Dictionaries and translating a word

Kevra can give you the definition of a word without leaving the book and without a connection. Dictionaries are downloaded separately, because they take up quite a bit of space and not everyone uses them.

Download a dictionary

1. Go to Settings → Dictionaries (to open Settings, tap your photo at the top of Home).
2. Tap Download next to the language you want. Each one shows how much space it takes.
3. To remove it and free up space, tap Delete.

The dictionaries come from Wiktionary and define each word in its own language (the Spanish one explains Spanish words in Spanish). They're available in Spanish, English, French, German, Italian and Portuguese.

Look up a word

1. In the book, long-press the word.
2. In the bar that appears, tap Define.
3. You'll see its meanings, numbered.

Define only appears if you have at least one dictionary downloaded. If the word isn't there, you'll see “That word isn't in your dictionaries.” and a button to Download a dictionary for another language.

The lookup happens on your phone: the word isn't sent anywhere, so it works on the subway, on a plane or on an ereader without wifi.

Translate a word or a sentence

Kevra doesn't have its own translator for books. Use your system's: when you select text, your phone's menu appears next to Kevra's bar. On iPhone it includes Translate and Look Up, and many Android phones also have Translate (it depends on the manufacturer and the apps you have installed).

Note: magazines do have whole-page translation. See Magazines.

Common questions

I don't see “Define”. You don't have a dictionary downloaded on that device. Each device downloads its own.

Does it find words with accents or plurals? The search uses lowercase, ignores accents and strips the punctuation that sneaks in when you select (“house,” looks up “house”). Conjugated or plural forms may not appear if the dictionary doesn't list them.