App Profile: Michaelis Escolar - Alemão

This dictionary, published according to the new official ortography of the German language, is specially designed for Brazilians who study this idiom. Containing more than 28,000 entries, it covers the essential vocabulary for correct use of the German language.

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

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.

These are the main features of the "Michaelis Dicionário Escolar Alemão":

• complete contents without requiring Internet connection;
• more than 50,000 translations;
• more than 25,000 expressions and examples;
• audible speaking of the German words;
• syllable division of the entries;
• phonetic transcription of German and Portuguese entries;
• part of speech of words and government of verbs;
• idiomatic expressions, proverbs and slang;
• notes on grammar issues and proper use of German words and expressions;
• complete conjugation of all Portuguese verbs in the dictionary;
• numbers and verb conjugation tables;
• new Portuguese spelling, following the Orthographic Agreement;
• practical guide of the Orthographic Agreement;
• definition lookup from other apps;
• advanced query for Portuguese by spelling approximation;
• automatic recognition of 200,000 verb conjugations in Portuguese;
• query by beginning, ending, or middle of entry or by definition of the entry;
• option to configure information displayed;
• history, bookmarks and index of entries;

A valuable tool to improve the knowledge of the German language.