Looking Up Words
You can translate English words to Portuguese and Portuguese words to English simply by typing a word.
1.Press APAG .
2.Press LÍNG (GREEN) to change the entry language to Portuguese.
3.Type a word. For example, type hoje.
To erase a letter press TRÁS .
4.Press ENTRAR .
5.Use the Direction keys to read the dictionary entry.
6.To see the headword of the
entry, press ? ✽ .
➤Understanding Dictionary Entries
A word in boldface at the top of a dictionary entry is the headword. This is followed by pronunciation informa- tion in brackets, if available, the word’s
Looking Up Words
➤Typing Accents and Diacritical Marks
You do not need to type accent and diacritical marks when you are entering words at the entry screen. They will be added automatically. However, if you type a word which has two forms that are accented differently, (for example, pelo, pêlo) just highlight the form that you want and press ENTRAR .
If you want to type an accent or diacritical mark in a word, first type the desired letter (for example, e) and then press or until the correct mark appears.
➤Using the Direction Keys
Here are the ways to move around in the dictionary entries.
To... | Press... | |
Go to the next or previous | ✩ | + |
dictionary entry |
| or |
Go to the top or bottom | MAIÚS + | |
of a dictionary entry |
| or |
Page up or down | BAIX | or CIMA |
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