild Internet, so take any specific option with a big grain of salt.<\/p>\n The app does work offline, but only as a dictionary; it won’t give you this lovely array of actual translations in context unless you’re connected.<\/p>\n iOS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n This app also works offline and gives basic translations, but it does so without providing context.<\/p>\n This is another sweet and simple app, and it includes some useful additional features such as pronunciations, verb conjugations and vocabulary quizzes for learners.<\/p>\n For a more comprehensive language learning app that includes a video dictionary, there’s FluentU<\/a>. FluentU<\/strong> takes authentic videos\u2014like music videos, movie trailers, news and inspiring talks\u2014and turns them into personalized language learning lessons.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n You can try FluentU for free for 2 weeks. Click here to check out the website<\/a> or download the iOS app<\/a> or Android app.<\/a><\/p>\n2. Google Translate
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