hope this ok for me to put this here?

[Bobbisox]

I want to send an email in Portuguese, can anyone recommend a site where I could do this in English then do a translation and then copy and paste it to an email?
I use Windows Mail and it doesn't seem to have a translation tab
T.I.A

[ChuckFickens]

There are no sites that will give you a decent translation, all they do is give a word for word translation and don't take into account the differences in sentence structure and context in foreign languages.

It will turn out reading like total rubbish if you do it.

[Bobbisox]

thanks Chuck, I know there are different meanings to each word, I best write it in English and hope for the best then
thank you

[ChuckFickens]

I would. there is less chance of a mistake being made if you let them translate it as opposed to a website.

[Bobbisox]

I was wanting to give it the personal touch but on reflection??

[Ellipsis]

I use Google Translate to translate stuff into English:

http://translate.google.com/

It will translate to and from lots of languages.

It gets pretty close. If you want it to work best then write quite formally and avoid using idioms such as "make ends meet" or "storm in a teacup", which will be literally translated and may make no sense at all in the foreign language!

[looobylooo]

hi bobbi,
heres a site that could help you say maybe a few words/phrases in portuguese in your letter, if you wanted to
http://free-translati...ortuguese_translation

[Bobbisox]

thank you all

[Carakeel]

Hi Bobbi, I used to be a translator for German / English and vice versa, so can't help you with the Portuguese, sadly. What I can tell you is that all of the translation sites I have found online are dreadfully incorrect a lot of the time. Really not worth taking the risk, unless you are writing the most basic sentences and even then they often get it wrong. So, best not to risk it and just write in English or find a friend who speaks fluent Portuguese and can translate it for you. Hugs!