Difference between revisions of "Translator Toolbox"
m (→Useful Language Links) |
HugoWagner (talk | contribs) (Adding Common Errors in English Usage) |
||
Line 10: | Line 10: | ||
==English Language Resources== | ==English Language Resources== | ||
* [http://www.idioms-today.com/ Idioms Today] is a database of English idioms and idiomatic expressions. | * [http://www.idioms-today.com/ Idioms Today] is a database of English idioms and idiomatic expressions. | ||
− | * [http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/index.html The phrase finder] is a database about the meanings and origins of English Phrases, Sayings, Idioms and Expressions. | + | * [http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/index.html The phrase finder] is a database about the meanings and origins of English Phrases, Sayings, Idioms and Expressions |
+ | * [http://public.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/errors.html Common Errors in English Usage] by Paul Brians | ||
==Useful Language Links== | ==Useful Language Links== | ||
Have you found an interesting and useful language link? Add it here! | Have you found an interesting and useful language link? Add it here! | ||
*[http://www.transedit.se/dictionary_links.htm TransEdit dictionary links] to online dictionaries (English and otherwise), including slang dictionaries | *[http://www.transedit.se/dictionary_links.htm TransEdit dictionary links] to online dictionaries (English and otherwise), including slang dictionaries |
Revision as of 00:53, 2 August 2011
Contents
Wikipedia
Wikipedia is a great translation resource, especially for technical terms. Come across a rare animal species in a translation? Look it up on Wikipedia in English and then switch to the page in your own language (assuming it exists). This will generally give you a state-of-the-art translation.
Unit Conversion Tools
There are lots of unit conversion tools on the internet. Found one that was particularly helpful? Mention it here!
Suggested tools:
Multilingual Databases
- InterActive Terminology for Europe incorporates all of the existing terminology databases of the EU’s translation services into one interinstitutional database containing approximately 1.4 million multilingual entries.
English Language Resources
- Idioms Today is a database of English idioms and idiomatic expressions.
- The phrase finder is a database about the meanings and origins of English Phrases, Sayings, Idioms and Expressions
- Common Errors in English Usage by Paul Brians
Useful Language Links
Have you found an interesting and useful language link? Add it here!
- TransEdit dictionary links to online dictionaries (English and otherwise), including slang dictionaries